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Board of Elections The City of New York Annual Report 2017

TABLE OF CONTENTS

01 INTRODUCTION 02 COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTIONS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK 03 MISSION STATEMENT 04 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 05 COMMISSIONERS’ PROFILES 15 COUNSEL TO THE COMMISSIONERS 15 EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT 16 SENIOR STAFF 16 BOROUGH OFFICES 18 CANDIDATE RECORDS UNIT 22 TURNOUT SUMMARY SPECIAL ELECTION – 02/14/2017 23 TURNOUT SUMMARY SPECIAL ELECTION – 05/23/2017 24 TURNOUT SUMMARY PRIMARY ELECTION – 09/12/2017 25 TURNOUT SUMMARY GENERAL ELECTION – 11/07/2017 26 COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS 29 VOTER REGISTRATION 36 ELECTION DAY OPERATIONS 48 VOTING EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS UNIT / POLL SITE MANAGEMENT 51 RAMP UNIT 52 FACILITIES OPERATIONS 53 PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT 54 ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT 58 PERSONNEL AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT 59 RECORDS MANAGEMENT/RETENTION DEPARTMENT 60 FINANCE 63 OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNCEL 65 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT (MIS) 68 PAYROLL 69 CUSTOMER SERVICE 70 BALLOT MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT71 POLL SITE DEVICES UNIT72 ADA COORDINATORS73 APPENDIX

The Board is headed by ten Commissioners, two from each borough representing both major political parties for a term of four years appointed by the New York City Council...

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Introduction

... A similar bipartisan arrangement of over 351 deputies, clerks and other personnel ensures that no one party controls the Board of Elections. The Board appoints an executive staff consisting of an Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director and other senior staff managers charged with the responsibility to oversee the operations of the Board on a daily basis. Together, the executive and support staffs provide a wide range of electoral services to residents in Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.

The Commissioners of Elections meet every Tuesday at the Executive Office, in addition to the special hearings, legislative sessions and specific issue-oriented meetings (electronic voting, election legislation, labor management, rules and budget) during the calendar year.

Board of Elections The City of New York

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Commissioners of Elections in the City of New York

From left to right (top row): Alan Schulkin, John Flateau, Ph.D., Michael Michel, John Wm. Zaccone, Simon Shamoun, Robert D. Siano

(bottom row): Maria Guastella, Rosanna Vargas, Frederick M. Umane, Jose Miguel Araujo

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BOROUGH PARTY

SIMON SHAMOUN Brooklyn RepublicanJOHN FLATEAU Brooklyn DemocratJOHN WM. ZACCONE Staten Island RepublicanMARIA R. GUASTELLA Staten Island Democrat ROBERT D. SIANO Bronx RepublicanROSANNA VARGAS, SECRETARY Bronx DemocratFREDERIC M. UMANE, PRESIDENT Manhattan RepublicanALAN SCHULKIN Manhattan DemocratMICHAEL MICHEL Queens RepublicanJOSE MIGUEL ARAUJO Queens Democrat

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From left to right (top row): Alan Schulkin, John Flateau, Ph.D., Michael Michel, John Wm. Zaccone, Simon Shamoun, Robert D. Siano

(bottom row): Maria Guastella, Rosanna Vargas, Frederick M. Umane, Jose Miguel Araujo

The Board of Elections in the City of New York,as provided under Section 3-200 of the New York State Election Law, is responsible:

1. To conduct fair and honest elections, from local to federal levels;

2. To enfranchise all eligible New Yorkers to register to vote and to practice those rights;

3. To conduct elections, certify the canvass and to retain the official records;

4. Voter outreach and education.

Briefly stated, this means:First, the preparation of the ballot for Primary, Special and General Elections to the extent that all vacancies for public office and party positions may be filled.

Second, that qualified voters may exercise their right to franchise and that every opportunity be given to voters to execute that right and to vote for whom they choose.

Third, that the votes of the electorate at Primary, Special and General Elections be properly canvassed and that a true count be given for each candidate voted for.

Finally, that we make every effort to inform and educate the voting public of their rights as a voter and also to reach out to all Americans to instruct them in the voting process.

The following pages of this report will illustrate some of the duties as classified in the above synopsis.

Mission Statement

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Wow! What a year it was. The hard-working and dedicated employees at the New York City Board of Elections during a busy election year provided the citizens of the City of New York with two special elections, a primary election and citywide general election to select a Mayor, Public Advocate, Comptroller, the New York City Council, several District Attorneys and Judges. Through the tireless efforts of senior management, Executive Director Michael Ryan, Deputy Executive Director Dawn Sandow, Administrative Manager Pamela Perkins and Operations Manager Georgea Kontzamanis, the Board conducted these fair, open, transparent and honest elections.

The New York City Board of Elections began 2017 with a governmental education effort with the New York State Legislature to encourage the legislators to pass new laws to enlarge, clarify and simplify the ballot. We are working to have many of these changes implemented in 2018.

The thousands of poll workers who conduct the elections are truly under-appreciated beacons of liberty. Our poll workers start their election day at 5:00 a.m., opening the polls and work until 10:00 or 11:00 p.m., closing the polls and tabulating the votes. The Commissioners salute their efforts on behalf of the citizens of our city. We encourage all those wishing to participate in the political process to become a poll worker and perform this much needed service for our great democracy.

Some of the Board’s major accomplishments during 2017 included:

• implementing a new computerized sign-in and assignment system for Stand-by poll workers;

• recruiting High School poll workers through the BOE’s High School Recruitment Program providing approximately 275 new young technically savvy poll workers;

• expanding its advertising campaign to recruit more poll workers resulting in posters in over 14,000 subway, buses and bus shelters throughout all five boroughs;

• continuing our voter outreach efforts to register new eligible voters, recruit poll workers and educate the public about the election process;

• updating the Board website and further development of applications for smart phones and computers to provide voters with candidate and voting location information;

• developing and enhancing the Election Night tally procedure utilizing portable memory sticks and the latest approved technology to provide almost immediate unofficial election returns on Election nights and providing periodic updates throughout the night;

• encouraging further utilization by poll workers of tablets for monitoring poll sites and confirming compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act requirements at poll sites; and

• introducing enhanced cyber-security updates to avoid outside interference with the election events.

President’s MessageIn addition, the Board of Elections continued the process of improving accessibility required by the United States District Court in order to ensure that all New York City voters freely and independently exercise the voter franchise. The Board continues its efforts to educate the public, community groups and elected officials regarding the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act related to the voting process.

Next year there are two primaries and a general election to elect a Governor, the entire New York State legislature, a United States Senator, our entire delegation to the House of Representative and various judges. In addition several special elections are expected.

The annual report will detail many of the advancements made during the year and highlights our goal of making the voting process fair and efficient for all voters. We encourage all interested parties to visit our website, www.vote.nyc for more information including various appendices not included in this printed version.

Respectfully Submitted,

Frederic M. Umane, President for Year 2017

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Brooklyn

SIMON SHAMOUN, Commissioner

Simon Shamoun is the New York City Board of Election’s Republican representative from Brooklyn, appointed by the New York City Council in 2013.

The son of immigrants, Mr. Shamoun is a product of both public and private schools including P.S. 104, Monsignor Farrell High School, Pace University and CUNY School of Law.

Mr. Shamoun is a partner at the law firm of Kampessis & Shamoun, representing clients in real estate and business matters and is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey and in the Southern and Eastern District Courts of New York.

Mr. Shamoun serves on the board of directors at the St. Nicholas Home adult residence in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn and is also a board member of the Salaam Club of New York, a charitable organization.

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JOHN FLATEAU, Commissioner

Dr. John Flateau is a Commissioner of the NYC Board Of Elections. He is a Professor of Public Administration and Political Science; and Director, Census Information Center at Medgar Evers College, CUNY. He was Chief of Staff and campaign coordinator for Mayor David Dinkins; Senior Vice President, Empire State Development Corp.; Executive Director, NYS Black, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus; and instructor, District Council 37 AFSCME.

He is a Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration; member, National Conference of Black Political Scientists; former member of NYS LATFOR which conducted congressional and state legislative redistricting and ended prison based gerrymandering; and was a Commissioner, NYC Districting Commission. He was Deputy Secretary for Intergovernmental Relations, NYS Senate, co-managing the 2010 Census and Federal Stimulus Program. He was Chairman, US Census Advisory Committee On the Black Population; and Co-Chair, NYC Black Advisory Committee, Census 2000.

He is a strategist on seminal federal, state and local elections; electoral reform; and landmark voting rights litigation empowering communities of color. He is an architect of NYC and NYS statutory programs for job creation, business finance and government contracts for Minority and Women businesses. John has a BA in English Literature, New York University; MPA, Baruch College; M. Phil., M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science in American Politics and Public Policy from The Graduate Center, CUNY. He is a member of Bridge St. AWME Church, the NAACP, VIDA and Brooklyn’s Bedford Stuyvesant community.

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Brooklyn

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Staten Island

JOHN WM. ZACCONE, Commissioner

John Wm. Zaccone is an attorney in private practice focusing on commercial real estate, transactional matters and civil litigation. He also serves as outside General Counsel for business and not-for-profit corporations in New York and New Jersey. He is currently the Commissioner of the New York City Board of Elections, representing Staten Island for the Republican Party.

After graduating Pace University in 1984 with a Bachelors Degree in Public Accounting, John graduated with a Juris Doctor degree from New York Law School in 1987. Upon graduation he served as an Estate Tax Attorney for the Internal Revenue Service, New York Office, until establishing his own law office in 1988. John has been in the private practice of law since.

