election reforms: what should we prioritize for 2013 and beyond?
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Election Reforms: What Should We Prioritize for 2013 and Beyond?. CACEO Priorities: Unfunded State Mandates – AGAIN Permanent Vote-by-Mail Vote-by-Mail tabulation by precinct 15-day Close of Registration Voter Registration Procedures Online Voter Registration Improvements Accessibility - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Election Reforms: What Should We Prioritize for 2013 and Beyond?
CACEO Priorities:
1. Unfunded State Mandates – AGAIN• Permanent Vote-by-Mail• Vote-by-Mail tabulation by precinct• 15-day Close of Registration• Voter Registration Procedures
2. Online Voter Registration Improvements• Accessibility• Multiple record submissions• Address standardization
3. Top 2 Primary Changes• Remove language from ballot• Threshold for Write-in candidates
4. Petition Reforms• Change trigger for 100% check to 95% to 105%• If 100%, once qualifies, counties can stop checking sigs
New Language Requirements
30 counties
with new
Language
requirement
for posting
Sample Ballots
at the polls.
New Use Procedures
CACEO and SOS are working together with voting system vendors to update the voting system Use Procedures for all voting systems in all counties.
Use Procedures outline how to maintain, test, audit, and secure voting systems.
Uniform Procedures
Petition Signature Verification Guidelines UOCAVA County Access Plan Vote Count Standards Vote-by-Mail Guidelines Language Glossaries Canvass Procedures
We Are Each UniqueData from November 2012 Election
Alpine County Los Angeles County
# of Reg Voters 773 4,758,437
Languages English onlyEnglish + 11 required +
4 more
Voting Precincts 5 – all mail ballot 4,993 - 4,621 polling places
Poll Workers 4 21,540 - 9,770 bilingual
Turnout 84.86% - 656 voters 68.02% - 3,236,704 voters
Certified in 3 days 26 days straight – worked Thanksgiving Day!