NSGIC Executive Director Molly Schar said that after five-and-a-half years in her role, she's stepping down to try something new.

A new program attempts to bring structure to a widespread effort by states and municipalities to modernize their election systems using geospatial data.

The new group, founded at the National States Geographic Information Council’s midyear conference, will encourage more women to work in a technology field traditionally dominated by men.