2013 NACo Credentials Process A Webinar for State Associations 6/7/13

State Association Ballot Pick Up State association pick up now the default – Opt out, not opt in Pick up is 2-5 pm on Sunday July 21 Pick up by state association presidents, or president’s designee – Be sure your president designates someone

New Ballot Transfer Process Ballots need to be in hand to cast votes The transfer of a ballot picked up by a county delegate to someone else must be documented Ballots need to be presented, and transfers validated, if a vote is challenged

Record of Ballot Transfer

State Voting Totals Form This form needs to be filled out during the state caucus to ensure distribution of votes decided on at caucus matches votes reported The transfer of a ballot picked up by a county delegate to someone else must be documented

State Voting Totals Form Should this be replaced by a grid so each county’s vote can be recorded?

Possible State Voting Totals Form CountyVotesAngelBatemonClarkJosiOther Andrews County11 Aransas County1 1 Austin County1 1 Bandera County1 1 Bastrop County2 2 Bell County Bexar County Borden County1 1 Bosque County1 1 Brazoria County10 Brazos County6 6 Brewster County1 1 Briscoe County1 1 Brooks County11 Burleson County1 1 Burnet County2 2 Calhoun County1 1 Callahan County1 1 Camp County1 1 Carson County1 1 Chambers County11 Cochran County1 1 Coleman County1 1 Collin County Comal County3 3 Concho County1 1 Cooke County22 Coryell County4 4 Crane County1 1 Crockett County1 1 Dallam County1 1 Dallas County Dawson County1 1 Denton County15 Dimmit County1 1 Eastland County1 1 Ellis County55 Erath County2 2 Falls County1 1 Fannin County2 2 Fayette County1 1

Procedures for Multiple Rounds If one candidate has not received 50% +1 of the vote after the first round, the fourth place candidate will be dropped from the ballot and the second round of voting will continue with the top three. If one candidate has not received 50% +1 of the vote after the second round, the third place candidate will be dropped from the ballot and the third round of voting will continue with the top two. If, at any point, a candidate withdraws from the election, the voting continues in the next round without that candidate.

Procedures for Multiple Rounds - Ties If there is a tie between third and fourth place in the first round of voting there shall be a revote If the revote results in an additional tie between third and fourth, a revote will be held with only the first and second place finishers in the previous round If there is a tie between the second and third place in the first round of voting, the fourth place finisher will be dropped and we shall revote with the top three candidates If, at any point, there are a total of three candidates and two of them tie, revoting will continue until one candidate receives 50% +1 of the vote.

Questioning the Election Process Challenges may be made from two sources: – Candidates may challenge any state – Delegates may challenge their own state If a challenge is made, ballots, state voting totals forms, and other documentation must be presented to the credentials committee to verify the legitimacy of a vote

Questions?