From 2005 to 2013 John also served as General Counsel to Staten Island Borough President James P. Molinaro, where among his other duties he represented the Borough President on the New York City Employee Retirement System, and determination of disability and retirement appeals of members. John also represented the Borough President at NYCERS Investment Committee Meetings voting on investment policy decisions and board actions. While serving the Borough President, John worked on numerous projects to help better the quality of life for Staten Island.

John has served on numerous civic-related councils and committees including, Staten Island Community Board #2; Staten Island Aid for Retarded Children, Inc; United Activities Unlimited; Tiro a Segno of New York, Inc.; and Staten Island Community Television. John is also a member of the Richmond County and New York State Bar Associations. He is admitted to practice before the courts of the States of New York, New Jersey, and Oregon as well as the Federal Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the District Courts for the Eastern, Southern, Northern and Western Districts of New York, the District Court of New Jersey, the United States Court of International Trade and the United States Tax Court.

John resides on the North Shore of Staten Island with his wife Brooke.

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Staten Island

MARIA R. GUASTELLA ESQ., Commissioner

Maria R. Guastella is the Staten Island Democratic Commissioner and was unanimously appointed to the Board of Elections in the City of New York in 2011 by the New York City Council.

In January, 2012, she was duly elected President of the Commissioners of the Board of Elections in the City of New York.

Ms. Guastella began her legal career in 1994 working for the Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Division as a staff attorney. In 2001, Ms. Guastella opened her own law office and specializes in criminal defense litigation.

Ms. Guastella is a graduate of John Jay College of Criminal Justice and received her Juris Doctorate from City University of New York School of Law. She is admitted to practice law in the State of New York and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Ms. Guastella resides in Staten Island with her husband and two children.

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Bronx

ROBERT D. SIANO, Commissioner

Robert D. Siano is an attorney in private practice specializing in civil and criminal litigation and appeals. He is currently the Commissioner of the New York City Board of Elections, representing the Bronx Republican Party.

After graduating New York University in 2000, Robert attended St. John’s University School of Law. Since graduating in 2003, he was a Court Attorney for the Appellate Division Second Department of the State of New York, the state’s largest appellate court. He worked directly on over 120 civil and criminal Appeals, writing confidential memorandums and slip opinions for the Honorable panel of Justices of the Court.

Robert also worked as Special Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of New York as a trial attorney for the Administration for Children’s Services, prosecuting neglect and abuse cases representing children in the city of New York.

Since 2007, he has been a solo practitioner and began his association with the Bronx Republican Party, to help represent the county in which he resides. In 2013 and 2014, Robert ran for Judge of the Bronx Criminal and Civil Courts. In 2015, Robert ran for the Office of Bronx District Attorney.

Besides practicing law and representing the Bronx, he is a musician who, as a younger man, was part of a band named “Spinning Images”, that was signed to a small record label, StarPolish Records, where he toured across the East Coast, playing at colleges and historic venues such as CBGB’s, the Bitter End, Mercury Lounge, Irving Plaza and Webster Hall.

Robert is extremely close with his mother and father and has a younger brother, Dennis, whom he considers his best friends.

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Bronx

ROSANNA VARGAS, Secretary

Rosanna Vargas is a litigation associate at the national law firm of Akerman LLP. The focus of her practice is litigating complex commercial disputes in the Federal and State Courts of New York.

Ms. Vargas was appointed by the New York City Council as the Bronx Democratic Commissioner of the Board of Elections in June of 2016. She is the youngest person appointed to that post. She was later elected and currently serves as secretary of the Board of Elections in the City of New York. Ms. Vargas brings to this position a wealth of insight because of her private and public service experience at the law firm and previously at the Bronx County Supreme Court and the Bronx County Civil Court.

Ms. Vargas received her Juris Doctorate degree from Touro Law Center in 2012 and was the recipient of the Exceptional Service to the Public and Community Award. Ms. Vargas is admitted to practice law in the State of New York, and to the Federal Courts in Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Fordham University.

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FREDERIC M. UMANE ESQ., President

Frederic M. Umane has served as a commissioner of the New York City Board of Elections since 1995. A Republican from Manhattan, he was president of the Board during the 2005 mayoral election and has been active in local politics for more than twenty years.

An attorney, Mr. Umane is a partner at Zeichner Ellman & Krause and heads the firm’s transactional banking, corporate and real estate group. He has substantial experience in bank regulatory matters and issues involving mortgage fraud, automobile and hotel finances.

Mr. Umane is admitted to the practice of law in New York State and the federal courts. He is an active member of the American Bar Association as well as the Associations of the Bar of the City of New York and New York State.

He received his J.D. from Albany Law School and his B.A. from Union University. Mr. Umane is married to Susan Umane and they have two children, Ryan and Bradley.

Manhattan

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Manhattan

ALAN SCHULKIN, Commissioner

Alan Schulkin was appointed as the Democratic Commissioner to Manhattan County in September 2014. Prior to assuming this position, he had been the Deputy Chief Clerk at the Manhattan Borough Office of the Board of Elections in the City of New York since April 2014.

A graduate of University of Charleston, W. Va., Mr. Schulkin worked as a supervisor at the NYS Department of Social Services for 20 years, before transferring to the Department of Health, where he oversaw the audits of Medicare providers. He worked there for 10 years, when he was transferred to the Office of Medicaid Inspector General.

Mr. Schulkin currently resides in Manhattan.

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Queens

MICHAEL MICHEL, Commissioner

Michael Michel came to Christ the King as Financial Director in 1992. He has since been appointed Director of Operations at Christ the King High School in 1994 and in 2006 was appointed President of Christ the King. Michael founded and serves as President of the Christ the King Daycare / Continuing Education.

In 2013, the City Council appointed Michael Queens Republican Commissioner of the NYC Board of Elections. In March 2014, Michael was also appointed to serve on the Board of All Faiths Cemetery.

Michael currently resides in Middle Village, NY, with his wife, the former Erika Schaefer, and his two daughters Janine and Laura.

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Queens

JOSE MIGUEL ARAUJO ESQ., Commissioner

Jose Miguel Araujo was appointed to the New York City Board of Elections in 2008 and serves as the Democrat representative from Queens. He is currently serving as president.

A Democrat, Mr. Araujo graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice. He went on to receive his Juris Doctorate from the City University of New York School of Law and is a practicing attorney in the areas concerning Criminal Guardianship/Article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law, Wills and Estate and Real Estate.

As a member of the Board’s Public Education Subcommittee, he was integral in the implementation of the citywide public education campaign intended to inform New Yorkers of new changes to the voting system resulting from the Congressional Help America Vote Act.

Mr. Araujo and his wife Rita live in Queens with their four sons Justen, Joel, Ricardo and Ariel.

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Executive ManagementCounsel to the Commissioners

Administrative Management

PAMELA GREEN PERKINS Administrative Manager

GEORGEA KONTZAMANIS Operations Manager

MICHAEL J. RYAN Executive Director

KENNETH MOLTNER Counsel to the Commissioners of the Board of Elections in the City of New York

DAWN SANDOW Deputy Executive Director

STEVE DENKBERG Counsel to the Commissioners of the Board of Elections in the City of New York

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MANHATTAN200 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014 (212) 886-2100

GREG LEHMAN (left) Chief Clerk

CYNTHIA DOTY (right) Deputy Chief Clerk

BRONX1780 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10457 (718) 299-9017

ANTHONY RIBUSTELLO (left) Deputy Chief Clerk

BRENDALIZ CANDELARIA (right) Deputy Chief Clerk

Borough OfficesSenior Staff (Alphabetically Listed)STEVEN B. DENKBERG Counsel to the Commissioners STEVEN GUGLIELMI Director of PersonnelRAYMOND HUMMEL Director of Equipment STEVEN FERGUSON Director of Management Information ServicesBETH FOSSELLA Coordinator of Voter Registration ActivitiesTROY JOHNSON Coordinator of Candidate Records UnitDANIEL LAVELLE Coordinator of Customer ServiceDEBRA LEIBLE Coordinator of Election Day OperationsKENNETH MOLTNER Counsel to the CommissionersJOHN NAUDUS Director of Electronic Voting SystemsJOHN P. O’GRADY Chief Voting Machine TechnicianSTEVEN H. RICHMAN General CounselTHOMAS SATTIE Ballot Management Supervisor RAPHAEL SAVINO Deputy General Counsel / Director of Campaign Finance EnforcementNICHOLAS SQUICCIARINI Facilities ManagerGERALD SULLIVAN Finance Officer SHERWIN SUSS Agency Chief Contracting OfficerVALERIE VAZQUEZ Director of Communications & Public Affairs16

Borough Offices Cont’dQUEENS126-06 Queens Blvd, Kew Gardens, NY 11415 (718) 730-6730

AMANDA BERINATO (left) Chief Clerk

BART HAGGERTY (right) Deputy Chief Clerk

STATEN ISLAND1 Edgewater Plaza, 4th Fl., Staten Island, NY 10305 (718) 876-0079

SHEILA DELGIORNO (left) Chief Clerk

ANTHONY ANDRIULLI (right) Deputy Chief Clerk

BROOKLYN345 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 797-8800

RAYMOND J. RILEY (left) Brooklyn Deputy Chief

DANIEL ORTIZ (right) Acting Brooklyn Deputy Chief

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Candidate Records UnitThe Candidate Records Unit (CRU) of the Board of Elections in the City of New York is responsible for the receiving, recording, processing and tracking of all candidates and objector document filings as well as proofing of candidate names that achieve ballot status for Primary, General and Special Election Events.

The CRU staff maintains accurate candidate status on all these items in order to ensure an accurate ballot. The staff prepares, reviews, updates and corrects errors identified on all reports that feed the proofs of voting machine and paper (absentee, military, Ballot Marking Device, and standby emergency) ballots.

