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The Election Assistance Commission was created by the 2002 Help America Vote Act, itself a response to the punch card ballot and multiple ballot style issues that surrounded the 2000 presidential election. [1] The resulting guidelines were intended to provide consistency in the integrity of voting systems. [1]
Elections are scheduled to be held in the United States, in large part, on November 4, 2025. The off-year election includes gubernatorial and state legislative elections in a few states, as well as numerous mayoral races and a variety of other local offices on the ballot. Special elections to the United States Congress will take place if ...
This article will list state and local ballot measures which will be voted on during the 2025 calendar year. Six statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot as of January 26. According to Ballotpedia , the average number of statewide ballot measures held during each odd-numbered year was between 33 and 34.
It is not common for a mail-in ballot to be rejected. In a report on the 2020 election, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission found that 98.8% of mail-in ballots were counted and 0.8% were rejected.
The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is an independent agency of the United States government created by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). The Commission serves as a national clearinghouse and resource of information regarding election administration.
The 2025 United States state legislative elections will be held on November 4, 2025, for 2 state legislative chambers in 2 states. Across the fifty states , 3 percent of all lower house seats will be up for election, with no upper house having regularly scheduled elections.
The Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology supports the Election Assistance Commission in the United States by providing recommendations on voluntary standards and guidelines related to voting equipment and technologies.
Republican Michael Waltz resigned on January 20, 2025, to become Trump's National Security Advisor. [6] Governor Ron DeSantis called the election for April 1, 2025, and nominating primaries were held on January 28. [19]