Replay: Books & Ballots Conversation on Improving Mail Ballot Verification, Processing and Tabulation

How can mail ballots be verified more quickly and accurately? What practices help prevent avoidable ballot rejections? And how can tabulation be made safer — and quieter — for election workers?

In this webinar, researchers and practitioners from the Engineering for Democracy Institute, King County (WA), U.S. Digital Response, the University of Southern California, and the University of Pennsylvania explored these questions and shared practical strategies to improve mail ballot verification, processing, and tabulation. The conversation highlighted real-world approaches election offices can use to strengthen both efficiency and security.