{"id":5127,"date":"2022-04-21T00:00:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T04:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bsu.edu\/vstop\/?p=5127"},"modified":"2025-01-24T15:54:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T20:54:52","slug":"ceats-program-named-2021-clearinghouse-award-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bsu.edu\/vstop\/2022\/04\/21\/ceats-program-named-2021-clearinghouse-award-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"CEATS Program Named 2021 Clearinghouse Award Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eac.gov\/election-officials\/eac-clearinghouse-awards-information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Clearinghouse Awards<\/a>, also known as the \u201cClearie\u201d Awards, are presented annually across the U.S. for best practices in election administration by the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eac.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. Election Assistance Commission<\/a>\u00a0(EAC). 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