The County Board of Supervisors approved the purchase of a new Voter Registration System on November 10, which will make way to much more efficient and cost-effective registration and election management processes.
The new system, DFM’s Elections Information Management System (EIMS), supports automated data entry using intelligent character recognition and will nearly eliminate the fully manual data entry process used today.
Categories: Elections Office · Poll workers · Polling place · Signature verification · Testing · Training · Vote By Mail · Voter registration · candidate filing
Tagged: DFM, EIMS, system, VoteCal, Voter registration
We’re now in the midst of the Official Canvass, a process that takes place immediately following an election. This process is our time to update voting history in the voter registration database and audit and certify the election results, and must be complete within 28 calendar days.
Until the official results are published in our Statement of the Vote, semi-official results will be regularly posted on our website at www.shapethefuture.org.
During the Canvass, we also take an opportunity to reflect on Election Day and the days leading up to it. Narda Barrientos, Elections Supervisor, once said, “The Elections Office is all about change. We’ve been in a constant state of change, and we will continue to change as long as it makes our processes stronger.”
The biggest change this election? We did away with Receiving Stations. Was it successful? As Mattel’s Magic 8 Ball would say, “all signs point to yes.”
Categories: Ballots · Election Day/Night · Elections Office · Poll workers · Polling place · Results · Shape the Future · Training · Vote counting
Tagged: AssetShadow, canvass, Couriers, integrity, receiving stations, security, supplies
November 3 is upon us, and polls open at 7 a.m. for voters who wish to cast a ballot in favor of or against measures and/or candidates in the Consolidated Municipal, School & Special District Election.
No county measures exist on the ballot, meaning not all cities are participating in the election. To find out whether or not you are able to vote in this election and to find your polling place, visit http://shapethefuture.org/apps/voterlookup.
What’s happening right now? Almost the entire staff is already in and at work, supporting Election Officers as they prepare for the opening of the polls. The Election Day Call Center, a phone bank that we set up specifically for Election Officers to call throughout the day if support is needed, is staffed with a team of people ready to assist.
Categories: Ballots · Cities · Election Day/Night · Elections Office · Poll workers · Polling place · Shape the Future · Voting · accessibility · eSlates · measures
Tagged: Candidates, election day call ecnter, election day processes, local measures, opening of the polls, poll opening, polls, voters, write-in candidates
It’s the day before the November 3 election, and final preparations are underway.
Supplies are being distributed to Field Techs, back up Election Officers are being secured for the polls, and final training for the Election Day call center was conducted. Election Materials Courier routes are finalized, and assignments have been distributed to all participants in the process.
Categories: Election Day/Night · Elections Office · Poll workers · Polling place · Uncategorized
Tagged: dock teams, Election couriers, Election Day, election day supplies, election officers, preparation
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