Running an election can feel like a familiar rhythm - frenetic energy gives way to anticipation as each cycle opens and closes. It’s easy to rely on previous experience and old processes to ensure every election cycle is properly prepped for. Yet, each election brings new challenges – whether ...

Welcome back to our Big Four blog series. So far we’ve explored the diverse topic of chain of custody as well as identified a few “elephants in the room” as part of our journey into your day-to-day world as an election official. Today, we are learning more about creating a sense of urgency wit...

A process that tracks the movement of evidence through its collection, safeguarding, and analysis lifecycle by documenting each person who handled the evidence, the date/time it was collected or transferred, and the purpose for the transfer...

Over the last month and a half, we have gathered feedback from hundreds of election officials – from the state level to the localities – and have heard a lot about election preparedness. We’ve captured some amazing best practices as well as uncovered innovative ideas not currently covered by r...

As an election official, you juggle multiple priorities on a daily basis with limited resources. Additionally, you are also responsible for providing current and up-to-date election information to your constituents....

Recently we wrapped up a virtual tour of all 50 states via webinar. During these sessions we were able to discuss the many challenges of the election ecocycle including...

As those of us who work in the elections space know, reviewing your security posture periodically is not only best practice, it is crucial for keeping the data entrusted to us safe.  The NIST 800-53 publications offer a comprehensive set of standards and questions for your review.  Yes, over 400 q...

At Soch, we believe that understanding the unique challenges of election officials in a comprehensive way is the key to solving these challenges with efficiency and ease. With that vision in mind, we are excited to launch our upcoming national webinar series....

Soch Inc is excited to announce that they are seeking a Software Engineer Intern as part of an on-going commitment to the Women in Tech initiative....

For many of us, we’re taking a deep breath after finishing up another election cycle. But is it time to rest? Can’t we just close our eyes and kick back for just a little bit?...