Item 4-a - November 6, 2018 General Election Follow-up Report

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2 Legislation passed prior to the start of early voting resulted in a longer early voting period and required 7 am — 7 pm weekday hours if voting beyond normal office hours was offered. • As directed by the Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement, 5 early voting sites were established with a total of 905 cumulative hours. 43,253 total votes were cast, with the votes cast at each site being: - 10,197 at the Board of Elections office - 11,379 at Carrboro Town Hall - 7,869 at Chapel of the Cross - 3,152 at Efland Ruritan Club - 10,656 at Seymour Senior Center • 1,776 new registrations and 2,154 updated registrations were processed during the early voting period Election Day Polls were open 6:30 am to 7:30 pm on November 6, 2018. Voting was steady throughout the day. • An Orange Water and Sewer Authority water main break the day before the election resulted in additional logistical planning as facilities began closing as trucks were in route to deliver equipment and supplies • The Asset Management Services department ensured temporary restrooms were delivered to precincts affected by the main break to allow election officials access to restrooms during the 14+ hour day • All precincts were open at 6:30 am as required by law • No electronic poll book or printer issues were reported • A total of 22,008 people voted on Election Day • All Election Night results were reported, uploaded to the website, and finalized by 10:15 pm Post-Election Voter turnout for the November 6, 2018 General Election was 58.71%, considerably high for a midterm, "blue moon" election. Voter Turnout by Registered Party 7 Constitution (7) Democratic 3,602 Green (17) 35,326 Libertarian Republican Unaffiliated 305 17