The unit also has a limited responsibility for receiving, recording and monitoring candidate compliance documents for In-Lieu-Of filers only as part of the Campaign Financial Disclosure requirements. CRU received 742 financial disclosure reports from various candidates, political party committees and political action committees in 2017.

TROY JOHNSON Coordinator, Candidate Records Unit

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Candidate Records Unit Cont’dDESIGNATING PETITIONS

NOMINATING PETITIONS

CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUMMARY

New York Bronx Kings Queens Richmond Total

Number Received 187 72 19 18 0 296

Number Challenged 38 3 4 4 6 55

Number of Specs Filed 20 2 0 0 4 26

Number Invalidated by Board 24 6 16 2 2 50

Number of Court Cases 3 0 0 1 0 4

Number of Court Cases Upholding Board Position 3 0 0 1 0 4

Number of Court Cases Reversing Board Position 0 0 0 0 0 0


Number of County Committee Filers 66 27 72 29 6 200

Number of Candidate Filers 2 2 2 1 0 7

Number of PAC Filers 0 0 0 0 0 5

Total Number of Filings Received 241 114 258 102 27 742

Total Number of In-Lieu-Of Filings 0 0 0 0 0 0

Number of Five-Day Letters Sent 0 0 0 0 0 0

Number of Delinquent Filings 53 19 63 39 10 184

Number Referred to County Attorney or DA 0 0 0 0 0 0


Number Received 336 556 477 172 57 1598

Number Challenged 210 52 101 38 13 414

Number of Specs Filed 165 12 33 14 2 226

Number Invalidated by Board 408 138 86 32 13 677

Number of Court Cases 17 5 4 13 7 46

Number of Court Cases Upholding Board Position 6 4 4 4 7 25

Number of Court Cases Reversing Board Position 11 1 0 9 0 21

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Candidate Records Unit Cont’dGENERAL ELECTIONS TURNOUT

Registered Voters Voter Turnout Percentage

2017 Mayor 4,568,579 1,166,313 26%

2016 Presidential 4,470,670 2,759,922 62%

2015 Judicial 3,938,116 236,251 6%

2014 Governor 4,151,378 1,042.968 25%

2013 Mayor 4,245,309 1,102,400 26%

2012 President 4, 224, 811 2, 447, 897 58%

2011 Judicial 3,999,941 184,265 5%

2010 Governor 4,081,567 1,366,982 33.49%

2009 Mayor 4,095,561 1,154,802 28.2%

2008 President 4,119,923 2,615,770 61.45%

2007 Judicial 3,856,342 Non-citywide Non-citywide

2006 Governor 3,799,353 1,244,874 32.77%

2005 Mayor 3,944,831 1,315,360 33.34%

2004 President 4,002,497 2,459,652 61%

2003 Council 3,667,266 Non-citywide Non-citywide

2002 Governor 3,832,437 1,415,095 37%

2001 Mayor 3,715,022 1,520,443 41%

2000 President 3,672,265 2,282,944 62%


1998 Governor 3,415,858 1,537,010 45%

1997 Mayor 3,514,974 1,409,347 40%

1996 President 3,532,348 2,028,013 57%


1994 Governor 3,246,464 1,576,160 48%

1993 Mayor 3,301,683 1,898,437 57%

1992 President 3,360,568 2,211,473 66%

1991 Council 2,962,958 Non-citywide Non-citywide

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Registered Voters Voter Turnout Percentage

1990 Governor 3,052,259 1,159,134 38%

1989 Mayor 3,183,741 1,899,845 60%

1988 President 3,017,013 2,126,418 70%


1986 Governor 2,614,470 1,288,842 49%

1985 Mayor 2,842,517 1,170,904 41%

1984 President 3,014,459 2,340,181 78%


1982 Governor 2,544,394 1,685,956 66%

1981 Mayor 2,345,001 1,305,368 56%

1980 President 2,525,464 2,013,164 80%


1978 Governor 2,714,331 1,526,574 56%

1977 Mayor 2,887,530 1,486,536 51%

1976 President 2,720,105 2,143,345 79%


1974 Governor 3,161,656 1,822,567 58%

1973 Mayor 3,565,147 1,790,053 50%

1972 President 3,067,749 2,267,237 73%


1970 Governor 3,046,373 2,290,020 75%

1969 Mayor 3,026,745 2,458,203 81%

1965 Mayor 3,281,689 2,652,451 80%

1961 Mayor 3,239,879 2,467,546 76%

1957 Mayor 2,442,888 2,224,054 91%

1953 Mayor 2,369,858 2,244,146 93%

GENERAL ELECTIONS TURNOUT (CONTINUED)

Candidate Records Unit Cont’d

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Turnout Summary Special Election – 02/14/2017

Turnout Eligible Active Voters as of 1/26/2017

NY 11,663 109,189 11%

Total 11,663 109,189 11%

Eligible Active Voters as of 1/26/2017

Public Counter EME

ABS/MIL (S)

ABS/MIL (M) FED (S) FED (M) FWAB PRE (S) PRE (M) AFF (S) AFF (M) BMD Aff

NY 109,189 11,311 15 262 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 0

Total 109,189 11,311 15 262 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 0

TURNOUT VS. ENROLLMENT

TURNOUT BY BALLOT TYPE

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Turnout Summary Special Election – 05/23/2017


NY 8,938 201,809 4%

Total 8,938 201,809 4%


Public Counter EME

ABS/MIL (S)


NY 201,809 8,384 6 484 9 0 0 0 0 0 45 10 0

Total 201,809 8,384 6 484 9 0 0 0 0 0 45 10 0



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Turnout Summary Primary Election – 09/12/2017


NY 132,469 862,114 15%

BX 71,863 648,788 11%

KG 173,677 1,278,390 14%

QN 98,863 972,161 10%

RH 15,849 184,420 9%

TOTAL 492,721 3,945,873 12%


Public Counter EME

ABS/MIL (S)


NY 862,114 127,793 2 3,782 8 0 0 0 0 0 829 55 0

BX 648,788 68,713 46 2,564 0 0 0 0 0 0 540 0 0

KG 1,278,390 168,240 19 4,019 67 0 0 0 0 0 1,066 266 0

QN 972,161 94,371 7 3,922 1 0 0 0 0 0 562 0 0

RH 184,420 14,578 0 1,216 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0

TOTAL 3,945,873 473,695 74 15,503 76 0 0 0 0 0 3,052 321 0



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Turnout Summary General Election – 11/07/2017


NY 272,079 987,544 28%

BX 149,717 716,693 21%

KG 358,085 1,427,586 25%

QN 286,130 1,148,727 25%

RH 100,302 288,029 35%

TOTAL 1,166,313 4,568,579 26%


Public Counter EME

ABS/MIL (S)


NY 987,544 261,041 1 7,709 1 0 0 0 0 0 3,320 7 0

BX 716,693 143,567 0 4,230 4 0 0 0 0 0 1,916 0 0

KG 1,427,586 347,550 95 6,155 112 0 0 0 0 0 3,538 635 0

QN 1,148,727 275,543 16 7,858 6 0 0 0 0 0 2,678 29 0

RH 288,029 95,572 0 3,851 1 0 0 0 0 0 876 2 0

TOTAL 4,568,579 1,123,273 112 29,803 124 0 0 0 0 0 12,328 673 0



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VALERIE VAZQUEZ Director of Communications and Public Affairs

One of the Board’s top priorities is to ensure that every Election Day is implemented as smoothly as possible. To raise awareness and understanding about the voting system, the Board continued its education efforts in 2017 with the main focus on voter registration and poll worker recruitment.

As a trained poll worker corps is an essential element of any successful Election Day, the Board took steps to provide poll workers with the knowledge and tools necessary to successfully implement the Election. A key element of this preparation was a heavy focus on poll worker and interpreter recruitment to assist in replenishing a robust poll worker corps. As a result, the Board’s 2017 public education campaign centered on a multi-pronged approach:

1. Continued voter education to raise awareness and prepare voters to use the voting system;

2. Recruitment of eligible New York City voters to serve as poll workers and interpreters and to provide them with real time experience with voters using the system on Election Day; and

3. Increasing voter registration by attempting to register new voters at all scheduled outreach events.

The 2017 Public Education Program targeted voters in all five boroughs. This included first time voters as well as senior citizens, multicultural voters, and voters with disabilities. By Federal mandate, all public educational material was provided in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean and Bengali.

The public education campaign continued to use and build upon a surround-sound communications approach that delivered key messages and engaged targeted audiences in voter education efforts and recruitment opportunities. Due to New York City’s diverse voter population, the Board implemented a campaign that integrated a range of tactics including stakeholder engagement, digital outreach, materials development and earned media.

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For 2017 the Board launched an outdoor transit media campaign across all 5 boroughs. The ads were placed in trains and buses that crossed all Boroughs for a total of 16 weeks. The campaign resulted in 30,000 hits to nyc.pollworker.com and over 1400 new poll workers were hired.

• Bipartisan Outreach team members attended events across the city to encourage eligible voters to serve as poll workers while educating and preparing voters for Election Day.

The Board also leveraged our legal ads to:

• Outreach was continued to key stakeholders to enlist their support in educating audiences about the new voting system and encouraging poll worker applicants.

• Social media engagement was ramped up to further grow the Board’s digital audiences and stakeholders.

• Educational materials in multiple languages were distributed at community events and made available on the Board’s website.

Additional highlights of the 2017 public education campaign include:

• The Board’s continued posting of online sample ballots in the Board’s efforts to assist in preparing voters to use the new voting system.

• The Board’s outreach team continued to proactively engage local community groups throughout New York City in addition to elected officials to encourage voter education and poll worker recruitment.

