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Striking the proper balance between these important, but occasionally conflicting, interests is an essential ingredient to building public trust and ensuring safe and secure elections.  \nTraditionally, state laws around election transparency focus on the rights of and restrictions applicable to observers at polling locations. However, there are often fewer clear legislative directives governing visitors or observers at election officials’offices, which are increasingly being visited by individuals seeking (or claiming to seek) information about election operations.  \nThese individuals may have a range of objectives. Visitors may include students on field trips, local media, and other members of the public eager to learn about local election administration. Some visitors may be content creators seeking to generate income through filming and posting the resulting video on YouTube for profit. Some of these content creators label their content “First Amendment Audits.”  \n1  \n2  \n3  \n4  \nKNOW  \nthe laws in your jurisdiction  \nPREPARE  \nto facilitate smooth operations in stressful situations  \nPROTECT  \nyour staff, voters, sensitive information, and operational integrity  \nSHARE  \nappropriate information and facilitate transparency  \nFirst Amendment Auditing is a “nationwide movement , loosely connected through social media and other online platforms, [which] involves individuals who film their encounters with government officials and employees and subsequently post the videos online.” The practice is believed to have originated through filming interactions with law enforcement officers and has now extended to other areas of government. This movement has no explicit partisan affiliation and includes those from “across the ideological spectrum.”  \nThe techniques vary from creator to creator, with some engaging in a calm and respectful manner and others taking a more antagonistic approach, which may include “provoking employees and officials, and interfering with employees’ ability to conduct [government] business.” Videos showing tense interactions can be “a significant source of income for [content creators who] get paid by posting their videos online.” More dramatic and confrontational videos tend to attract more views and more revenue. At times, these interactions can be dangerous, resulting in violence or criminal activity.  \nRegardless of the visitor’s objective, it’s important for election officials to follow a consistent set of steps that promote continued transparency-and successful interactions with all members of the public at their offices-while maintaining operational integrity and protecting voter and other sensitive election information.  \nKNOW. PREPARE. PROTECT. SHARE.  \nFOUR STEPS TO WORKINGWITH CHALLENGING VISITORS AND DISRUPTIVE CONTENT CREATORS  \n1  \nFour Steps to Working With Challenging Visitors and Disruptive Content Creators  \nSTEP 1, KNOW  \nElection officials should know the federal and state laws, local ordinances, and other policies that may apply when interacting with a member of the public who is filming or recording in their office. While the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution generally protects the rights of those filming government officials in public places, governmental entities may place certain reasonable and nondiscriminatory time, place, and manner limitations on these activities. In election official offices, these restrictions are often for purposes such as protecting voterand other sensitive election information and staff safety, and may include prohibitions against filming in designated“Personnel Only” office areas.  \n1  \n2  \n3  \n4  \nKNOW  \nthe laws in your jurisdiction  \nPREPARE  \nto facilitate smooth operati","cbCaiutZzA8QcozC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiutZzA8QcozC","pdf",242312,"English","# Four Steps to Working With Challenging Visitors and Disruptive Content Creators\n## STEP 1, KNOW\n### Taking Action\n## IN FOCUS: STEP 1, KNOW\n## STEP 2, PREPARE\n## Additional Resources","[{\"question\":\"What legal principles guide how election officials handle people filming in their offices?\",\"answer\":\"Election officials should consider federal and state laws, local ordinances, and policies. The First Amendment generally protects filming in public places, but governments may apply reasonable time, place, and manner limits, including restrictions to protect sensitive information and staff safety.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the four-step approach require election officials to do?\",\"answer\":\"The steps are KNOW (understand applicable laws), PREPARE (facilitate smooth operations in stressful situations), PROTECT (protect staff, voters, sensitive information, and operational integrity), and SHARE (provide appropriate information to facilitate transparency).\"},{\"question\":\"Why can “First Amendment Auditing” interactions be risky for election offices?\",\"answer\":\"Interactions can escalate, interfere with employees’ ability to conduct government business, or become dangerous, including violence or criminal activity. Some creators may also pursue attention and revenue by posting tense or confrontational videos online.\"}]","Four Steps to Working With Challenging Visitors and Disruptive Content Creators - Guidance booklet | PDF",25]