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Meta information
80% 
Page quality
80% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
86% 
Server
86% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.01 s
File size
120.30 kB
Words
1196
Media files
44
Number of links
130 internal / 9 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | U.S. Election Assistance Commission
The length of the page title is perfect. (407 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
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The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
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There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
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https://www.eac.gov/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
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Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
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The specified alternate links have no errors.
Other meta tags
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There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
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The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
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No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
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The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
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The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
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The favicon is linked correctly.

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Content
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There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: This research document tracks the mail ballot deadlines across six ele...
This page contains 1196 words. That's ok.
23.4% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
27 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 14.31 words is good.
Frames
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This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
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No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
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The following tag is repeated too often: 中文
Image SEO
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2 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
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Additional markup
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No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
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This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

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...ac_uswds/assets/uswds/img/icon-https.svgHttps
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...lMediaToolkit_Carousel.png?itok=JrzvHvub"Election Official Social Media Toolkit | Find out more at EAC.gov"
...Cybersecurity_Carousel.png?itok=IlzLxKzh"Cybersecurity: Artificial Intelligence | Find out more at EAC.gov"
...uspiciousMail_Carousel.png?itok=O79nOeHa"Ways to Identify Suspicious Mail: Excessive Postage, No Postage, Not Canceled | No Return Address | Badly Typed or Conspicuously Written Addresses | Unexpected Mail from a Foreign County | Poorly Wrapped, Excessive Tape | Improper Spelling"
...es/default/files/2023-03/eac-logo-bw.pngU.S. Election Assistance Commission logo black and white
.../files/2023-03/icon-secure-elections.pngSecure Elections icon
.../files/2023-03/icon-chain-of-custody.pngChain of Custody icon
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...3/icon-election-audits-across-the-us.pngElection Audits Across the U.S. icon
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...ult/files/2023-03/icon-poll-watchers.pngPoll Watchers icon
...-voting-system-certification-process.pngVoting System Certification Process icon
...efault/files/2023-03/icon-voter-faqs.pngVoter FAQs icon
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...3/icon-election-audits-across-the-us.pngElection Audits Across the U.S. icon
.../files/2023-03/icon-secure-elections.pngSecure Elections icon
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...con-national-voter-registration-form.pngNational Voter Registration Form icon
/sites/default/files/2023-03/icon-vvsg.pngVoluntary Voting System Guidelines icon
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...ac_uswds/images/social-media/youtube.svgYouTube
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Page structure

H1 heading
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There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
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Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 62 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