• The outreach team staffed community events throughout all five boroughs to educate voters about the new voting system, recruit eligible residents to serve as poll workers or interpreters, as well as register voters.

• On Election Day, the team engaged with NYC voters through timely Facebook postings and Twitter messages starting when the poll sites opened and continuing until the poll sites closed.

The home page of the Board’s website prominently features tools and resources working towards the Board’s priorities — including public education on voting, poll site locator, and sample ballots, as well as information on voter registration, poll worker recruitment, and absentee voting. The website also features sections devoted to specific audiences, such as voters, candidates, and poll workers. With the click of the mouse, users will also be able One of the Board’s priorities for 2018 is for the complete redesign of the existing site to become more user friendly. The Board’s website had a total of 3.54 million visitors, with 1.07 million clicks to the poll site locator.

NEW DESIGN OF DEDICATED MAILING PRIOR TO GENERAL ELECTION:

In an effort to improve communications with the voters, the annual Voter Information Notice Mailer was significantly changed in the past year. Originally, all five languages were printed in one mailer and distributed to all voters. The new version provided the following segmentation:

• Queens voters received the Voter Information Notice in all five covered languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Bengali

• Bronx and Staten Island voters received the Voter Information Notice in English and Spanish

• Manhattan and Brooklyn voters received the Voter Information Notice in English, Spanish and Chinese

By using this targeted approach that reflects the federal language assistance requests, the Board was able to more effectively deliver information to the voters and create better print efficiencies for current and future mailings.

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Communications and Public Affairs Cont’dIn addition, the Board added an additional voter tear card with all the pertinent information the voter would need including their poll site, address, ED/AD and other useful information. We are happy to report that we received positive feedback on this improvement and found many voters bringing their notice with them to the poll site and were able to save time by avoiding the information table line.

For 2017 the Board had over 1.25 million hits to our website and 668,000 to the poll site locator.

When to Vote:Primary Election:

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

General Election: Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Cuando Votar:Elección Primaria:

Martes, 13 de septiembre del 2016

Elección General: Martes, 8 de noviembre del 2016

Election District (ED)Distrito Electoral (ED)

Assembly District (AD)Distrito de Asamblea (AD)

Congressional District Distrito del Congreso

State Senatorial District Distrito Senatorial del Estado

Council DistrictDistrito del Consejo

Civil Court DistrictDistrito de la Corte Civil

Board of Elections in the City of New York

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2016 年 11 月 8 日星期二

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Cuando Votar:Elección Primaria:

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투표 일정:예비선거

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Voter Registration

BETH FOSSELLA Coordinator, Voter Registration

As the Coordinator of the Voter Registration Department, I am, along with my staff, responsible for all activities that pertain to registering people to vote in the five boroughs of New York. This includes:

• Overseeing the Boroughs’ responsibility to maintain the records of all registered voters. The total number of registered voters in the City of New York for 2017 according to the New York State Board of Elections Data Base is 5,053,842. These numbers include both Active and Inactive voters (Active voters – 4,596,813; Inactive voters – 457,029). These figures are run twice a year on March 1st and November 1st of each year and are posted on the New York State Board Web Site.

• Reaching out to all eligible voters in the City of New York and making them aware of the importance of being a registered voter and how much their vote counts. This is accomplished through:

1. Conducting registration drives at various community activities (street fairs, work fairs, community organization meetings, senior citizen community centers) and providing material that will help explain the process of voting.

2. Working with the Department of Education by visiting the high schools within the city informing and providing students, who are going to be eligible to vote, with registration applications as well as material that help explain the process of voting.

3. Distribution of voter registration material to the public. It is to be noted that all voter registration material is translated, in accordance to law, in five languages – English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean and Bengali.

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Voter Registration Cont’d• Providing and making sure that all registration material is updated in accordance

with New York State Law.

• Registration applications are broken down as follows: Regular registrations Agency registrations Department of Motor Vehicles

These registration applications are broken down by Code: No Code - Regular registrations Code 9 - Selected City agencies that fall under Local Law 29 Code D - CUNY

• In 2002, Congress passed and the President of the United States signed into law the “Help America Vote Act” (HAVA). This was the means by which the Federal government committed to fund sweeping election reforms that would enhance the voting process in this country. Previously, a potential voter was not asked to provide a means of identification when filling out a registration application. Once HAVA took effect, identification was required. Effective January 1, 2006 all first-time voter registrations within the State of New York have to provide the same information heretofore requested of voters who registered by mail after January 1, 2003. In order to accommodate the voter, the registration application was redesigned to provide a box where this “HAVA ID” information was required. Those who did not provide the necessary identification information will receive a “First Time Voter Letter”, asking them to provide the identification information. If no identification was sent by the time of the election, the voter will be asked to provide this information at the poll site, and if he/she still does not provide it, will not be allowed to vote on the machine, but will have to vote by affidavit ballot.

• Ordering and tracking all voter registration material both in the Brooklyn Voting Machine Facility where voter registration is stored, as well as in the General Office.

• Making sure that all Voter Registration material is updated and translated into the five languages required by law, English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean and Bengali.

• In 2010 the NYS Board of Elections redesigned the registration application to include “Organ Donor” information that is sent to the Board of Health on a weekly basis.

• In 2011 the State Board of Elections redesigned the absentee ballot application.

• Providing and updating all voter registration information that must be put up on the Board of Election’s web page. This information is done in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean and Bengali.

• In 2015 the New York State Registration application had two new parties added to the list of enrollment parties on the registration application. The parties were the Women’s Equality Party and the Reform Party. These parties were added to the 2016 Revised Registration Application.

• Providing Russian translation “Registration and Voting” booklet on the web page with English registration application. (As per NYS Law ELEC 3-506)

CODE 9 – AGENCY REGISTRATION

In May 2000, the New York City Council passed legislation ( Local Law 29) which requires that 20 City agencies must provide voter registration applications to their clients, contractors, sub-contractors (literally anyone with whom they come in contact) in the performance of services, mailings and whatever other transactions take place on a daily basis.

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Voter Registration Cont’dThe law requires that the Board of Elections supply these agencies with all the materials they will need in the performance of these tasks, i.e. registrations applications, display boxes, booklets, posters in all the five languages that are required by law (English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean and Bengali.) The total number of Code “9” registration applications that were given out in 2017 were:

English 50,000Spanish 15,000Chinese 4,125Korean 3,000Bengali 4,000

TOTAL NUMBER OF CODE “9” PROCESSED BY BOROUGH IN 2017

New York 883Bronx 1,295Brooklyn 656Queens 341Staten Island 226

CUNY (THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)

CUNY requested 60,000 Code “D” registration applications to be delivered to the designated offices of the CUNY schools. The “Code “D” registration applications are designated with a “D” in a small box at the upper left hand corner of the registration application. This enables the board to track how many of these registrations are processed.

TOTAL NUMBER OF CODE “D” PROCESSED BY BOROUGH IN 2017:

New York 542

Bronx 1,123

Brooklyn 1,371

Queens 1,996

Staten Island 512

TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTRATIONS RECEIVED IN GENERAL OFFICE 2017 FOR THE 5 BOROUGHS - 191,302

REG 68,491DMV 34,500DMV CAF 48,908AGENCY 23,812CODE 9 5,527 CODE D 10,064

INFORMATION NOTICES

In August of each year the Board of Elections sends out Voter Information Notices to all Active and Inactive Registered Voters. These Information Notices give the voter all the necessary information regarding the upcoming elections as well as informing the voter where his/her Poll Site is and in what district the voter must vote.

Many voters had commented in the past that their Poll Site has been changed and they were not aware of it, so that when they went to vote they had to vote at another Poll Site.

In 2005, the Information Notices were redesigned to include notice to the voter that he/she had a Poll Site change.

• The Normal file – the poll site remained the same.

• The Bold file – the poll site has been changed.

The 2017 Information Notice was re-designed to include the instructions for the use of the new voting machine, plus a removable card that contained the voter’s Election District, Assembly District and Party Enrollment.

In August of 2017 Information Notices 4,523,773-TOTAL – ACTIVE VOTERS ONLY

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Voter Registration Cont’dCANCELLATIONS

TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTRATIONS CANCELLED 46,485

NUMBER OF CANCEL NOTICES SENT TO OTHER COUNTIES N/A

NUMBER OF CANCEL NOTICES SENT TO SBOE FOR OTHER STATES. WE DO NOT RECEIVE OUT-OF-STATE CANCELLATIONS TO SEND TO THE STATE BOARD

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GENERAL INFORMATION

NUMBER OF MILITARY VOTERS ON FILE IN THE COUNTIES 1,886

NUMBER OF PERM/DISABLED VOTERS ON FILE IN THE COUNTIES 28,678

NUMBER OF SPECIAL FEDERAL VOTER ON FILE IN COUNTIES 25,713

NUMBER OF INACTIVE VOTER ON FILE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 453,278

The total number of registrations is posted on the NYS Board of Elections. They are produced twice a year - April 1st and November 1st. Below are the numbers the public is to follow:

• Go to www.vote.nyc.ny.us • Link to State Board – www.elections.state.ny.us • Enrollment totals for 5 boroughs as of November 1, 2017

2017 BOARD OF ELECTIONS VOTER INFORMATION NOTICES

Mail Date New York Brooklyn Queens Bronx Richmond

8/1/2016 989,672 1,408,517 1,134,231 706,710 284,643

The Confirmation Notices are sent out to the voters whose Information Notice was returned to the Board of Election as “Undeliverable”. Confirmation Notices are sent to check again whether a voter is indeed not living at the address that appeared on the Information Notice.

If the Confirmation Notice is returned “Undeliverable,” then the voter is made INACTIVE. The Inactive code is X. This voter goes from an Active to an Inactive (“A” to “X”) status.

