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AP Elections: Overview

AP Elections: Overview . The only source for all election results . AP is the only source of national election results AP provides members and other customers with a variety of election results AP delivers results to a variety of platforms

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AP Elections: Overview

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  1. AP Elections: Overview

  2. The only source for all election results • AP is the only source of national election results • AP provides members and other customers with a variety of election results • AP delivers results to a variety of platforms • AP covers federal, state and local racesand issues

  3. AP Elections After the polls close…

  4. A long history, wide scope • Reputation for speed, accuracy and thoroughness for more than 160 years • AP tabulates nearly 7,000 races in more than 4,600 reporting units in a national general election • AP tabulates virtually every statewide primary and general election as well many other elections

  5. Our values and priorities • Number one priority is accuracy • Record is rather incredible in this regard. Sometimes accuracy means being cautious and waiting • AP does not ‘call’ races on election night until the poll closing time has passed for all involved counties • Respect and appreciate the incredible work of state and local election officials

  6. How do we do it? Our assets include: • Experienced staff • Sophisticated tools • A proven election tabulation system • Stringers in every county • Help from county election officials • Professional call centers • Other resources and safeguards • Teamwork and communication

  7. Experienced staff • AP has bureaus in every state • A full time election research/quality control group • Election coordinators, stringer coordinators and researchers. Some have more than 20 years experience • AP hosts a series of training sessions for race callers

  8. A huge network of local stringers • AP hires local stringers to be our eyes and ears at each reporting unit location • For the presidential election will have more than 5,000 people were working on our election operation • AP stringers are given access and vote updates from election officials in each reporting unit

  9. Professionally run call centers • Experienced center management & supervisors • AP’s center staff work every election night • AP conducts rehearsals for major elections

  10. Verification We have automated vote verifications that check for: • Total absentee tally more than Maximum absentees allowed • Registration changed during vote entry Candidate's percentage changed • Non-absentee votes added but no added precincts • All precincts reporting in first report Declared winner no longer leading Precincts too low/high per candidate • Votes too low/high per candidate • Absentees too low/high per candidate • Vote entry before polls closed • Positive non-absentee tally and no precincts • Too few votes per precinct • Lead change • Tie for lead greater than the change in party preference • Absentee method • Large/small race with few/many precincts • Various vote drop sizes for major/minor candidates • Drops in absentee/precincts reporting

  11. Race Calls • AP has race callers assigned to every state • Typically bureau chiefs or other AP managers with years of experience • AP hosts a series of training sessions for race callers • Preparation is the key • Know the state • Know what to expect • Know the absentee/early and provisional voting history; recent election law changes

  12. What’s Different in 2012? • Only one party held a presidential primary nominating process. • GOP changed from a mostly winner-take-all system to proportional allocation of delegates. • Largest difference is how newsrooms process a dynamic data feed like election returns. • Old way is too cumbersome, requiring too much processing time. • Thinner packets, APIs, AP-Google Maps • Mobile, Mobile, Mobile • Tablets • HTML

  13. Mobile for smart and not-so Smart Phones ASSOCIATED PRESS

  14. Examples ROAD TO 270 http://hosted.ap.org/interactives/2012/roadto270/ CANDIDATE TRACKER http://hosted.ap.org/interactives/cms/ CAMPAIGN FINANCE http://hosted.ap.org/interactives/2011/campaign-finance/ AP’s NATIONAL DELEGATE TRACKER http://hosted.ap.org/interactives/2012/delegate-tracker/ AP’S INSTAGRAM PROJECT http://hosted.ap.org/interactives/2012/instagram-campaign-trail ASSOCIATED PRESS

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