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Data Normalization in Electronic Voting Systems: A County Perspective. Paul Lux, CERA – Supervisor of Elections. www.govote-okaloosa.com. Data Elements in Tabulation Systems. Contest Identification Number Candidate/Choice Identification Number Party Affiliation Codes Counters

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  1. Data Normalization in Electronic Voting Systems: A County Perspective Paul Lux, CERA – Supervisor of Elections www.govote-okaloosa.com

  2. Data Elements in Tabulation Systems • Contest Identification Number • Candidate/Choice Identification Number • Party Affiliation Codes • Counters • Each Candidate/Choice • Overvote / Undervote / Blank Vote • Ballot Headers • Common to all Ballots • Specific to Certain Ballots • Contests • Footers 1

  3. Data Variations • Jurisdiction-specific Functionality • Straight-Ticket Voting • Vendor – to – Vendor • Field Sizes • Field Codes • Data Field Formats • Numeric • Alpha Character • Free-form 2

  4. First Steps in Florida • Standardization to Election Night Reporting • ES&S Platform • Premier Platform • Sequoia Platform • (Dominion also attended) • Certified Vendors “Years away” from *.xml • Dominion already using *.eml • Old Way—67 Different File Translations 3

  5. The New Way • Division of Elections Specified Contest Codes • Allow for Uniform Representation • Contests • Party Affiliations • District Numbers • 4 digit code (wanted 6) • Preserve Statutory Contest Order • Trial by Self-selecting Counties in PPP 4

  6. Sample Code List (Primary) 5

  7. Sample Code List (General) 6

  8. Implementation • Presidential Preference Primary Test Successful • Published Contest Codes • August Primary Election • November General Election • Streamlined Statewide Election Night Reporting • Counties Upload Usual Results Export • Easy to Merge Cross-jurisdiction Results • New Codes for 2010 Elections • 6-digit 7

  9. Sample Code List (6-Digit) 8

  10. Problems with Data Normalization • Other Voting Systems • Data Access • File Security • Safeguarding Audits 9

  11. Other Voting Systems • Hand-counted Paper Ballots • No Electronic Record to Import/Upload • Non-Traditional Voting Systems • Vote by Phone • Voting Over the Internet • How is Data Imported? 10

  12. Data Access • Who Should Have Access to This Data? • Jurisdiction-Level • Central Reporting Authority • Other Consumers? • Media? • Political Parties? • Individual Candidates? • Who Has “Official” Totals? • Third-party Error Check • Accusations of Data Tampering 11

  13. File Security • Who Has “True” Copy of File? • Safeguards • Digitally Signed • Encryption • Hashing • Some Form of Authentication Necessary 12

  14. Audits • New Level of Transparency • Post Scans of Ballots Online • Post Results Files Online • Public Auditing by Interested Parties • Safeguards • Avoid Prejudicing Official Audit • Timed Release of Statement of Votes Cast 13

  15. Conclusion • Tremendous Benefit to Normalizing Data Files • States • Media • Public • Issues • Proprietary Software • File Security • Use of File Data • Potential Benefits Too Great to not Pursue 14

  16. Questions? Paul Lux Supervisor of Elections Okaloosa County, Florida 302 Wilson St. N., Suite 102 Crestview, FL 32536 850.689.5600 plux@co.okaloosa.fl.us 15

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