LIBRARIES AND POST OFFICES

In January, we began the distribution of our usual supply of registration applications (in all five languages) to all the libraries and post offices in New York City. Included with these were posters, a display box and order forms which could be faxed to us requesting replacement supplies. The registration applications were self-contained in a Registration Display box that made distribution of the registration applications easier to display. Also included in these Display Boxes were Poll Worker Applications.

The total number of Registration Forms distributed for 2017 were as follows:

Post Offices – 224 Libraries – 217 TOTAL – 29,374 registrations TOTAL – 27,125 registrations

REGISTRATION SUMMARY FROM ALL SOURCES

NUMBER OF NEW REGISTRANTS PROCESSED IN 2017 110,510

NUMBER OF MOVERS WITHIN COUNTY PROCESSED IN 2017 60,907

TOTAL NUMBER OF ENROLLMENT CHANGES 67,823

TOTAL NUMBER OF DUPLICATES 7,455

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NYS VOTER ENROLLMENT BY COUNTY, PARTY AFFILIATION AND STATUS — Voters Registered as of November 1, 2017

Region County Status DEM REP CON GRE WOR IND WEP REF OTH Blank Total

Within NYC Bronx Active 558,204 41,666 2,901 800 2,696 13,485 380 48 83 98,039 718,302

Within NYC Bronx Inactive 64,327 5,780 423 88 484 1,997 19 0 22 13,940 87,080

Within NYC Bronx Total 622,531 47,446 3,324 888 3,180 15,482 399 48 105 111,979 805,382

Within NYC Kings Active 1,023,594 125,384 4,342 2,914 4,869 28,677 512 59 383 243,357 1,434,091

Within NYC Kings Inactive 86,805 10,410 443 372 649 3,410 8 1 55 24,595 126,748

Within NYC Kings Total 1,110,399 135,794 4,785 3,286 5,518 32,087 520 60 438 267,952 1,560,839

Within NYC New York Active 693,487 93,582 1,676 1,965 1,823 26,939 303 62 469 180,708 1,001,014

Within NYC New York Inactive 90,620 18,791 304 341 326 5,978 9 1 114 32,873 149,357

Within NYC New York Total 784,107 112,373 1,980 2,306 2,149 32,917 312 63 583 213,581 1,150,371

Within NYC Queens Active 753,198 129,161 5,142 1,827 3,290 27,196 489 60 280 233,619 1,154,262

Within NYC Queens Inactive 47,129 8,520 403 142 294 2,209 9 1 36 16,017 74,760

Within NYC Queens Total 800,327 137,681 5,545 1,969 3,584 29,405 498 61 316 249,636 1,229,022

Within NYC Richmond Active 127,548 86,821 4,318 406 1,083 9,626 98 29 104 59,111 289,144

Within NYC Richmond Inactive 8,957 4,884 267 37 106 735 0 0 7 4,091 19,084

Within NYC Richmond Total 136,505 91,705 4,585 443 1,189 10,361 98 29 111 63,202 308,228

Within NYC Total Active 3,156,031 476,614 18,379 7,912 13,761 105,923 1,782 258 1,319 814,834 4,596,813

Within NYC Total Inactive 297,838 48,385 1,840 980 1,859 14,329 45 3 234 91,516 457,029

Within NYC Total Total 3,453,869 524,999 20,219 8,892 15,620 120,252 1,827 261 1,553 906,350 5,053,842

Statewide Total Active 5,775,104 2,674,700 146,372 26,453 41,911 441,442 3,603 1,586 6,502 2,429,021 11,546,694

Statewide Total Inactive 475,228 166,206 9,222 2,848 4,674 40,200 179 42 765 216,221 915,585

Statewide Total Total 6,250,332 2,840,906 155,594 29,301 46,585 481,642 3,782 1,628 7,267 2,645,242 12,462,279

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Acknowledgments Transfers Confirmations Cancellations TOTAL BY BOROUGH

New York 38,393 19,542 57,541 9,353 1,918 126,747

Bronx 21,496 9,833 24,555 3,709 992 60,585

Brooklyn 49,988 40,286 82,024 1,089 500 173,887

Queens 45,155 21,213 54,912 29 1,771 123,080

Staten Island 8,066 3,942 12,657 279 242 25,186

TOTALS BY FORM 163,098 94,816 231,689 14,459 5,423 509,485

INFORMATION REGARDING MAILING FORM NOTICES FOR 2017 THAT WERE SENT FROM THE GENERAL OFFICE ALL BOROUGHS: Daily Count Form Notices from January 01, 2017 to December 31, 2017

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Voter Registration Cont’d20 YEAR ACTIVE AND INACTIVE VOTER’S REPORT

ID Year NEW YORK KINGS QUEENS BRONX RICHMOND Total

19 1998 802,581 1,024,067 840,703 539,021 209,486 3,415,858

20 1999 786,091 998,084 830,926 522,669 217,978 3,355,748

21 2000 876,120 1,095,963 902,459 568,751 227,355 3,670,648

22 2001 876,216 1,109,941 927,354 576,982 229,938 3,720,431

23 2002 1,010,007 1,271,743 1,038,926 663,867 252,560 4,237,103

24 2003 970,302 1,220,751 1,012,298 637,864 246,689 4,087,904

25 2004 1,110,217 1,329,900 1,092,384 695,932 265,988 4,494,421

26 2005 1,083,330 1,297,665 1,059,371 680,661 262,249 4,383,276

27 2006 1,099,027 1,317,470 1,045,684 690,491 265,050 4,417,722

28 2007 1,020,216 1,261,774 984,793 647,824 254,569 4,169,176

29 2008 1,137,092 1,394,937 1,090,420 717,957 274,526 4,614,932

30 2009 1,067,602 1,357,640 1,081,422 685,848 270,145 4,462,657

31 2010 1,083,138 1,392,965 1,100,884 696,246 275,729 4,548,962

32 2011 1,034,163 1,341,565 1,083,493 664,369 268,181 4,391,771

33 2012 1,109,781 1,424,479 1,116,578 710,436 279,148 4,640,422

34 2013 1,077,586 1,417,767 1,122,721 712,273 279,558 4,609,905

35 2014 1,049,505 1,413,359 1,100,204 724,576 280,718 4,568,362

36 2015 1,034,443 1,410,468 1,096,535 724,625 285,725 4,551,796

37 2016 1,126,400 1,526,514 1,192,529 782,405 299,514 4,927,362

38 2017 1,150,371 1,560,839 1,229,022 805,382 308,228 5,053,842

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POLL WORKER RECRUITMENT AND OUTREACH

This department is charged with the responsibility for recruiting, training, assigning and tracking the performance of individuals who staff the polls and serve voters on Election Day. There are several different Poll Worker positions that vary in qualifications and degrees of responsibility:

COORDINATORS are placed in polling sites to serve as the manager, to troubleshoot any problems and ensure that Election Day procedures are being followed. Their goal is to see that voters receive courteous, prompt and proper service. Each poll site now has two tablets which the Coordinator gives to the Information Clerks during the day to assist with directing voters. At closing, the Coordinator uploads the PMDs from the scanners giving us the earliest possible results.

INFORMATION CLERKS are placed at sites with multiple EDs to help direct and guide voters to their correct voting districts and poll sites by using street directories and poll site lists. They now have tablets with an app to also assist with directing voters.

ACCESSIBILITY CLERKS are assigned to poll sites with alternate accessible entrances where doors cannot remain open or where other assistance is required. They are assigned to doors and elevators that do not have Braille and they act as warning clerks where there is a hazard of someone tripping or bumping into something on the way into the poll site.

ED/AD TABLE INSPECTORS and POLL CLERKS are the backbone of the Board’s Election Day workforce. There are two INSPECTORS at each Election District or table, one enrolled Democrat and one Republican — a system of “checks and balances” that is required by New York State Election Law. POLL CLERKS are similarly divided and are mainly used as needed in the voting process in EDs where there are more than 750 registered voters.

SCANNER INSPECTORS verify that the scanners have not been tampered with, set-up and open the polls on the scanners for voting and assist voters if needed. There are two (2) inspectors per scanner; one (1) Democrat and one (1) Republican.

DEBRA LEIBLE Coordinator, Election Day Operations

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BMD INSPECTORS ensure the privacy booths and BMD are set up properly. They keep the booths clear of electioneering materials and are there to assist the voters if requested. There are two (2) Inspectors, one enrolled Democrat and one enrolled Republican.

INTERPRETERS assist voters with limited English proficiency at poll sites in various neighborhoods in New York City and are a major component of the Board’s Language Assistance Program. The Board provides Spanish, Chinese (Cantonese/Mandarin), Korean and Bengali/Hindi interpreters in targeted areas in conjunction with the plan based on recent census data.

ELECTION NIGHT REPORTING CLERKS (ENR) Every Police Precinct in New York City has a four-person bipartisan Election Night Reporting Team (ENR Team) assigned to report at 7pm. The ENR Team is responsible for the setup and testing of the Equipment prior to the close of polls.

Once the polls close, the ENR Team awaits the arrival of Police Officers transporting the Large Yellow Scanner Voting Records Bag which contains the Portable Memory Device (PMD) and the Zero Report and Results Tape. Once verified the ENR Team uses the Election Night Reporting Tablet to upload and transmit any PMDs that were not uploaded at the poll site.

A.D. POLL SITE MONITORS are a bipartisan team of specially trained Poll Workers who monitor an Assembly District on Election Day.

