Elections Directors ConferenceDecember 15, 2008

The Raw Numbers

No. of One­stop voters No. of One­stop registrants  No. of Provisional Ballots ­­ 04 vs. 08

2008 ELECTION RECAP

Total Vote Separation

•President = 14,177•Labor = 49,653•Supreme Ct. = 62,074 

One­stop Voting and One­stop Registrations

One­stop voting has increased over time.

242% increase in one­stop voting in 2008 General vs. 2004 General

388% in person registration between 2008 May Primary and General Election

2004­Primary

2004­General

2008­Primary

2008­General

One­Stop Votes

17,810 707,636 478,519 2,421,396

Same Day Registrations

n/a n/a 20,364 99,457

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Provisional Comparison

Total provisionals ­­ regardless of whether fully or partially counted

08 General shows significant decrease in no. of provisionals

2004 Primary 2008 Primary 2004 General 2008 General

846,542 2,125,215 3,551,675 4,354,052

5400 31,381 77,469 53,976

Comparison of Provisionals to No.

of Voters 0.638% 1.477% 2.181% 1.240%

No. of VotersIncrease 151% Increase 23%

No. of ProvisionalsIncrease 481% Decrease 30%

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04 General vs. 08 General

65 counties showed a net decrease between 04 General and 08 General

Large counties showed significant decreases in no. of provisional Forsyth (­47%) Guilford (­48%) Mecklenburg (­30%) Wake (­69%)

Provisionals, OSR & OSV for select counties in 08 General

COUNTY

Total Prov04

Total Prov08

08 0SR OSV PROV NETDIF

PROV NET DIF(%)

WAKE 13,575 4205 10793 252953 (9370) -69%MECKLENBURG 6,207 4323 7174 208389 (1884) -30%CUMBERLAND 3,543 2871 5439 76235 (672) -19%GUILFORD 2,120 1092 5113 146644 (1028) -48%DURHAM 2,820 1821 4622 98399 (999) -35%FORSYTH 2,662 1408 3624 81058 (1254) -47%BUNCOMBE 1,508 1156 2624 84321 (352) -23%NEW HANOVER 2,055 2075 2359 54375 20 1%WAYNE 2,418 658 2230 34315 (1760) -73%ORANGE 936 339 2175 52401 (597) -64%

A word about DMV Provisionals

Researched about 7000 ­­ validation rate of about 22%

Out of those that were valid, many were registrations from a few years back

Alert SBOE if there are any DMV issues in your county

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May Primary vs. General Election – What differences were made?

SOSA changes ­­ fine tuning Emphasis on searches for duplicates Polling place organization.

Using separate lines.  “Wal­mart Greeter”

For Future Discussion?

“Registration intersections” (One stop voters with pending new registrations or absentee ballots in another county)

ID clarification? 

Proof of Residency vs. Proof of ID

To satisfy ID Needed Requirement – proof of person (drivers’ license, picture ID, utility bill)

For in­person registration – proof of residence required (must show current name & address)

“Other” Government documents Statement from college or university court notices, government letter

The bottom line – How did it affect your election?

2008 Election Season was . . . Long? Tiring? Fun?

Election Day was . . . Anti­climatic! The people of North Carolina 

appreciate it. Other states recognize it.