2024 Electoral Protection Products & Services
We Believe in Protection and Preservation
Creating a culture of security and the psychological safety necessary to campaign requires wrapping many layers of protection around your organization. Queens Guard offers a variety of services based on your organization’s specific needs. Electoral volunteers, GOTV organizers, election administrators, and campaign professionals are eligible to receive a FREE 2024 Electoral Threatscape Study licensed for their individual use.
Our informative Free Introductory Level of information is followed by Seven Protective Levels of paid services which wraps your organization in layers of security. The 2024 Electoral Threatscape Study details attacks against election workers and candidates in the United States since 1980, provides analysis of the lessons we can learn from these attacks, and outlines inexpensive resources and actions you can take to ensure your electoral organization’s safety. After you have received the report and reviewed it with your leadership team, we will schedule a free 40-minute consultation with a Queens Guard Security Professional to answer any questions regarding the report and Queens Guard’s Protective Services, while also answering questions on how to keep your organization safe with its limited resources.
In March of 2021, the Federal Election Commission changed the rules around the use of campaign funds to hire ‘bona fide’ bodyguards and employ protective services. Although these rule changes do not affect the thousands of GOTV organizations on both sides of the aisle and the election administrators that we rely on to conduct our elections, the Queens Guard 2024 Election Protection Program employs Seven Protective Levels of paid services designed specifically for the needs of your electoral organization. Each Protective Level builds off the previous level, like the skins of an onion, to wrap your organization in safety. Start with our free-of-charge Electoral Threatscape Study and scale up depending on your organization’s resources.
Levels of Service
Introductory Level
Knowledge is the first line of defense against risk. In order to mitigate a risk you must understand the threat. Our 2024 Electoral Threatscape Study was compiled using publicly available and non-attributable source data and information by a widely respected and veteran protective services subject matter expert. The detailed analysis looks at all attacks against electoral volunteers, campaigns, candidates, and electoral officials since 1980, drawing out common threads and the lessons that can be learned.
What You Get
Free 2024 Electoral Threatscape Study
Executive Summary Presentation for your organization's leadership team
Weekly newsletter featuring media stories on the 2024 electoral threatscape
Protective Level 1:
Custom Virtual Risk Assessment
Take your knowledge to the next level with a risk assessment that is specifically tailored to your organization’s needs, pulled from multiple discrete sources and analyzed for your specific context.
What You Get
An additional section of the newsletter including risk reporting specific to your frontline organization, campaign, or election administration office.
Phone support from a Queens Guard risk analyst assigned specifically to oversee your account, which includes:
A weekly 15-minute check-in call to report and discuss observed risks
24/7 availability for real-time live threat reporting & risk mitigation analysis
Protective Level 2:
Risk Mitigation Trainings
Knowing your risk is important, but so is knowing what to do about it. Our Risk Mitigation Trainings will help your organization understand how to limit risk by recognizing credible threats, disregarding the trolls, and how to respond when a serious situation does arise.
What You Get
Everything from Level 1
Access to course materials, on-demand video trainings and in-person Election Protection trainings developed by Queens Guard partners including:
Situational Awareness Trainings
Creating a Culture of Security
Evasive & Defensive Driving Techniques
Surveillance Detection
Contingency & Advance Planning
Electoral Protector Training Course
Protective Intelligence Threat Monitoring
Protective Level 3:
On-Site Security Risk Assessments
Is your facility protected from physical risk? Our experts will analyze your space and provide specific recommendations you can implement.
What You Get
Everything from Levels 1 and 2.
An on-site deployment of a Queens Guard Protective Specialist to assess your physical security risk at your office, facility, and other frequented locations.
Training for your organization’s designated security representative, including recommendations and best practices.
Protective Level 4:
Internal Resources & Security Infrastructure
If you’re ready to transform your organization’s approach to security and do everything you can to mitigate risk, Level 5 is for you. We’ll work with you to build up your internal security infrastructure, step by step.
What You Get
Everything from Levels 1, 2, and 3
A custom engagement with Queens Guard Protective Professionals to build your internal security infrastructure, including:
Establishment of internal security and risk assessment resources.
Development of custom processes, policies, and recommendations for implementation, including client-specific methodologies and customized risk event response plans.
An enhanced Site Assessment with an expanded area, such as identifying stand-off footprints, surveillance detection, and deterrence protocols.
Establishment of a Client Organization Chat Group and Report Line for sharing real-time information and risk events with a security professional. Your entire organization will receive messaging with important information to create confidence and psychological security.
Embedded security contractors who can manage the development and implementation of your organization’s security and protective services program.
On-site trainings for your security representatives on deploying and making effective use of your newly established internal resources.
Trainings for advance teams and event planners to ensure your organization’s safety and security.
Protective Level 5:
On-Site Queens Guard Personnel
Want on-site, in-person protection? Queens Guard will provide up to two Election Protection personnel, available in a variety of roles and functions.
What You Get
Everything from Levels 1, 2, 3, and 4
One or two on-site Queens Guard personnel, ranging from:
An Electoral Protector Driver for a candidate, official, or principal.
An on-site Analyst to track and analyze threats to the organization on a real-time, minute-by-minute basis.
A designated Security Liaison as an on-site psychological backstop for your electoral workers and interface with external organizations on client-specific security matters.
An Advance Protective Agent to conduct protective services that ensure fundraisers, events, and candidate visits always have a safety plan.
Protective Level 6:
Campaign Rally, Fundraiser, Meeting, Gathering, and Conference Protective Services
Is your team organizing a public electoral event that needs to be secured? Our professional team of Electoral Protectors will devise a security plan to meet your needs.
What You Get
Election Protection Professionals available to consult on every step of your event planning.
A comprehensive Advance Planning process to create the Safety plan for your organization, public figures, and guests.
Liaison for law enforcement, venue security, and special guest security personnel.
On-site protective services, including metal detectors, surveillance detection and attendee screening, as well as on-site Election Protectors.
An information-sharing posture that encourages discretion and compartmentalization of sensitive tactical information.
Tactical surveillance countermeasures.
Protective Level 7:
Full Protective Details
Is there a credible threat requiring the best possible protection available? Our Full Protective Detail service is staffed by moonlighting protection professionals from executive protection industry leaders who are normally assigned to corporate and high-net-worth clients. Using our deep security industry contacts, Queens Guard will provide a full security detail for your organization to create round-the-clock protection for a work force, principal, or facility.
What You Get
Everything from Levels 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
Three or more on-site Queens Guard personnel, including but not limited to:
An on-site Analyst to track and analyze threats to the organization on a day-to-day basis in real-time.
An organization-designated Security Liaison deployed to interface with external organizations on client-specific security matters.
Queens Guard Executive Protection Agents to provide personal physical security for a client-designated principal.
Guardian Level:
System-Wide Protective Analysis
Is protecting the United States electoral system a high priority for you and your interests? Do you want to contribute to the collective security of the electoral system? Unfortunately, holes in collective security allow for exploits that undermine the electoral system. Contact us for a custom proposal to provide intelligence-gathering and protective analysis programs which will benefit the electoral system as a whole.