While the Coordinators, Inspectors, Poll Clerks and Information Clerks are required by law to be both a citizen and a registered voter, the Interpreters and Accessibility Clerks do not have such a requirement. County Committee applicants make up a great portion of the total complement needed to staff the polls but thousands of positions still must be filled. To this end, the Board trains and assigns poll workers recruited from various sources, including the City University of New York and numerous civic and advocacy groups. Poll Worker applicants also submit forms obtained from the Board’s phone bank, Borough Offices, nyc.electiondayworker.com, or by indicating interest in serving when completing their Voter Registration applications.

POLL WORKER TRAINING AND INITIATIVES

During 2017, we had 399 available Adjunct Trainers and Assistants to conduct poll worker training. There were 3,254 classes at 152 training sites throughout New York City. These classes train the Poll Workers to use the Basic Poll Worker Manual, visual aids and various voter information forms and materials used on Election Day. Demonstrations of the AutoMARK Ballot Marking Device (BMD) and the Optical Scanner Voting System are included in the training. The Board assigned 96,262 workers to class and trained 62,949 Poll Workers in 2017. We continued to use step-by-step laminated instructions for the BMD and Scanners. The purpose of these cards is to make it easier for the Poll Workers to open and close the BMD and Scanners simply by working in teams of two – one reading the instructions and the other performing the required steps.

The Basic Poll Worker Manual contains a section on diversity and incorporates customer service training for Poll Worker classes. The poll site signage provides voter information and assistance in all five (5) mandated languages based on what is required in each borough. These multi-language materials include “How to Use the Scanner” and NYS Voter Bill of Rights.

17 YEAR OLD POLL WORKER PROGRAM

During 2017, we recruited, trained and assigned approximately 275 high school students to work at as Inspectors at poll sites. They are tech savvy, high energy and very interested in learning about and being involved in the voting process. We are hopeful many will stay with us as poll workers and we will also continue to recruit through both public and parochial high schools for this program.

NURSING HOMES PROGRAM

The Board of Election provides services to Nursing Care Residential Facilities and their occupants. During the 2017 Special Election, State and Local Primary Election and General Election, Board Staff made 267 visits to nursing home facilities and delivered 13,340 Absentee Ballots to residents.

EDO DEPARTMENT

EDO Department Staff assists with educating voters on the BMD, Scanner and Election Procedures. They organize demonstrations of equipment when requested throughout the five boroughs as well as attend recruitment events for Poll Workers. In 2017, there were 18,294 Poll Workers recruited through various events and organizations.

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Election Day Operations Cont’d2017 POLL WORKER COVERAGE ANALYSIS

Poll Worker Positions

Special Election 9th Council - 02/14/2017

Special Election 30 State Senate - 05/23/2017

Primary Election - 09/12/2017

Run-Off Primary - 09/26/2017

General Election - 11/07/2017

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Accessibility Clerk 53 52 41 98 96 83 1,543 1,480 1,327 0 0 0 1,562 1,509 1,282

AD Poll Site Monitor 8 8 12 8 8 9 396 347 330 0 0 0 396 359 354

Bengali Interpreter 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 72 64 0 0 0 76 76 70

Chinese Interpreter 22 20 15 64 61 49 1,246 863 770 0 0 0 1,259 965 844

Coordinator 35 38 39 75 76 82 1,670 1,595 1,599 0 0 0 1,697 1,674 1,661

Custodian 7 7 6 12 12 11 175 115 138 0 0 0 178 151 138

Election Night Reporting Clerk 16 16 16 28 28 27 316 291 277 0 0 0 316 296 280

Field/Office/Zone Coordinator 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 3 0 0 0 10 6 5

Hindi Interpreter 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 100 97 0 0 0 104 101 87

Information Clerk 23 18 23 44 44 40 1,224 1,122 976 0 0 0 1,237 1,156 1,043

Inspector - Relief 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,628 3,089 1,527 0 0 0 1,776 1,646 742

Inspector - Student (Full) 0 0 0 0 0 0 121 93 76 0 0 0 176 156 135

Inspector - Student (Peak) 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 17 15 0 0 0 36 29 28

Inspector BMD-Privacy Booth 2 2 2 0 0 0 1,832 1,594 868 0 0 0 1,744 1,626 796

Inspector Table 162 161 158 288 287 269 11,204 10,350 11,641 0 0 0 11,232 10,827 12,100

Inspector-Scanner 160 157 139 288 287 248 5,744 5,210 4,535 0 0 0 7,714 7,281 6,017

Korean Interpreter 0 0 0 0 0 0 220 121 107 0 0 0 220 159 138

Poll Clerk - Relief 86 84 50 182 181 115 1,148 1,013 625 0 0 0 2,850 2,574 1,357

Poll Clerk BMD 68 68 49 144 142 102 602 493 307 0 0 0 686 610 389

Poll Clerk Scanner 26 25 15 110 107 75 218 179 145 0 0 0 218 195 150

Spanish Interpreter 43 43 37 78 75 55 1,079 956 827 0 0 0 1,096 1,069 912

* P = POSITIONS* A = ASSIGNED* W = WORKED

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Election Day Operations Cont’d1ST TIME POLL WORKERS IN 2017 — Special Election 9th Council - 02/14/2017

1ST TIME POLL WORKERS IN 2017 — Special Election 30 State Senate - 05/23/2017

1ST TIME POLL WORKERS IN 2016 — General Election - 11/07/2017

1ST TIME POLL WORKERS IN 2016 — Primary Election - 09/12/2017

County Worked First Timers

New York 1,180 28


New York 5,773 584

Bronx 4,737 337

Brooklyn 9,200 997

Queens 7,276 682

Staten Island 1,643 143


New York 5,349 727

Bronx 4,457 836

Brooklyn 8,346 1,448

Queens 6,706 1,375

Staten Island 1,489 169


New York 630 5

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Election Day Operations Cont’d2017 BOE / COUNTY POLL WORKERS — Special Election 9th Council - 02/14/2017

2017 BOE / COUNTY POLL WORKERS — Special Election 30 State Senate - 05/23/2017

2017 BOE / COUNTY POLL WORKERS — Primary Election - 09/12/2017

2017 BOE / COUNTY POLL WORKERS — General Election - 11/07/2017

County Appointed by Workers

New York County 365

New York BoE 265


New York County 584

New York BoE 596


New York County 1,204

New York BoE 4,145

Bronx County 1,379

Bronx BoE 3,078

Brooklyn County 2,660

Brooklyn BoE 5,686

Queens County 1,747

Queens BoE 4,959

Staten Island County 229

Staten Island BoE 1,260


New York County 1,232

New York BoE 4,541

Bronx County 1,424

Bronx BoE 3,313

Brooklyn County 2,775

Brooklyn BoE 6,425

Queens County 1,798

Queens BoE 5,478

Staten Island County 226

Staten Island BoE 1,417

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Election Day Operations Cont’d# OF INTERPRETERS, LOCATIONS & COST PER ELECTION

Special Election 9th Council 2/14/17

Special Election 30 State Senate 5/23/17

Primary Election 9/12/17

General Election 11/7/17

New York

# OF LOCATIONS 30 59 196 213

# OF INTERPRETERS 52 104 369 404

COST $10,400.00 $20,800.00 $73,800.00 $80,800.00

Bronx

# OF LOCATIONS N/A N/A 141 148

# OF INTERPRETERS N/A N/A 147 158

COST N/A N/A $29,400.00 $31,600.00

Brooklyn



COST N/A N/A $101,800.00 $117,600.00

Queens



COST N/A N/A $160,400.00 $172,400.00

Staten Island



COST N/A N/A $7,600.00 $8,000.00

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Election Day Operations Cont’d2017 VACANCY SUMMARY

Election Inspector Vacancy # of Positions % Vacant

Special Election 9th Council - 2/14/17

New York 93 504 18.45%

Special Election 30 State Senate - 5/23/17

New York 212 1012 20.95%

Primary Election - 9/12/17

New York 1,490 5,452 27.33%

Bronx 636 4,000 15.90%

Brooklyn 1,537 7,758 19.81%

Queens 956 5,782 16.53%

Staten Island 225 1,384 16.26%

General Election - 11/7/17

New York 1,448 5,786 25.03%

Bronx 586 4,228 13.86%

Brooklyn 1,417 8,332 17.01%

Queens 1,025 6,322 16.21%

Staten Island 271 1,552 17.46%

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2017 POLL WORKER TEST PASSING RATE — Special Election 9th Council - 02/14/2017

2017 POLL WORKER TEST PASSING RATE — Special Election 30 State Senate - 05/23/2017

2017 POLL WORKER TEST PASSING RATE — Primary Election - 09/12/2017

2017 POLL WORKER TEST PASSING RATE — General Election - 11/07/2017

County Worked Passed

New York 623 622


New York 1,167 1,167


New York 5,304 5,304

Bronx 4,433 4,433


Queens 6,682 6,681

Staten Island 1,470 1,470


New York 5,730 5,730

Bronx 4,714 4,714


Queens 7,257 7,257

Staten Island 1,624 1,624

2017 POLL WORKER COMPLAINTS BY CATEGORY

Borough Complaints That Poll Workers Were Rude/Behavior Issues* Complaints That Poll Workers Were Not

Following Proper Procedures*

New York 186 33

Bronx 23 3

Brooklyn 100 40

Queens 12 11

Staten Island 42 9

Total 363 97

* All poll workers with complaints regarding behavioral issues were called in and some were dismissed

* All poll workers with complaints regarding not following proper procedures were brought in for additional training

Election Day Operations Cont’d

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Election Day Operations Cont’d2017 STANDBY USAGE — Special Election 9th Council - 02/14/2017