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H2 EAC Launches Voluntary E-Poll Book Certification Program
H2 New Election Official Social Media Toolkit!
H2 Cybersecurity: Artificial Intelligence
H2 Election Mail Handling Procedures to Protect Against Hazardous Materials
H2 Advancing Safe, Secure, Accessible Elections
H2 Advancing Safe, Secure, Accessible Elections Duplicate text
H2 Featured Election Administrator Topics
H2 Latest Election Admin Resources
H2 Latest News & Events
H2 Latest Video
H2 Featured Voter Resources
H2 Election Technology Resources
H2 Featured Research
H3 Election Official Resources
H3 Election Official Security
H3 Election Management Guidelines
H3 Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) Communications
H3 Accessibility Resources
H3 EAC Newsletter
H3 Voluntary Electronic Poll Book Certification Program
H3 Election Official Social Media Toolkit
H3 Mail Ballot Deadlines, 2012-2022
H3 Voting Experiences Since HAVA: Perspectives of People with Disabilities
H3 Cybersecurity: Artificial Intelligence Duplicate text
H3 EAC/NCSL State Election Profiles
H3 Register and Vote in Your State
H3 Become a Poll Worker
H3 Voter FAQs
H3 National Voter Registration Form
H3 Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG)
H3 Voting System Certification Process
H3 Certified Voting Systems
H3 Election Supporting Technology Evaluation Program
H3 Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS)
H3 EAVS FAQs
H3 Mail Ballot Deadlines, 2012-2022 Duplicate text
H3 U.S. Election Assistance Commission
H3 Contact the EAC
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Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 9 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.eac.gov/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.eac.gov/IMG-ALT Home
A-TITLE Home
https://www.eac.gov/United States Election Assistance Commission
A-TITLE Home
https://www.eac.gov/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Home
A-TITLE Home
https://www.eac.gov/Text duplicate United States Election Assistance Commission
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/election-officials/election-m...Election Management Guidelines
https://www.eac.gov/toolkitsElection Official Toolkits
/election-officials/quick-star...Quick Start Guides
/election-officialsElection Official Resources
/language-access-resourcesLanguage Access Resources
https://www.eac.gov/uocavaUOCAVA Resources
/election-officials/election-s...Secure Elections
/voting-accessibilityAccessibility
/election-officials/voluntary-...VVSG Communication Resources
/election-officials/poll-worke...Poll Worker Resources for Election Officials
/election-officials/eac-nation...Clearinghouse Awards
/election-adminAll Election Admin Resources
/voters/register-and-vote-in-y...Voting in Your State
/voters/national-mail-voter-re...National Mail Voter Registration Form
/help-america-voteBecome A Poll Worker
/voters/voter-faqsVoter FAQs
https://www.eac.gov/uocavaOverseas & Military
/voters/election-securitySecure Voting
/voting-accessibilityVoter Accessibility
/voters/voter-registration-can...Subdomain Voter Registration Cancellations
https://www.eac.gov/votersAll Voting Resources
/voting-equipment/voting-syste...Voting Systems Under Test
A-TITLE Voting systems that are actively undergoing testing for federal certification by the EAC.
/voting-equipment/certified-vo...Certified Voting Systems
A-TITLE List of voting systems that have successfully undergone the federal certification process by the EAC.
/voting-equipment/registered-m...Registered Manufacturers
A-TITLE A list of active manufacturers that are eligible to submit voting systems for federal testing and certification.
/voting-equipment/voting-syste...Voting System Test Laboratories (VSTL)
A-TITLE A list of laboratories that have been accredited by the EAC to perform compliance testing on voting systems for federal certification.
/voting-equipment/voluntary-vo...Voluntary Voting Systems Guidelines (VVSG)
A-TITLE Set of specifications and requirements against which voting systems can be tested to determine if they meet required standards.
/voting-equipment/engineering-...Engineering Change Orders
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/voting-equipment/requests-for...Requests for Interpretation
A-TITLE A means in which the EAC serves to provide a definitive interpretation of VVSG requirements, clarifying what a given standard requires and how to properly ev...
/voting-equipment/notices-clar...Subdomain Notices of Clarification
/voting-equipment/manuals-and-...Manuals & Forms
/voting-equipment/frequently-a...Subdomain Voting Equipment FAQs
/voting-equipment/Election_Sup...ESTEP Program
/election-technology/field-ser...Field Services Program (FSP)
/election-technologyView All Election Technology Resources
/research-and-data/studies-and...Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS) Reports
/voting-accessibilityText duplicate Accessibility
https://www.eac.gov/pcea/pceaPCEA
A-TITLE Presidential Commission on Election Administration Report and Supplemental Material
/research-and-dataAll Research Resources
/grants/grants-management-and-...Grants Management & Oversight
/payments-and-grants/grants-gu...Grants Guidance
/payments-and-grants/hava-gran...HAVA Grant Programs
/grants/annual-grants-expendit...Subdomain Annual Grants Expenditure Report
/grants/audits-resolutionsSubdomain HAVA Audits and Resolutions
/payments-and-grants/reporting...Reporting Requirements
/grants/election-security-fundsElection Security Funds
/grants/state-administrative-c...Subdomain State Administrative Complaints
/funding-levels-by-stateFunding Levels By State
/payments-and-grants/grants-faqsGrants FAQS
/grants/help-america-vote-coll...Help America Vote College Program
