Agenda - 01-22-2019 8-a - Minutes

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6 1 2 Election Day 3 Polls were open 6:30 am to 7:30 pm on November 6, 2018. Voting was steady throughout the 4 day. 5 • An Orange Water and Sewer Authority water main break the day before the election 6 resulted in additional logistical planning as facilities began closing as trucks were in 7 route to deliver equipment and supplies 8 • The Asset Management Services department ensured temporary restrooms were 9 delivered to precincts affected by the main break to allow election officials access to 10 restrooms during the 14+ hour day 11 • All precincts were open at 6:30 am as required by law 12 • No electronic poll book or printer issues were reported 13 • A total of 22,008 people voted on Election Day 14 • All Election Night results were reported, uploaded to the website, and finalized by 10:15 15 pm 16 17 Post-Election 18 Voter turnout for the November 6, 2018 General Election was 58.71%, considerably high for a 19 midterm, "blue moon" election. 20 371 provisional ballots were cast. Of those, the Board of Elections: 21 - Fully approved 124 22 - Partially approved 5 23 - Did not approve 242 24 25 Chair Rich asked if"partially approved" could be explained. 26 Rachel Raper said these are people who presented to vote, typically, out of precinct, 27 and were not eligible to vote on certain items on the ballot due to being out of precinct (such as 28 the Chapel Hill Affordable Housing bond). 29 Commissioner McKee referred to the people voting without a record of registration, and 30 asked if this could be clarified. 31 Rachel Raper said provisional ballots may have been cast, but if the ballot is not 32 approved it is not tabulated. 33 Commissioner McKee asked if there was any follow up as to why these residents 34 thought they could vote. 35 Rachel Raper said some residents believed they were registered, but staff looked and 36 was not able to verify the registrations. She said there were some students who were unsure if 37 they were registered, and voted the provisional ballot in order to be registered for future 38 elections. 39 40 * No record of registration and previously removed due to registration activity in another county 41 or state made up the bulk of provisional ballots the Board did not approve. 42 • Data was uploaded from electronic poll books to complete voter history entry by mid- 43 morning Thursday, November 8. 44 • The election results were certified by the Board at canvass on Friday, November 16. 45 • No election protests or challenges were filed in Orange County. 46 • Absentee results by precinct will be reported by December 6, 2018 as required by law. 47 48 She reviewed the demographics: 49 52% Democrats; 38.5% unaffiliated; 14.5% Republicans; less than 1% Libertarian, 50 Constitution and Green.