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EAdIElection Administration Index

How professionally and independently is election administration codified?

15 datapoints · 5 dimensions · 95 jurisdictions scored

Jurisdiction Scores

JurisdictionScoreRaw
Georgiaus-ga52.9%9/17
New Yorkus-ny52.9%9/17
Floridaus-fl50.0%9/17
Montanaus-mt50.0%9/17
Estoniaee47.1%8/17
Connecticutus-ct47.1%8/17
North Dakotaus-nd47.1%8/17
Marylandus-md44.1%8/17
Washingtonus-wa43.8%7/16
Mexicomx41.2%7/17
United Statesus41.2%7/17
Iowaus-ia41.2%7/17
Minnesotaus-mn41.2%7/17
South Carolinaus-sc41.2%7/17
South Dakotaus-sd41.2%7/17
Ukraineua38.2%7/17
Illinoisus-il38.2%7/17
Texasus-tx38.2%7/17
Latvialv35.3%6/17
Norwayno35.3%6/17
Russiaru35.3%6/17
Serbiasr35.3%6/17
Arizonaus-az35.3%6/17
Delawareus-de35.3%6/17
Nebraskaus-ne35.3%6/17
New Mexicous-nm35.3%6/17
Germanyde32.4%6/17
Swedense32.4%6/17
Kentuckyus-ky32.4%6/17
Armeniaam29.4%5/17
Moldovamd29.4%5/17
Turkeytr29.4%5/17
Californiaus-ca29.4%5/17
Kazakhstankz28.1%5/16
Oregonus-or28.1%5/16
Canadaca26.5%5/17
Finlandfi26.5%5/17
Croatiahr26.5%5/17
Lithuanialt26.5%5/17
Alaskaus-ak26.5%5/17
Massachusettsus-ma26.5%5/17
Pennsylvaniaus-pa26.5%5/17
Wisconsinus-wi26.5%5/17
West Virginiaus-wv26.5%5/17
Irelandie25.0%4/16
Bulgariabg23.5%4/17
Denmarkdk23.5%4/17
Spaines23.5%4/17
Polandpl23.5%4/17
Kansasus-ks23.5%4/17
Louisianaus-la23.5%4/17
Maineus-me23.5%4/17
Missourius-mo23.5%4/17
New Jerseyus-nj23.5%4/17
Ohious-oh23.5%4/17
Tennesseeus-tn23.5%4/17
Virginiaus-va23.5%4/17
Coloradous-co21.9%4/16
Idahous-id21.9%4/16
Utahus-ut21.9%4/16
Arkansasus-ar20.6%4/17
Michiganus-mi20.6%4/17
New Hampshireus-nh20.6%4/17
Nevadaus-nv18.8%3/16
North Koreakp18.2%2/11
Argentinaar17.6%3/17
Netherlandsnl17.6%3/17
Alabamaus-al17.6%3/17
Indianaus-in17.6%3/17
Australiaau14.7%3/17
Belarusby14.7%3/17
Francefr14.7%3/17
Georgiage14.7%3/17
Greecegr14.7%3/17
Icelandis14.7%3/17
Madagascarmg14.7%3/17
Romaniaro14.7%3/17
North Carolinaus-nc14.7%3/17
Oklahomaus-ok14.7%3/17
Rhode Islandus-ri14.7%3/17
Vermontus-vt14.7%3/17
United Kingdomgb13.3%2/15
Austriaat11.8%2/17
Brazilbr11.8%2/17
Greenlandgl11.8%2/17
Mississippius-ms11.8%2/17
Belgiumbe8.8%2/17
Chinacn8.8%2/17
Portugalpt8.8%2/17
Hawaiius-hi8.8%2/17
Wyomingus-wy8.8%2/17
Czechiacz5.9%1/17
Luxembourglu5.9%1/17
Maltamt5.9%1/17
South Africaza5.9%1/17

Datapoint × Jurisdiction Heatmap

Each row is a datapoint; each column a jurisdiction. Color encodes the percent of the maximum score achieved. Cells without data are blank.

Datapoints — by Dimension

Accountability 2 datapoints

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COI.1Conflict-of-interest disclosure
Are commissioners and senior election staff required by statute to disclose financial interests (vendor relationships, party positions, candidate connections) publicly?
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COI.2Judicial review of administrative decisions
Is the right to seek judicial review of election-authority decisions codified, with standing, timeline, and venue defined?
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Commission 4 datapoints

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COMM.1Statutory grounding of commission
Is the election commission's existence and core mandate set in the constitution (rather than statute alone, regulation, or executive order)?
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COMM.2Multi-branch appointment
Are commission members appointed by multiple branches (legislature, judiciary, executive) such that no single branch unilaterally controls composition?
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COMM.3Term protection
Are commissioner terms defined in statute with fixed length, staggered cycles, and statutory grounds for removal?
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COMM.4Political-balance requirement
Is the commission's composition required by statute to be politically balanced (party-balanced, supermajority-confirmation, or independent appointment by judiciary)?
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Funding 3 datapoints

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FUND.1Independent funding line
Is the election authority's budget a separate statutory line item (not subject to mid-cycle reallocation by the executive branch alone)?
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FUND.2Multi-year funding cycle
Are election infrastructure budgets set on a multi-year cycle (avoiding annual political renegotiation of election-administration money)?
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FUND.3Foreign funding prohibition
Is foreign-source funding of the election authority (and election administration vendors, where applicable) prohibited by statute?
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Staff Training 3 datapoints

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STAFF.1Career professional staff
Is the election authority's career staff (professional employees, not political appointees) protected by civil-service or analogous merit-based statute?
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STAFF.2Mandatory training
Is training for election officials and poll workers required by statute, with content and frequency defined?
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STAFF.3Whistleblower protection
Are election-related whistleblower protections (for staff reporting irregularities) codified in statute?
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Vendor Oversight 3 datapoints

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CERT.1Certification process codified
Is the voting-equipment certification process (criteria, evaluators, timeline, public-comment period) codified in statute or regulation?
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CERT.2Recertification triggers
Are recertification triggers (after material updates, after defects discovered, on a fixed schedule) codified?
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CERT.3Decertification grounds & procedure
Are the grounds for revoking certification, and the procedure for doing so, defined in statute?
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About this score

Per-jurisdiction scores are SUM(score) / SUM(max_score) across the datapoints above. Each datapoint has a scoring rule (binary / ordinal / etc.) defined in the methodology, and an evidence quote pinned to the exact statute section that justifies the score. See the per-datapoint page for the full rationale and the source citation.

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