State Integration of GIS Into Elections Is Slow Going

Route Fifty: Most states aren’t even halfway along integrating geospatial data into elections, despite expecting voter registration systems to support such information within five years, according to a new survey of election directors.

Geographic information systems, or GIS, can be used to pinpoint voters’ locations within geometrical voting district boundaries. The idea is the mapping technology can ensure voters are put into the right precincts and election officials get them the right absentee or mail-in ballots, helping maintain voter trust.

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