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Geo-Enabling Elections 103: Implementing a Geocoding Strategy

Geo-Enabling Elections 103 explores the third of NSGIC’s five best practices for geo-enabling elections by introducing the basics of the geocoding process and how to develop a geocoding strategy to improve your election data.

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  • Course Number

    GIS103

  • Self-Paced

About This Course

This is the third course in a five-course series on geo-enabling elections. In this course, you’ll learn how to:

  • Define and discuss geocoding and a geocoding strategy
  • Describe the geocoding process in an election administration context

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Course Staff

Jamie Chesser

Jamie Chesser is the Director of Programs at the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC), where she serves as a collaborative, energetic partner working with the executive director, staff, leadership volunteers, membership, organizational partners, and stakeholders to advance the mission of the organization. Jamie draws on a life and career full of geospatial science and GIS technology teaching and curriculum building, project management, public speaking and facilitation, and community organizing and activism.

Josh Simon Goldman

Josh Simon Goldman is Program Manager with the Center for Tech and Civic Life. He got his start working at a national civic nonprofit, helping young leaders of different backgrounds come together to serve their communities. These days Josh supports local election administrators who want to run the most inclusive and secure elections they can, applying years of civic and leadership training experience.

As an instructor, Josh focuses on offering you practical ideas that you can see yourself implementing to positively impact your office and your voters.

Rocío Hernandez

Rocío Hernandez is a Government Services Training Associate at CTCL. She helps train election administrators who want to increase their reach and capacity. Before joining CTCL, Rocio worked in education research where she identified opportunities to increase the impact of college readiness programs.

As an instructor, Rocío is determined to create content that is accessible to all election officials--whether you are just starting out or you are well-versed in election administration.

Dylan Lynch

Dylan Lynch is the Elections Cybersecurity Education & Compliance Specialist for the Iowa Secretary of State's office. He was previously a Training Associate at the Center for Tech and Civic Life. He helped develop and deliver training courses that advance the tech and communication skills of election officials. Prior to joining CTCL, Dylan worked for the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) as an elections policy specialist. Dylan earned his Master of Public Administration, focusing on public policy, from Drake University.

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