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State Board of Elections Annual Training December 2012

Explore voting trends from 2000 to 2012 and contentious election issues such as misinformation, voter removals, and UOCAVA voters. Gain insights into One-Stop voting, absentee ballots, and the impact of Superstorm Sandy on voting. Reflect on electioneering challenges, voter assistance, and the spread of misinformation.

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State Board of Elections Annual Training December 2012

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  1. State Board of ElectionsAnnual TrainingDecember 2012 Johnnie McLean George McCue Veronica Degraffenreid Marshall Tutor Misinformation, misleading, lying, effigies: an election to remember

  2. REFLECTIONS Presidential elections;what issues arose this time Touch-screen calibration: No default candidate Superstorm Sandy: Flooding on the coast; blizzard-like conditions in the mountains

  3. VOTING PATTERNS One-Stop absentee voting Record crowds starting on Day 1

  4. VOTING PATTERNS 2000 General Election: Votes by type of voting method Mail-in absentee One-Stop absentee Election Day

  5. VOTING PATTERNS 2004 General Election: Votes by type of voting method Mail-in absentee One-Stop absentee Election Day

  6. VOTING PATTERNS 2008 General Election: Votes by type of voting method Mail-in absentee One-Stop absentee Election Day

  7. VOTING PATTERNS 2012 General Election: Votes by type of voting method Mail-in absentee One-Stop absentee Election Day

  8. VOTING PATTERNS One-Stop voting: Trends by day 7 W 9 F 10 Sat. 14 W 16 F 17 Sat. 1 Th. 2 F 3 Sat. 4 Sun. 5 M 6 Tu. 8 Th. 11 Sun. 12 M 13 Tu. 15 Th. 2008 One-Stop voters, by day of One-Stop voting period

  9. VOTING PATTERNS One-Stop voting: Trends by day 7 W 9 F 10 Sat. 14 W 16 F 17 Sat. 1 Th. 2 F 3 Sat. 4 Sun. 5 M 6 Tu. 8 Th. 11 Sun. 12 M 13 Tu. 15 Th. 2012 One-Stop voters, by day of One-Stop voting period

  10. VOTING PATTERNS One-Stop voting: Trends by day 7 W 9 F 10 Sat. 14 W 16 F 17 Sat. 1 Th. 2 F 3 Sat. 4 Sun. 5 M 6 Tu. 8 Th. 11 Sun. 12 M 13 Tu. 15 Th. One-Stop voters: Comparison of 2012 to 2008

  11. VOTING PATTERNS One-Stop voting: Trends by day 7 W 9 F 10 Sat. 14 W 16 F 17 Sat. 1 Th. 2 F 3 Sat. 4 Sun. 5 M 6 Tu. 8 Th. 11 Sun. 12 M 13 Tu. 15 Th. 2012 One-Stop sites: Total hours of operation, by day

  12. VOTING PATTERNS One-Stop voting: Trends by day 7 W 9 F 10 Sat. 14 W 16 F 17 Sat. 1 Th. 2 F 3 Sat. 4 Sun. 5 M 6 Tu. 8 Th. 11 Sun. 12 M 13 Tu. 15 Th. 2012 One-Stop voters per hour of operation

  13. A CONTENTIOUS ELECTION The spread of misinformation • Current law regarding what documentation is required to register/vote • Day of Election, One-Stop voting

  14. Political communications • More political mail (and calls) than ever • Targeting mailings with recipient’s vote history, neighbors’ vote history

  15. A CONTENTIOUS ELECTION Electioneering issues • Turf wars • Buffer zone • Curbside voters • Electioneering materials – sample ballots • Voter assistance

  16. A CONTENTIOUS ELECTION Voter assistance: Individuals with disabilities • Absentee • One-Stop and Election Day

  17. REGISTRATION Matters pertaining to voter registration • “Dead voters” • “112-year-old voters” • Jury list information used by outside groups to investigate citizenship status • DMV research of provisional voters • Military-overseas voters

  18. VOTER REMOVALS

  19. INVALID BIRTHDATES

  20. POTENTIAL NON-CITIZENS • Working with the DMV • Working with USCIS - SAVE

  21. PROVISIONAL RESEARCH • When conducting any provisional research, counties must check all information available • SEIMS – county database • SEIMS – statewide search • DMV • Other NVRA agencies • Other documents in the office

  22. UOCAVA VOTERS • North Carolina was one of the first (if not the first) to start transmitting its ballots in the 2012 General Election. • UMOVA Changes – timing • The FWAB • Confusion over legal voting residence

  23. UOCAVA BALLOT RETURN STATUS

  24. INVESTIGATIONS Law violationsand SBE investigations

  25. INVESTIGATIONS

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