misinformation, misleading, lying, effigies: an election to remember state board of elections annual...
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MISINFORMATION, MISLEADING, LYING,
EFFIGIES:
AN ELECTION TO REMEMBER
State Board of ElectionsAnnual TrainingDecember 2012
Johnnie McLeanGeorge McCueVeronica DegraffenreidMarshall Tutor
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
VOTING PATTERNS
One-Stop absentee votingRecord crowds starting on Day 1
VOTING PATTERNS
2000 General Election: Votes by type of voting method
Mail-in absenteeOne-Stop absenteeElection Day
VOTING PATTERNS
2004 General Election: Votes by type of voting method
Mail-in absenteeOne-Stop absenteeElection Day
VOTING PATTERNS
2008 General Election: Votes by type of voting method
Mail-in absenteeOne-Stop absenteeElection Day
VOTING PATTERNS
2012 General Election: Votes by type of voting method
Mail-in absenteeOne-Stop absenteeElection Day
VOTING PATTERNS
One-Stop voting: Trends by day
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2008 One-Stop voters, by day of One-Stop voting period
VOTING PATTERNS
One-Stop voting: Trends by day
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2012 One-Stop voters, by day of One-Stop voting period
VOTING PATTERNS
One-Stop voting: Trends by day
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One-Stop voters: Comparison of 2012 to 2008
VOTING PATTERNS
One-Stop voting: Trends by day
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2012 One-Stop sites: Total hours of operation, by day
VOTING PATTERNS
One-Stop voting: Trends by day
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2012 One-Stop voters per hour of operation
A CONTENTIOUS ELECTION
The spread of misinformation
• Current law regarding what documentation is
required to register/vote•Day of Election, One-Stop voting
Political communications
• More political mail (and calls) than ever• Targeting mailings with recipient’s vote history, neighbors’ vote history
A CONTENTIOUS ELECTION
Electioneering issues• Turf wars• Buffer zone• Curbside voters• Electioneering materials – sample ballots• Voter assistance
A CONTENTIOUS ELECTION
Voter assistance: Individuals with disabilities
• Absentee• One-Stop and Election Day
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
VOTER REMOVALS
Felony Conviction
Deceased Duplicate Moved Out of Jurisdiction
Biennial No-Contact Mailings
Other
2007-2008
17,732 86,207 22,190 343,157 163,496 13,192
2009-2010
20,857 97,026 25,683 206,168 240,062 2,850
INVALID BIRTHDATES
POTENTIAL NON-CITIZENS
Working with the DMV
Working with USCIS - SAVE
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
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 – timingThe FWABConfusion over legal voting residence
UOCAVA BALLOT RETURN STATUS
Ballot Return Status MILITARY OVERSEAS Grand Total
NOT RETURNED 2179 1197 3376
ACCEPTED 7877 7698 15575
CANCELLED 157 168 325
DUPLICATE 1 7 8
E-TRANSMISSION FAILURE 23 4 27
NOT VOTED 9 1 10
PENDING 4 10 14
REJECTED 24 9 33
RETURNED AFTER DEADLINE 7 8 15
RETURNED UNDELIVERABLE 139 17 156
SIGNATURE DIFFERENT 1 1
SPOILED 190 149 339
VOTER SIGNATURE MISSING 15 13 28
WITNESS INFO INCOMPLETE 1 1
WRONG VOTER 2 2
Grand Total 10626 9284 19910
INVESTIGATIONS
Law violationsand SBE investigations
INVESTIGATIONS