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8 <br /> I am happy to report that we did not have a single voting tabulator machine issue in the county. <br /> The voting tabulator equipment was very well received by the precinct officials and the voters. <br /> Precinct officials reported the ease of use was very much appreciated. The only issues we <br /> had with voting equipment are the aging ADA compliance machines. We had a few with <br /> screen and print issues. Due to the support of the BOCC, we are ready to replace the ADA <br /> machines as soon as approved by the State Board of Elections. <br /> Precinct officials reported few problems processing voters. The Primary Election was the first <br /> election to employ electronic poll-books countywide. We conducted over 30 pre-election <br /> training sessions to ensure precinct officials were well trained. We did note that there were <br /> some precincts that need additional training and/or duty reassignments that we will address <br /> prior to the November General Election. Some of the Chief Judges did not have the "best" <br /> computer persons checking in voters, which caused some voter delay. The Elections Board <br /> discussed this and staff is prepared to take care of making the precinct assignments where <br /> needed. <br /> There were no noteworthy issues with voters presenting an acceptable photo ID. The Board <br /> conducted a post-election meeting with the Chief Judges on April 4 to gather feedback from <br /> the officials on what worked well, what didn't and what we can improve on. The consensus <br /> from the meeting was that there were voters who did not agree with the photo ID requirements <br /> but most of the voters were prepared to show a photo ID without any issues. We employed <br /> greeters to inform voters of the photo ID requirement and to answer any questions prior to <br /> check in. I was told this was very helpful and expedited the check in process. We also were <br /> able to employ 13 student assistants who were great on the computers. Kathy Knight, <br /> Elections Board Chair is planning on contacting the School Boards to see if we could have <br /> more collaboration and assistance in recruiting more student assistants for the General <br /> Election. Greeters and student assistants were well received by our precinct officials and <br /> voters. <br /> The main complaint we received from the post-election meeting was the need to have better <br /> signage to inform voters that cell phones and other electronic devices are not allowed to be <br /> used within the voting enclosure. We have designed and ordered signage that will be posted <br /> outside the entrance of every voting location for the June 7 Primary Election. <br /> Complaints we received from voters was the need to state their name and address even <br /> though it was correct as listed on their photo ID, the desire to vote a party ballot for which they <br /> were not registered and not knowing where their assigned Election Day polling site is. By law, <br /> the voter must state their name and address even if we have the information on the photo ID. <br /> Voters who voted outside of their registered party were given a provisional ballot. The only <br /> contests that could be counted on those ballots were for school board (if eligible) and the bond <br /> referendum. <br /> Voters incorrectly assume they can vote at the one-stop sites we setup for early voting on <br /> Election Day. We had banners made to post at all early voting sites to inform voters that this <br /> not an Election Day voting site and they must go to their assigned precinct with information on <br /> how to get the correct site information. Not really sure it helped since we still had a lot of <br /> people entering these sites expecting to vote. We did have push cards on hand so that <br /> workers there could hand out to voters so that they will have a list of the polling locations. <br />