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State Board of Elections December 2013 Training Conference

State Board of Elections December 2013 Training Conference. ONE-STOP VOTING in 2014 George M cCUE. First, the GOOD news…. With no same-day registration, no new registrations to process One more week to prepare We’re doing a lot of the math for you. Your challenges.

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State Board of Elections December 2013 Training Conference

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  1. State Board of ElectionsDecember 2013 Training Conference ONE-STOP VOTING in 2014 George McCUE

  2. First, the GOOD news… • With no same-day registration, no new registrations to process • One more week to prepare • We’re doing a lot of the math for you

  3. Your challenges • Shorter one-stop voting period • To meet the law’s hours-matching requirement, more hours will need to be offered during the shorter period in every county • Additional sites must each be open the same number of hours

  4. The calendar (Previously, one-stop period began today) One-stop voting period All sites close by 1:00 p.m. One-stop voting period Election Day!

  5. 2014 hours-match

  6. Sample Hypothetical #1 In the May 2010 Primary, County A offered 300 hours of one-stop voting at 3 sites. CBE

  7. Sample hypothetical #1 Starting with a rough estimate: A site that is open regular business hours on the seven weekdays of the new one-stop period, and on the last Saturday morning, is going to total around 60 to 70 hours in the new 10-day one-stop voting period 70 x 3 = 210

  8. Sample Hypothetical #1 How to get additional hours? • Longer hours • Open up during the weekend (the first Saturday and the only Sunday during the one-stop period) • Open an additional site

  9. Sample Hypothetical #1 CBE

  10. Sample hypothetical #1 Schedule for all additional sites Weekdays 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. First Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Last Saturday: 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Total per site: 78 hours 78 x 3 = 234 hours CBE Schedule for CBE office Weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Last Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Total: 66 hours 234 + 66 = 300!

  11. Sample Hypothetical #2 In the May 2010 Primary, County B was only open at the CBE office during regular business hours and on the final Saturday morning. Total hours: 113 CBE

  12. Sample Hypothetical #2 Is it possible for this county to meet the hours requirement without opening an additional site? Technically, yes, BUT… That would require being open • 13 hours every weekday and on the first Saturday (example: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.) • On the Sunday afternoon (example: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.) • Opening up early on the final Saturday (7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) …or some other equivalent.

  13. Sample Hypothetical #2 Another solution: CBE

  14. Sample Hypothetical #2 • Let’s keep those original hours with the CBE office and see what we have left: Weekdays: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Final Saturday: 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Total: 68 hours CBE Weekdays (only during final week): 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Final Saturday: 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Total: 45 hours Need 45 more hours to get to 113!

  15. Taking a step back from the numbers • Use this as an opportunity to provide accommodations to voters who will be seeing a lot of changes in 2014 • Consider geographic coverage of the entire county • Some County Boards of Elections may want to revisit whether to use certain public facilities that they are legally entitled to demand for use as a one-stop site

  16. Now, let’s talk about a real county! • Tonya Burnette, Granville CBE: Making plans NOW • Hours to match from May 2010 primary: 213 • In 2010, had 2 sites open • Site in lieu of the Granville CBE office: Granville County Administration Building • Additional site: Creedmoor City Hall Building

  17. New Implementation Plan form • One-stop Implementation Plans: Still required by law, but one-stop voting is no longer a new concept • Could you imagine if polling places had to be approved for every primary or election? How can we streamline the process? • New Implementation Plan form: • A savable PDF form, mostly drop-down menus • Director can complete it before presenting it to County Board • Once County Board has signed, scan and electronically send to the SBE office

  18. New Implementation Plan form The important components • When: What is the schedule? • Where: What are the sites? • Will ballots, equipment and materials be secure?(example: confirmation that locks have been changed, materials are stored in security lockers, or sensitive materials are brought back to CBE office nightly) • Is the site accessible for all voters? • Are plans in place in case of emergency or power outage? • Did the County Board unanimously approve?

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