Our Milwaukee 2018 Special Workshop addressed an assortment of issues under the general theme of Preparing for the Unexpected in the Voter Registration and Election Office. Your colleagues and stakeholders in election administration shared information on lessons learned from flood and fire catastrophes in 2017, Homeland Security emergency planning assistance, our annual litigation update, our federal partners sharing in emergency planning and resources available to election officials. The following agencies, offices and institutions delivered presentations: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Auburn University, Bipartisan Policy Center, U.S. Election Assistance Commission, Federal Voting Assistance Program, Elections Infrastructure Sharing & Analysis Center (EI-ISAC)Presentation topics included:
Crisis Management/Media Training
Voter Registration and Elections Litigation Update
Election Center Professional Measurement Project
Homeland Security Emergency Planning Assistance
Report from the Bipartisan Policy Committee
Defending Digital Democracy Project
Emerging Planning and UOCAVA
The EAC and Emergency Assistance
Case Studies: Lessons Learned from Dealing with the Unexpected