Joining the PLEJ Community
There are more than 8,000 local election departments nationwide. Their job is a complex one – encompassing election law, public relations, cybersecurity, personnel management, and logistics – all before the votes are even counted. Large jurisdictions in particular face compounded challenges around relating to volume, technology, security, language accessibility, records management, and changes to voting laws, which make them unique within their states.
The Partnership for Large Election Jurisdictions (PLEJ), a nonpartisan nonprofit, offers large jurisdictions a community of support, access to best practices, and a stronger platform for making change with peers from similarly sized jurisdictions – those that deal with some of the same complex issues, threats, and opportunities as you may already do. We have 100+ member jurisdictions across 33 states, and they collective oversee elections for 40% of the US electorate.
Learn about PLEJ (in 35 seconds)
Membership Benefits and Opportunities
- Exclusive invitations to bi-annual, in-person membership meetings to grow your network of election practitioners across the country
- Monthly video calls with peer jurisdictions to exchange best practices and ideas
- Invitations to group work sessions to build community, troubleshoot, and exchange skills and expertise on specific topics like communications challenge or poll worker management, for election officials and staff
- Peer-to-peer mentoring possibilities for new election officials and their deputies
- Access to the PLEJ community and membership directory to connect instantly with peers from across the country
- Real-time notifications about new content in PLEJ’s Online Tools and Resources Hub, along with the opportunity to contribute to resource development through peer-to-peer sharing, review, and feedback
- Regular PLEJ newsletter
- Promotion of your jurisdiction’s positive news articles on PLEJ’s website and, where appropriate, to other PLEJ members (optional)
Membership Eligibility and Cost
PLEJ is open to current election professionals involved in administering elections (e.g., voter registration, ballot creation, tabulation, poll worker engagement, voting location management, records management, etc.), who represent jurisdictions with a population of 250,000 or more, or any of the four largest jurisdictions in a state.
Annual membership dues are $150 per office (not per individual).
Becoming a Member
Why Join?
Practical, Impactful Programming
- Monthly 45-minute virtual webinars, open to the entire office
- In-person, bi-annual convenings that feature ingenuity, modernization, and collaboration
Access Community Resources
- Publicly available crowd-sourced tools and resources designed with large election offices in mind (customizable to any office)
- Helps with streamlining operations, communications, election security, contingency planning, and more!
Available Year-Round
- Explore how similar offices are tackling operational challenges
- Discuss best practices overall
How to Join
Becoming part of the community is easy! Just follow these steps:
Step 1:
Fill out the Membership Interest Form.
Step 2:
If eligible, our team will share the Membership Agreement, which you can download and sign.
Step 3:
Submit annual membership dues.
Step 4:
Join peers across the country to share best practices throughout the year!
Have Questions?
Schedule an intro call with the PLEJ Team to learn about the organization, membership benefits, and upcoming engagement opportunities.
