Certificate 1: Foundations of Election Systems & Governance

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This certificate establish a shared factual baseline for how U.S. election systems are structured, governed, and administered.

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ESAVA Educator
Certificate 1: Foundations of Election Systems & Governance
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Program Features

  • Online
  • Interactive LMS Content
  • Blockchain-based Certificate
Expecting Something More ?

Program Features

  • Online
  • Interactive LMS Content
  • Blockchain-based Certificate

Description

Purpose Establish a shared factual baseline for how U.S. election systems are structured, governed, and administered.


Who It’s For

  • New election officials
  • Oversight staff
  • Legal professionals entering election work
  • Cybersecurity professionals new to elections

Core Modules

  • U.S. election system architecture (federal, state, county roles)
  • Legal foundations (HAVA, state authority, certification frameworks)
  • Voting system components (hardware, firmware, software, EMS)
  • Chain of custody and procedural controls
  • Threat models specific to elections

Credential Earned

Certificate in Election Systems Foundations

Federal Grant Eligibility

This certificate supports compliance with NDAA FY2025 §6805, which amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) to require penetration testing as part of federal voting-system certification. Tuition is an allowable use of HAVA Election Security Grant funds (Title I §101) when the learner is an election official, election IT staff member, auditor, or contractor supporting the certification or operation of voting systems.

Individual and group enrollment receipts include the line items, learner roster, and completion record most state EAC sub-grant offices require for reimbursement. State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) election-security set-asides and state-level election security grants are also commonly used to fund ESAVA enrollment.

Maps to HAVA §251 requirements payments where the state plan recognizes election-official training as a compliance activity.

Need help routing payment through your state's HAVA pipeline? Use Request Grant-Funded Enrollment and we will provide a justification memo, scope-of-training letter, and W-9 sized to your state's reimbursement form.

Program Syllabus

ESAVA Educator