In 2024, over 80 national elections are expected to occur worldwide, impacting approximately 4.2 billion individuals. Elections play a crucial role in democracy by allowing citizens to shape their government and hold leaders accountable. Cloudflare has been supporting state and local governments running elections for free for the past seven years. The company provides security, performance, and reliability tools to facilitate democratic processes. As election officials face increasingly complex challenges in ensuring secure elections, Cloudflare supports various players in the election space by offering protection against threats such as voter manipulation and physical violence.