NC STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS

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NC STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
PRECINCT UNIFORMITY PROJECT 2008
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Precinct Uniformity

• Make 100 become 1 (or close to it)
• Focus groups developed to address procedure
  differences

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Focus Groups

• Voting Equipment
• Uniform Procedures
• Emergency Disaster Guidelines
• ADA Compliance for Polling Places
• Polling Place Checklist Standards Model
• Precinct Size

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Focus Groups

• Precinct Officials Duties Responsibilities
• Polling Place Vests
• Voter Assistance
• Voter Authorization Pollbook
• Public Service Announcements
• Voter Reg. Packets

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Chapter 1
Voting Equipment TestingPurpose To set minimum
statewide standards for voting equipment
testing.

• a. Testing General Procedures

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Chapter 2
Provisional and Absentee VotingPurpose To
explain procedures for conducting provisional
voting.

• a. Provisional voting procedures
• b. Provisional Voter Call-in Instructions
• c. Instructions to UOCAVA Citizens

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Chapter 3
Audit Criteria GuidelinesPurpose Criteria and
guidelines for auditing polling places and
preparing for canvass.

• a. Balance forms
• b. Samples Challenged voter log one stop daily
  tabulator and one stop daily accounting form.

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Chapter 4
Recount Procedures ChecklistPurpose To
provide procedures for recounts in accordance
with statutes and administrative rules.
a. Recount procedures checklist b. Recount
Procedures
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Chapter 5
Security Chain of CustodyPurpose To set
guidelines for election security and formal
custody exchanges.
a. Equipment Custody Forms b. Chain of
Custody Forms c. Security Procedures
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Chapter 6
Polling Place SetupPurpose to highlight polling
place setup requirements and provide sample
place layouts.

• Polling place set up. Models Large, medium,
  small
• b. Media Rules for polling places
• c. People allowed in the voting enclosure
• d. Post sign notices

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Chapter 7
Polling Place AgreementsPurpose To provide
examples of legal agreements between county
boards of election and polling place owners.
a. Usage Agreements Public buildings b.
Usage Agreements Private buildings c. Usage
Agreement Private building special use
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Chapter 8
Election Judge DutiesPurpose To provide sample
list of precinct official duties and a sample for
collecting precinct official emergency contact
information.

• Duties and Responsibilities for
• judges, chief judges, assistants.
• Emergency contact information for
• precinct officials.
• c. Checklist.

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Chapter 9
Accessibility and SensitivityPurpose To
describe requirements for providing voter
assistance, accessible polling places,
curbside voting and transfers for handicapped
voters as well as guidelines for relating to
voters with disabilities.
a. Voter Assistance b. Guide for
pollworkers c. ADA Checklist
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Chapter 10
Authorization to Vote (ATV) ProcessPurpose To
develop a uniform ATV form and SEIMSsupported
ATV label counties using the Authorization to
Vote process.
a. ATV form b. Registration list c.
Curbside d. Confidentiality Agreement
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Chapter 11
Emergency and Disaster PlanningPurpose To
provide high quality sample emergency/disaster
plans for counties to use when developing their
own plans.
a. Bladen County Disaster Recovery Plan b.
Buncombe County Election Day Disaster Plan c.
County Election Day Emergency Contact
Information Sheet.
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Chapter 12
Protests and ChallengesPurpose To provide
counties with forms and checklists for processing
election protestsand challenges.
a. Directors Election Protest Checklist b.
Hearing preparation c. Complains d.
Challenges
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Chapter 13
Legal NoticesPurpose To provide sample legal
notices and related documents.
a. Notice of Absentee Meetings b. Buffer
zones c. Certificates of Nomination d.
Notices of Appointments e. Certificates of
Appointments
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Chapter 14
Guide to Precinct ManagementPurpose To provide
a short guide to statutes And administrative
rules that pertains to precinct management on
Election Day.
a. General Duties b. Types of precinct
workers c. Compensation of precinct
workers d. Assistance to voters e.
Challenges and Hearings f. Reconciliation
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Chapter 15
BrochuresPurpose To provide samples of
brochures to distribute to people in the
community.
a. A Quick Guide How to Register to Vote
(Bilingual) b. Voter Registration Drives
(English/Spanish) c. Know your Voting Rights
-A Misdemeanant Ex-Felons Guide to
Voting in North Carolina d. Precinct Election
Official - Recruiting Guide and
Application e. Student Election Assistant -
Recruiting Guide and Application
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Implementation

• Review is close to a final version
• All counties will receive final copy
• Counties expected to follow Precinct Uniformity
• If changes are desired authorization must be
  obtained from SBE
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