Experience With Same Day Registration 03version
- 1. Elections Directors Conference December 15, 2008
- 2. The Raw Numbers No. of One-stop voters No. of One-stop registrants No. of Provisional Ballots -- 04 vs. 08
- 3. 2008 ELECTION RECAP Total Vote Separation President = 14,177 Labor = 49,653 Supreme Ct. = 62,074
- 4. One-stop Voting and One-stop Registrations One-stop voting has increased over time. 242% increase in one-stop voting in 2008 General vs. 2004 General 388% in person registration between 2008 May Primary and General Election 2004-Primary 2004-General 2008-Primary 2008-General One-Stop Votes 17,810 707,636 478,519 2,421,396 Same Day Registrations n/a n/a 20,364 99,457
- 5. Provisional Comparison Total provisionals -- regardless of whether fully or partially counted 08 General shows significant decrease in no. of provisionals
- 6. 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%)
- 7. Provisionals, OSR & OSV for select counties in 08 General
- 10. 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
- 11. May Primary vs. General Election – What differences were made? SOSA changes -- fine tuning Emphasis on searches for duplicates Polling place organization. Using separate lines. “ Wal-mart Greeter”
- 12. For Future Discussion? “ Registration intersections” (One stop voters with pending new registrations or absentee ballots in another county) ID clarification?
- 13. Proof of Residency vs. Proof of ID To satisfy ID Needed Requirement – proof of person (drivers’ license, picture ID, utility bill) For in-person registration – proof of residence required (must show current name & address) “ Other” Government documents Statement from college or university court notices, government letter
- 14. The bottom line – How did it affect your election? 2008 Election Season was . . . Long? Tiring? Fun? Election Day was . . . Anti-climatic! The people of North Carolina appreciate it. Other states recognize it.
Editor's Notes
- #2: Experience with Same Day Registration. I’m about to do a very poor imitation of John King of CNN and the magic board. In fact, I don’t have a magic board. I’ve got a projector and PowerPoint with a clicker. 10 maybe 5 years ago, this would have been hi-tech, but now we have prometheian boards and LCD screens and over whiz mos where I can point and click and drap with my fingertips. And while this may not be high tech, I am about to share with you ala John King , some number crunching . . .