2017 STANDBY USAGE — Special Election 30 State Senate - 05/23/2017

2017 STANDBY USAGE — Primary Election - 09/12/2017

2017 STANDBY USAGE — General Election - 11/07/2017

County Worked Dispatched % Dispatched

New York 93 69 74.19


New York 142 129 90.84


New York 204 145 71.07

Bronx 235 218 92.76

Brooklyn 141 137 97.16

Queens 236 231 97.88

Staten Island 23 22 95.65


New York 224 165 73.66

Bronx 267 257 96.25

Brooklyn 331 318 96.07

Queens 113 105 92.92

Staten Island 61 59 96.72

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Election Day Operations Cont’d2017 POLL WORKER APPLICATIONS RECEIVED

Poll Worker Application Source County Apps Tested %AALDEF BX 0 0 0AALDEF KG 1 1 100AALDEF NY 0 0 0AALDEF QN 0 0 0AALDEF RH 0 0 0B-EDO BX 6 1 16.66B-EDO KG 704 348 49.43B-EDO NY 8 5 62.5B-EDO QN 3 1 33.33B-EDO RH 0 0 0BX BOE BX 560 257 45.89BX BOE KG 1 1 100BX BOE NY 10 10 100BX BOE QN 0 0 0BX BOE RH 0 0 0Community Organization BX 3 2 66.67Community Organization KG 10 7 70Community Organization NY 10 1 10Community Organization QN 10 4 40Community Organization RH 0 0 0Community-Mail BX 13 1 7.69Community-Mail KG 100 32 32Community-Mail NY 258 99 12.4Community-Mail QN 530 184 34.72Community-Mail RH 33 23 69.7County Organization BX 117 82 70.08County Organization KG 148 96 64.86County Organization NY 77 41 53.25County Organization QN 71 44 61.97County Organization RH 2 2 100CUNY Student BX 0 0 0CUNY Student KG 12 4 33.33CUNY Student NY 0 0 0CUNY Student QN 0 0 0CUNY Student RH 0 0 0Deputized BX 0 0 0Deputized KG 7 0 0Deputized NY 1 1 100Deputized QN 0 0 0Deputized RH 0 0 0Direct Mailing BX 2 0 0Direct Mailing KG 7 5 71.42Direct Mailing NY 182 98 53.85Direct Mailing QN 442 162 36.65Direct Mailing RH 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com BX 799 206 25.78ElectionDayWorker.com KG 1,289 562 43.6ElectionDayWorker.com NY 673 304 45.17ElectionDayWorker.com QN 1,536 506 32.94ElectionDayWorker.com RH 177 108 61.02ElectionDayWorker.com via 2014DirectMail BX 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via 2014DirectMail KG 1 1 100ElectionDayWorker.com via 2014DirectMail NY 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via 2014DirectMail QN 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via 2014DirectMail RH 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via B-EDO BX 1 0 0

Poll Worker Application Source County Apps Tested %ElectionDayWorker.com via B-EDO KG 75 52 69.33ElectionDayWorker.com via B-EDO NY 1 1 100ElectionDayWorker.com via B-EDO QN 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via B-EDO RH 1 1 100ElectionDayWorker.com via BX BOE BX 31 25 80.65ElectionDayWorker.com via BX BOE KG 0 0 100ElectionDayWorker.com via BX BOE NY 0 0 100ElectionDayWorker.com via BX BOE QN 0 0 100ElectionDayWorker.com via BX BOE RH 0 0 100ElectionDayWorker.com via Community Organization BX 1 1 100ElectionDayWorker.com via Community Organization KG 1 1 100ElectionDayWorker.com via Community Organization NY 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Community Organization QN 1 1 100ElectionDayWorker.com via Community Organization RH 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Community-Mail BX 1 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Community-Mail KG 12 9 75ElectionDayWorker.com via Community-Mail NY 8 6 75ElectionDayWorker.com via Community-Mail QN 44 26 59.09ElectionDayWorker.com via Community-Mail RH 2 2 100ElectionDayWorker.com via County Organization BX 4 4 100ElectionDayWorker.com via County Organization KG 19 19 100ElectionDayWorker.com via County Organization NY 27 21 77.77ElectionDayWorker.com via County Organization QN 14 13 92.86ElectionDayWorker.com via County Organization RH 4 3 75ElectionDayWorker.com via CUNY BX 18 4 22.22ElectionDayWorker.com via CUNY KG 7 3 42.86ElectionDayWorker.com via CUNY NY 1 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via CUNY QN 1 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via CUNY RH 1 1 0ElectionDayWorker.com via CUNY Student BX 169 39 23.08ElectionDayWorker.com via CUNY Student KG 201 111 55.22ElectionDayWorker.com via CUNY Student NY 93 26 27.96ElectionDayWorker.com via CUNY Student QN 276 44 15.94ElectionDayWorker.com via CUNY Student RH 13 6 46.15ElectionDayWorker.com via Department of Education BX 4 1 25ElectionDayWorker.com via Department of Education KG 2 2 100ElectionDayWorker.com via Department of Education NY 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Department of Education QN 2 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Department of Education RH 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Deputized BX 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Deputized KG 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Deputized NY 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Deputized QN 1 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Deputized RH 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Direct Mailing BX 1 1 100ElectionDayWorker.com via Direct Mailing KG 1 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Direct Mailing NY 12 11 91.67ElectionDayWorker.com via Direct Mailing QN 40 32 80ElectionDayWorker.com via Direct Mailing RH 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Facebook Ad BX 3 2 66.67ElectionDayWorker.com via Facebook Ad KG 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Facebook Ad NY 1 1 100ElectionDayWorker.com via Facebook Ad QN 4 1 25ElectionDayWorker.com via Facebook Ad RH 1 1 100ElectionDayWorker.com via High School Student BX 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via High School Student KG 5 4 80

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Election Day Operations Cont’d2017 POLL WORKER APPLICATIONS RECEIVED CONT’D

Poll Worker Application Source County Apps Tested %ElectionDayWorker.com via High School Student NY 1 1 100ElectionDayWorker.com via High School Student QN 4 4 100ElectionDayWorker.com via High School Student RH 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via HPWA BX 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via HPWA KG 4 3 75ElectionDayWorker.com via HPWA NY 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via HPWA QN 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via HPWA RH 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via KG BOE BX 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via KG BOE KG 10 5 50ElectionDayWorker.com via KG BOE NY 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via KG BOE QN 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via KG BOE RH 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via League of Women Voters BX 1 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via League of Women Voters KG 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via League of Women Voters NY 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via League of Women Voters QN 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via League of Women Voters RH 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via MTA Bus and Train Ad Campaign BX 722 203 28.11ElectionDayWorker.com via MTA Bus and Train Ad Campaign KG 586 228 38.91ElectionDayWorker.com via MTA Bus and Train Ad Campaign NY 448 165 36.83ElectionDayWorker.com via MTA Bus and Train Ad Campaign QN 1,182 311 26.31ElectionDayWorker.com via MTA Bus and Train Ad Campaign RH 61 24 39.34ElectionDayWorker.com via Newspaper Ad BX 18 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Newspaper Ad KG 38 17 44.73ElectionDayWorker.com via Newspaper Ad NY 46 16 34.78ElectionDayWorker.com via Newspaper Ad QN 68 25 36.76ElectionDayWorker.com via Newspaper Ad RH 2 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via NY BOE BX 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via NY BOE KG 2 1 50ElectionDayWorker.com via NY BOE NY 13 12 92.3ElectionDayWorker.com via NY BOE QN 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via NY BOE RH 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via NYC.gov BX 6 1 16.66ElectionDayWorker.com via NYC.gov KG 1 1 100ElectionDayWorker.com via NYC.gov NY 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via NYC.gov QN 1 1 100ElectionDayWorker.com via NYC.gov RH 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Other BX 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Other KG 24 18 75ElectionDayWorker.com via Other NY 1 1 100ElectionDayWorker.com via Other QN 9 5 55.55ElectionDayWorker.com via Other RH 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Phone Bank BX 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Phone Bank KG 3 3 100ElectionDayWorker.com via Phone Bank NY 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Phone Bank QN 3 3 100ElectionDayWorker.com via Phone Bank RH 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Registration BX 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Registration KG 10 8 80ElectionDayWorker.com via Registration NY 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Registration QN 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Registration RH 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via RH BOE BX 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via RH BOE KG 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via RH BOE NY 0 0 0

Poll Worker Application Source County Apps Tested %ElectionDayWorker.com via RH BOE QN 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via RH BOE RH 8 7 87.5ElectionDayWorker.com via RM17 BX 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via RM17 KG 33 18 54.55ElectionDayWorker.com via RM17 NY 2 2 100ElectionDayWorker.com via RM17 QN 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via RM17 RH 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Section 203 BX 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Section 203 KG 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Section 203 NY 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Section 203 QN 2 1 50ElectionDayWorker.com via Section 203 RH 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via SIPW BX 1 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via SIPW KG 3 1 33.33ElectionDayWorker.com via SIPW NY 1 1 100ElectionDayWorker.com via SIPW QN 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via SIPW RH 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via SPW16 BX 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via SPW16 KG 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via SPW16 NY 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via SPW16 QN 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via SPW16 RH 1 1 100ElectionDayWorker.com via State Board of Elections BX 4 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via State Board of Elections KG 5 4 80ElectionDayWorker.com via State Board of Elections NY 1 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via State Board of Elections QN 2 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via State Board of Elections RH 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via Voter Information Notice BX 59 17 28.81ElectionDayWorker.com via Voter Information Notice KG 72 51 70.83ElectionDayWorker.com via Voter Information Notice NY 55 27 49.09ElectionDayWorker.com via Voter Information Notice QN 96 29 30.21ElectionDayWorker.com via Voter Information Notice RH 15 10 66.67ElectionDayWorker.com via Web Site BX 1,106 305 27.58ElectionDayWorker.com via Web Site KG 1,119 520 46.47ElectionDayWorker.com via Web Site NY 662 304 45.92ElectionDayWorker.com via Web Site QN 1,399 451 32.24ElectionDayWorker.com via Web Site RH 123 69 56.1ElectionDayWorker.com via whosontheballot.org BX 1 1 100ElectionDayWorker.com via whosontheballot.org KG 1 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via whosontheballot.org NY 2 1 50ElectionDayWorker.com via whosontheballot.org QN 0 0 0ElectionDayWorker.com via whosontheballot.org RH 1 1 100Event Recruitment Drive (ERD) BX 0 0 0Event Recruitment Drive (ERD) KG 0 0 0Event Recruitment Drive (ERD) NY 0 0 0Event Recruitment Drive (ERD) QN 0 0 0Event Recruitment Drive (ERD) RH 2 0 0High School Student BX 0 0 0High School Student KG 68 41 60.29High School Student NY 3 1 33.34High School Student QN 100 91 91High School Student RH 0 0 0HPWA BX 0 0 0HPWA KG 58 30 51.72HPWA NY 1 0 0HPWA QN 1 0 0

