Election Center publication date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Election Center’s 2025 People’s Choice Award Winners Present at February Workshop

At Election Center’s recent special workshop in Little Rock, Arkansas, the 2025 People’s Choice Award winners, first announced in December, showcased their respective efforts and projects that won this prestigious award.

“The sharing of ideas and innovations, networking and collaborating, is at the core of what Election Center has been for almost 40 years,” said Tammy Patrick, Chief Program Officer. “‘Elevate your expertise’ is more than a slogan or a motto, it is our mission to serve our members and amplify their voices and the profession. This year’s class of award winners demonstrate a commitment of exemplary service to the American electorate and showcase election professionals’ ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness.”
This group is the second class of recipients for the People’s Choice Award. In 2024, the National Association for Election Officials invited members to nominate and select peers, giving members a direct voice in recognizing their colleagues for outstanding contributions. The Program Development and Awards Committee and the Election Center’s Board of Directors determine the other eight award categories presented annually at the national conference each fall.

In alphabetical order, the award recipients who presented at the February Special Workshop were:
● All in This Together: Training and Collaboration (Michigan Bureau of Elections, MI)
● Ballot Verifier: A New Standard in Transparency (Ada County, ID)
● Bridging Communities through Accountability, Security, and Civic Engagement (Coconino County, AZ)
● Bridging Gaps: Enhancing Community Trust (Palm Beach County, FL)
● Early Voting Appointment System for Elections (Palm Beach County, FL)
● Election Reporting Application (Virginia Beach, VA)
● Fostering Transparency and Trust: Drop Box Observer Program (Pierce County, WA)
● Henderson Kids Vote 2024 (City of Henderson, NV)
● Improving Mail Safety (King County, WA)
● In-Person Voting in County Jails Program (Los Angeles County, CA)
● Mobile Voter Program (Indian River County, FL)
● Online Signature Resolution Tool (King County, WA)
● Online Training: The Next Step in Poll Worker Education (Denver, CO)
● Planning for Elections in Changing Landscape (Sarasota County, FL)
● Prioritizing Voters over County Lines (Adams, Arapahoe & Denver Counties, CO)
● Project Bruno: Enhancing Election Security (Santa Fe County, NM)
● Signature Challenge Process Revamp (Pierce County, WA)
● Voter Education Series (Floyd County, GA)
● Your Vote Matters Bookmarks (Dubuque County, IA)

For additional information on the 2025 People’s Choice Award recipients, read our December announcement. On LinkedIn a number of the award recipients and attendees shared photographs and information, including Kevin Castillo, Julie Chapman, and Phillip Verbera.

Election Center, also known as the National Association for Election Officials, is the largest national professional association for election officials in the United States. It is a non-profit association of voter registrars, election administrators, and service providers throughout the United States and the U.S. territories. Its membership, which includes township, city, county, and state elections officials and other election-related organizations, is dedicated to promoting and supporting continuous improvement in the administration of elections and voter registration through research, professional education, conferences, networking, and consulting.

For more information about the Election Center and its activities, including the February 2025 workshop, please visit our Newsroom at electioncenter.org or contact [email protected].

For more information about the Election Center and its activities, please visit our website at electioncenter.org or contact us at [email protected].