/payments-and-grantsAll Grants Resources
https://www.eac.gov/blogsBlogs
https://www.eac.gov/eventsEvents
https://www.eac.gov/newsNews
/election-officials/eac-news-e...Subdomain EAC Newsletters
https://www.youtube.com/@u.s.e...External Subdomain EAC's YouTube Channel
/news-and-eventsAll News & Events
/about/advisory-boardsAdvisory Boards
/about_the_eac/commissioners.aspxEAC Commissioners
/about-eac/budget-and-financeBudget and Finance
A-TITLE Agency budgets and justifications, agency financial reports, and other reporting.
/about-eac/congressional-affairsCongressional Affairs
/about_the_eac/help_america_vo...Help America Vote Act
/about-eac/careersCareers
A-TITLE Learn how to become a part of our EAC staff.
/inspector-generalOffice of Inspector General
https://www.eac.gov/contactuseacContact U.S. EAC
https://www.eac.gov/aboutAbout the EAC
/translations/chinese中文
/translations/japanese日本語
/translations/korean한국어
/translations/spanishEspañol
/translations/tagalogTagalog
/translations/vietnameseTiếng Việt
/translations/chineseText duplicate 中文
/translations/japaneseText duplicate 日本語
/translations/koreanText duplicate 한국어
/translations/spanishText duplicate Español
/translations/tagalogText duplicate Tagalog
/translations/vietnameseText duplicate Tiếng Việt
/news/2024/05/21/us-election-a...Subdomain Learn more
/sites/default/files/2024-05/E...Subdomain Text duplicate Learn more
/sites/default/files/2024-04/S...Subdomain Text duplicate Learn more
/sites/default/files/2024-02/E...Subdomain Text duplicate Learn more
https://www.eac.gov/aboutLearn More About EAC
/form/sign-up-for-the-eac-news...Newsletter Sign-up
https://www.eac.gov/about/careersJobs at EAC
/election-officialsText duplicate Election Official Resources
/election-officials/election-o...Election Official Security
/election-officials/election-m...Text duplicate Election Management Guidelines
/election-officials/voluntary-...Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) Communications
/voting-accessibilityAccessibility Resources
https://www.eac.gov/newsletterEAC Newsletter
/election-adminAll Election Administator Resources
/estep-program/electronic-poll...Subdomain Voluntary Electronic Poll Book Certification Program
/sites/default/files/2024-05/E...Subdomain Election Official Social Media Toolkit
/sites/default/files/2024-05/M...Subdomain Mail Ballot Deadlines, 2012-2022
/election-officials/voting-exp...Subdomain Voting Experiences Since HAVA: Perspectives of People with Disabilities
/sites/default/files/2024-04/S...Subdomain Cybersecurity: Artificial Intelligence
https://www.ncsl.org/elections...External Subdomain EAC/NCSL State Election Profiles
/election-adminView All Election Admin Resources
/news/2024/05/31/eac-and-fvap-...The EAC and FVAP Issue Joint Statement Commemorating Military Appreciation Month 2024
/news/2024/05/29/32-programs-e...32 Programs from Election Offices Across the Country Recognized for Excellence in Election Administration
/blogs/emerging-technology-ai-...Emerging Technology, AI, and Elections
/news-and-eventsView All News & Events
/blogs/emerging-technology-ai-...New window Click here to read the blog
A-TITLE Emerging Technology, AI, and Elections
https://www.youtube.com/@u.s.e...External Subdomain View All Videos
https://www.eac.gov/voteRegister and Vote in Your State
/help-america-voteBecome a Poll Worker
/voters/voter-faqsText duplicate Voter FAQs
/voters/national-mail-voter-re...National Voter Registration Form
https://www.eac.gov/votersView All Voter Resources
/voting-equipment/voluntary-vo...Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG)
/voting-equipment/system-certi...Voting System Certification Process
/voting-equipment/certified-vo...Text duplicate Certified Voting Systems
https://www.eac.gov/estep-programElection Supporting Technology Evaluation Program
/election-technologyText duplicate View All Election Technology Resources
/research-and-data/studies-and...Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS)
/research-and-data/eavs-faqsEAVS FAQs
/sites/default/files/2024-05/M...Subdomain Text duplicate Mail Ballot Deadlines, 2012-2022
/research-and-dataView All Research
https://www.facebook.com/eacgov1External Subdomain IMG-ALT Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/us.eac/External Subdomain IMG-ALT Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/channe...External Subdomain IMG-ALT YouTube
https://twitter.com/EACgovExternal IMG-ALT Twitter
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Twitter
https://www.eac.gov/rss.xmlIMG-ALT RSS
/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection[email protected]
https://www.eac.gov/contactContact Us
/about-the-useacAbout EAC
/accessibility-statementAccessibility Statement
A-TITLE Accessibility Statement
/foia/freedomofinformationactf...FOIA Requests
https://www.eac.gov/no-fear-actNo FEAR Act Data
/inspector-general/Office of the Inspector General
/privacy-statementPrivacy Policy
https://www.eac.gov/sitemapSite Map
https://www.usa.gov/External Subdomain USA.gov

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HTTP redirects
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This page redirects to "https://www.eac.gov/"
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This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
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The page response time is slow (1.01 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (120 kB).

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This page has backlinks from 7,820 referring domains.
This page has 162,905 backlinks.
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Facebook popularity
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