MISINFORMATION, MISLEADING, LYING, EFFIGIES: AN ELECTION TO REMEMBER State Board of Elections Annual Training December 2012 Johnnie McLean George McCue Veronica Degraffenreid Marshall Tutor

REFLECTIONS Presidential elections; what issues arose this time Touch-screen calibration: No default candidate Superstorm Sandy: Flooding on the coast; blizzard-like conditions in the mountains

VOTING PATTERNS One-Stop absentee voting Record crowds starting on Day 1

VOTING PATTERNS 2000 General Election: Votes by type of voting method Mail-in absentee One-Stop absentee Election Day

VOTING PATTERNS 2004 General Election: Votes by type of voting method Mail-in absentee One-Stop absentee Election Day

VOTING PATTERNS 2008 General Election: Votes by type of voting method Mail-in absentee One-Stop absentee Election Day

VOTING PATTERNS 2012 General Election: Votes by type of voting method Mail-in absentee One-Stop absentee Election Day

VOTING PATTERNS One-Stop voting: Trends by day 1 Th. 2F2F 3 Sat. 4 Sun. 5M5M 6 Tu. 7W7W 8 Th. 9F9F 10 Sat. 11 Sun. 12 M 13 Tu. 14 W 15 Th. 16 F 17 Sat One-Stop voters, by day of One-Stop voting period

VOTING PATTERNS One-Stop voting: Trends by day 1 Th. 2F2F 3 Sat. 4 Sun. 5M5M 6 Tu. 7W7W 8 Th. 9F9F 10 Sat. 11 Sun. 12 M 13 Tu. 14 W 15 Th. 16 F 17 Sat One-Stop voters, by day of One-Stop voting period

VOTING PATTERNS One-Stop voting: Trends by day 1 Th. 2F2F 3 Sat. 4 Sun. 5M5M 6 Tu. 7W7W 8 Th. 9F9F 10 Sat. 11 Sun. 12 M 13 Tu. 14 W 15 Th. 16 F 17 Sat. One-Stop voters: Comparison of 2012 to 2008

VOTING PATTERNS One-Stop voting: Trends by day 1 Th. 2F2F 3 Sat. 4 Sun. 5M5M 6 Tu. 7W7W 8 Th. 9F9F 10 Sat. 11 Sun. 12 M 13 Tu. 14 W 15 Th. 16 F 17 Sat One-Stop sites: Total hours of operation, by day

VOTING PATTERNS One-Stop voting: Trends by day 1 Th. 2F2F 3 Sat. 4 Sun. 5M5M 6 Tu. 7W7W 8 Th. 9F9F 10 Sat. 11 Sun. 12 M 13 Tu. 14 W 15 Th. 16 F 17 Sat One-Stop voters per hour of operation

A CONTENTIOUS ELECTION The spread of misinformation Current law regarding what documentation is required to register/vote Day of Election, One-Stop voting

Political communications More political mail (and calls) than ever Targeting mailings with recipients vote history, neighbors vote history

A CONTENTIOUS ELECTION Electioneering issues Turf wars Buffer zone Curbside voters Electioneering materials – sample ballots Voter assistance

A CONTENTIOUS ELECTION Voter assistance: Individuals with disabilities Absentee One-Stop and Election Day

REGISTRATION Matters pertaining to voter registration Dead voters 112-year-old voters Jury list information used by outside groups to investigate citizenship status DMV research of provisional voters Military-overseas voters

VOTER REMOVALS Felony Conviction DeceasedDuplicate Moved Out of Jurisdiction Biennial No- Contact Mailings Other ,73286,20722,190343,157163,49613, ,85797,02625,683206,168240,0622,850

INVALID BIRTHDATES Pre NVRA data and legacy dates of birth -- the truth about the Centenarians. Check the Invalid Birth Dates Report Send letters to these voters asking them to update their birth date.

POTENTIAL NON-CITIZENS Working with the DMV Working with USCIS - SAVE

PROVISIONAL RESEARCH When conducting any provisional research, counties must check all information available SEIMS – county database SEIMS – statewide search DMV Other NVRA agencies Other documents in the office

UOCAVA VOTERS North Carolina was one of the first (if not the first) to start transmitting its ballots in the 2012 General Election. UMOVA Changes – timing The FWAB Confusion over legal voting residence

UOCAVA BALLOT RETURN STATUS Ballot Return StatusMILITARYOVERSEASGrand Total NOT RETURNED ACCEPTED CANCELLED DUPLICATE178 E-TRANSMISSION FAILURE23427 NOT VOTED9110 PENDING41014 REJECTED24933 RETURNED AFTER DEADLINE7815 RETURNED UNDELIVERABLE SIGNATURE DIFFERENT11 SPOILED VOTER SIGNATURE MISSING WITNESS INFO INCOMPLETE11 WRONG VOTER22 Grand Total

INVESTIGATIONS Law violations and SBE investigations

INVESTIGATIONS