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Working with Your County Elections Officer

Working with Your County Elections Officer. Chris Davis, Elections Administrator, Williamson County Christina Worrell Adkins, Legal Director, Texas Secretary of State – Elections Division Law Seminar, November 2018. TOPICS COVERED. Contracting Entities that Cross County Lines

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Working with Your County Elections Officer

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  1. Working with Your County Elections Officer Chris Davis, Elections Administrator, Williamson County Christina Worrell Adkins, Legal Director, Texas Secretary of State – Elections Division Law Seminar, November 2018 Texas Secretary of State Elections Division

  2. TOPICS COVERED • Contracting • Entities that Cross County Lines • Voter Registration Duties • Cancellation of Election • Ballots/Programming of Voting System • L&A Tests • Results • Reports to SOS Texas Secretary of State Elections Division

  3. Contracting • Joint Election Agreements (Chapter 271) • Contracts for Election Services (Chapter 32) Texas Secretary of State Elections Division

  4. Entities that Cross County Lines • Notification to County Election Officer/Voter Registrar • Complications Texas Secretary of State Elections Division

  5. Voter Registration • Lists of Registered Voters • Boundary Lines for Political Subdivisions Texas Secretary of State

  6. Cancellation of Election • Procedures different for county elections • Make sure you are following procedure for local elections. • Notification to County Elections Officer Texas Secretary of State

  7. Ballots and Programming of Voting System • Ballot Drawing • Ballot Proofing Texas Secretary of State Elections Division

  8. Logic and Accuracy Testing • Internal Testing • Public Testing Texas Secretary of State

  9. Election Results • What results to you get on election night? • Late mail ballots • Provisionals • When do they become official? • Local canvass – county does not canvass your local races. Texas Secretary of State Elections Division

  10. Reports to SOS • Partial Manual Count • If county is conducting partial manual county for county or governor ordered election and entity is contracting with county, they do NOT need to do a separate partial manual count. • Precinct by Precinct • Annual Voting Systems Report – MUST BE DONE BY ENTITY Texas Secretary of State Elections Division

  11. Closing thoughts by Chris…. Texas Secretary of State Elections Division

  12. Questions? elections@sos.texas.gov Texas Secretary of State Elections Division

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