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Election Day Operations Cont’d2017 POLL WORKER APPLICATIONS RECEIVED CONT’D

Poll Worker Application Source County Apps Tested %HPWA RH 0 0 0KG BOE BX 0 0 0KG BOE KG 127 77 60.63KG BOE NY 2 2 100KG BOE QN 0 0 0KG BOE RH 1 1 100Newspaper Ad BX 0 0 0Newspaper Ad KG 0 0 0Newspaper Ad NY 2 1 50Newspaper Ad QN 0 0 0Newspaper Ad RH 0 0 0NY BOE BX 1 1 100NY BOE KG 7 4 57.14NY BOE NY 213 126 59.15NY BOE QN 2 2 100NY BOE RH 0 0 0NYC.gov BX 0 0 0NYC.gov KG 1 0 0NYC.gov NY 1 0 0NYC.gov QN 0 0 0NYC.gov RH 0 0 0Other BX 3 2 66.67Other KG 243 123 50.62Other NY 27 12 44.44Other QN 78 54 69.23Other RH 0 0 0Phone Bank BX 9 5 55.56Phone Bank KG 26 22 84.62Phone Bank NY 15 8 53.33Phone Bank QN 61 34 55.74Phone Bank RH 5 4 80Registration BX 0 0 0Registration KG 111 57 51.35Registration NY 1 0 0Registration QN 0 0 0Registration RH 8 3 37.5RH BOE BX 0 0 0RH BOE KG 0 0 0RH BOE NY 0 0 0RH BOE QN 0 0 0RH BOE RH 92 71 77.17RM17 BX 0 0 0RM17 KG 21 3 14.28RM17 NY 0 0 0RM17 QN 0 0 0RM17 RH 0 0 0SAFEST BX 12 3 25SAFEST KG 0 0 0SAFEST NY 0 0 0SAFEST QN 1 0 0SAFEST RH 0 0 0Safest Org BX 1 0 0Safest Org KG 0 0 0Safest Org NY 0 0 0Safest Org QN 0 0 0Safest Org RH 0 0 0

Poll Worker Application Source County Apps Tested %SPW16 BX 0 0 0SPW16 KG 0 0 0SPW16 NY 0 0 0SPW16 QN 0 0 0SPW16 RH 31 26 83.87Telephone BX 0 0 0Telephone KG 1 0 0Telephone NY 0 0 0Telephone QN 0 0 0Telephone RH 0 0 0Web Site BX 0 0 0Web Site KG 1 0 0Web Site NY 8 2 25Web Site QN 4 2 50Web Site RH 0 0 0

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Voting Equipment Operations Unit/Poll Site Management

JOHN P. O’GRADY Chief Voting Machine Technician

VOTING MACHINE FACILITIES

The Voting Machine Facilities (VMF) staff in all boroughs has continued to enhance the efficiency of the preparation of Scanners and BMDs equipment for each Election. The average time to test and prepare the Scanners and BMDs is averaging between 50 to 60 minutes per device.

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Election DS 200 Scanners Ballot Marking Devices

CallsReplaced

CallsReplaced

Number Percentage Number Percentage

February 14, 2017, Special Election 16 0 0% 7 0 0%

May 23, 2017, Special Election 50 0 0% 13 0 0%

September 12, 2017, Primary Election 523 10 .003% 226 16 .01%

November 7, 2017, General Election 1,052 13 .003% 293 18 1.397%

During 2017, the VMF staff with the assistance of ES&S was able to address equipment problems on Election Days within an average of 23 to 44 minutes. The Board of Elections received calls and replaced on Election Days the following Scanners and Ballot Marking Devices:

Note: Every poll site received at least one BMD.

Voting Equipment Operations Unit/Poll Site Management Cont’dThe VMF prepared and deployed all the equipment required for the 2016 Special Election, Presidential Primary, Federal Primary Election, State Primary and Presidential General Election as follows:

Election DS 200 Scanners Ballot Marking Device ED Transportation Carts Privacy Booths

February 14, 2017, Special Election 93 35 81 414

May 23, 2017, Special Election 209 75 144 890

September 12, 2017, Primary Election 2,973 1,286 5,602 14,297

November 7, 2017, General Election 3,968 1,288 5,616 15,732

Election Poll Site Poll Workers Supplies Procedure Question ED Supply Carts Accessibility Issues

February 14, 2017, Special Election 34 56 17 3 1 21

May 23, 2017, Special Election 42 129 23 2 3 60

September 12, 2017, Primary Election 294 1,030 567 24 36 256

November 7, 2017, General Election 339 1,039 58 31 20 249

Total Election Day Calls for the Year 709 2,254 665 60 60 586

In addition, the Board of Elections received and documented the following Election Day Calls:

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Election Poll Site Open on Time Open Late

Number Percentage Number Percentage

February 14, 2017, Special Election 35 34 97.14% 1 2.86%

May 23, 2017, Special Election 75 73 97.33% 2 2.67%

September 12, 2017, Primary Election 1,213 1,189 98.02% 24 1.98%

November 7, 2017, General Election 1,216 1,200 98.68% 16 1.32%

Poll sites that began processing voters after 6:00 am on Election Day:

The General Office VEOU throughout the year continued to provide all the reports, supplies and technical support required by the Voting Machine Facilities staff in all five boroughs.

Voting Equipment Operations Unit/Poll Site Management Cont’d

POLL SITES

In 2017, the Board of Elections VEOU-Poll Site Division accomplishments were:

• Increasing efforts of making polling sites, paths of travel, entrances, exits, and voting areas accessible to individuals with disabilities.

• Ensuring that each polling site contained appropriate square footage, visible accessible entrances, technology friendly and reliable, schematics for accessing polling sites and floor plans that detailed the placement of the Election Day equipment.

Federal Court Order Implementation Continuation:In compliance with the requirements of the mandated United Spinal Association Federal Court Order, 353 additional final surveys submitted by Evan Terry Associates, the court-appointed expert, were received prior to the end of the year and the completion of the election cycle. VEOU reviewed all 353 final surveys. As a result of the reviews, solutions to overcome barriers at poll sites were implemented. The solutions included, but were not limited to, the placement of additional accessibility clerks and the installation of door props, cones, ramps and mats in polling sites.

In accordance with the requirements of the court order, BOE surveyors attended a three- (3)-day training program conducted by Evan Terry Associates about how to conduct poll site surveys. The training program consisted of one (1) day of classroom training and two (2) days of hands-on field surveying accompanied by an Evan Terry Associates staff person as the lead surveyor. BOE staff also had 3-days training class conducted by ETA on the use of AutoCAD to update and create floor plans.

In addition, the Board has implemented a new tracking system for equipment deployment using RFID tags citywide. The new tracking system allows the Board to confirm in realtime when equipment has been delivered to poll sites. The Board plans to continue with the next phase of implementation (tracking equipment leaving and returning to the Voting Machine facilities) in 2018.

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Ramp Unit

SUSAN M. CAICEDO Voting Equipment Operation (VEOU)

The ramp unit is responsible for ensuring that all polling sites have the necessary equipment to comply with ADA regulations in order to make them fully accessible to voters with disabilities. Working closely with the Board of Elections (BOE) survey departments in each of the five boroughs and in conjunction with the ADA Coordinators, we construct each site that requires equipment that has been recommended by Evan Terry and Associates (ETA) to make the sites accessible.

This year the BOE went into contract with eighteen vendors who store, transport, and install the ADA equipment for more than three hundred and fifty sites that are broken down into geographic zones within each borough. Equipment can range from mats and simple ramp setups to much more complicated ramp systems. These vendors are responsible to begin setup of equipment at 3pm the day before an Election and complete the installations by 6am on Election Day. They are also required to attend training class twice a year on the proper installation of the ramp equipment and understanding of ADA compliancy.

The ramp unit will also meet periodically with the two ramp equipment vendors, National Ramp and EZ Access, to discuss and develop new equipment options to meet the needs of the polling site where standard equipment may not always work.

We continue to improve the installation process to ensure that voters with disabilities have safe and compliant access to their polling location.

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In 2017 new bathrooms were installed at the General Office , along with fresh paint for the 6th, 7th and 11th floors. At 345 Adams Street (Brooklyn office) new carpet and flooring were installed along with the office being painted. At 1 Edgewater Plaza the renovation work included, new carpet and flooring, new light fixtures, new ceiling tiles and fresh paint. At 1780 Grand Concourse we added some new workstations along with new floor tiles and office painting. We are working with DCAS to find a new location for the Bronx office and VMF after the current lease expires in 2019.

NICHOLAS SQUICCIARINI Facilities Manager

Facilities Operations

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