1. Pasco County Citizen’s Academy 2017 Poll Deputy mun 09.ppt
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Pasco County
Citizen’s Academy
2017

2. “If men were angels, no government would be necessary…”
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Origin of the SOE:
“If men were angels, no government would be necessary…”
-James Madison
The Federalist Papers #51

3. Mandated per Article VIII, Section 1(d) Florida Constitution
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Mandated per Article VIII, Section 1(d) Florida Constitution
The Supervisor of Elections is the county's voter registrar and is responsible for conducting ALL elections in Pasco County.
Supervisor of Voters and Elections…
It’s about more than just Election Day!

4. Myth… We only work two times every two years Voter Registration
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Myth…
We only work two times
every two years

5. Supervisor of Elections

6. Office Locations and Employees
East Pasco Gov’t Center
West Pasco Gov’t Center
Land O’Lakes Professional Ctr
Elections Support Center at BOCC Technology Center
Employees:
22 full time employees
50 part time employees
1,200 pollworkers (4th largest employer during election cycle)

7. 2016/2017 Budget
Total Budget: $3,194,841

8. Voter Registration Register voters
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Register voters
Provide current and historical voter registration statistics
Maintain voter registration records
Conduct file maintenance

9. Voter Registration
Pasco County Voter Registration Statistics as of March, 2017
Republican … 131,206
Democrat … ,241
Others ………. 98,995
Total ………… 337,442
Over 81% of Voting Age Population registered per the 2013 Census Demographics

10. Voter Education and Outreach
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Conduct voter registration drives
Encourage voters to register and keep info up-to-date
Public events, schools and libraries
Community organizations
Jury pool presentation
Conduct educational programs for all grade levels

11. Election Administration
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Administer ALL elections in Pasco County
Local Candidates
Qualify and provide support
Receive campaign contributions and expenditures reports
Provide Local Candidate Information to the public
Accept local Financial Disclosure Filings

12. 2017/2018 Elections Election Book Closing Date Election Date Municipal
3/13/2017
4/11/2017
3/12/2018
4/10/2018
Primary
7/30/2018
8/28/2018
General
10/8/2018
11/6/2018

13. Voting Options
Voting Options …
Election Day
Vote By Mail
Early Voting

14. Voting Statistics by Type
2004 General
Total Votes 191,909
Vote-by-Mail ,799
Early Voting 29,584
Election Day 127,526
2016 General
Total Votes 244,950
Vote-by-Mail ,178
Early Voting 76,630
Election Day 99,899
Election patterns are shifting!

15. Election Administration
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Vote-by-Mail Ballots
Accept and process requests
Receive, verify and canvass ballots
Provide sample ballots prior to each election
Maintain precinct and district boundaries

16. Election Administration
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Mail ballots are mailed to domestic voters 35 days prior to an election
In 2018 … July 24 and October 2
UOCAVA 45 days out from the election
July 14 and September 22

17. Election Administration
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EVERY mail ballot returned with proper certification IS counted … whether a close election or not!
In fact, early voting and mail ballot results are the first to be released election night … after polls close

18. Election Administration
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Election Administration
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Recruit and train pollworkers
Maintain convenient and accessible polling places 
Verify signatures for petitions
Manage and secure voting equipment

19. Pollworkers
About 1,200 pollworkers are trained for each major election
On-line training
Live classroom training

20. Pollworkers
There are seven pollworker positions in each polling place:
Precinct Supervisor
responsible for all activity at a polling place
Voting System Specialist 
responsible for the voting equipment at the polling place
Attendant
responsible for attending the DS200 and assisting the VSS

21. Pollworkers EViD Specialist
responsible for assisting voters at the help desk and making changes to voter records as needed
EViD Operator
responsible for verifying voter eligibility and issuing voting passes
Ballot Distributor
responsible for collecting voting passes and issuing a paper ballot to all eligible voters
Poll Deputy
maintains law and order outside the polling place and assists voters as needed

22. Early Voting Sites 8 Early Voting Sites Hudson Library
South Holiday Library
Land O’Lakes Library
New River Library
Regency Park Library
New Port Richey Gov’t Center
East Pasco Gov’t Center
Quail Hollow Country Club in Wesley Chapel
Hope to add 3 more for 2018 and forward

23. Early Voting Dates Early Voting in 2018
Primary – August 18 – August 25
General - October 27 – November 5

24. Polling Places 112 precincts 108 physical polling locations
In 2012, there were 154 precincts in 129 locations. Redistricting allowed for consolidation saving tax payers money.

25. Equipment Preparation
Per Florida Law, ALL equipment must be tested and prepared for deployment to the polling place
200 DS200 ballot tabulators
380 EViD electronic precinct registers
135 Express Vote ADA compliant units

26. Equipment Preparation
3 DS850 ballot tabulators
2,400 Privacy booths

27. Supply Preparation
All supplies used on Election Day must be packed and verified prior to delivery to polling places

28. Petitions Initiative petitions
Constitutional amendment ballot placement
Certified 86,541 petitions in 2016
Candidate petitions – certified 38,844 in 2016
Candidates qualify by paying a filing fee or collecting a predetermined number of petitions.
Each petition is manually verified against the voter’s record.

29. Candidates Types of candidates Federal State Multi-County Judicial
Special Districts
Misc (HOA, USEP) election support

30. Local Candidates
Each county candidate is trained by SOE staff on campaign laws and contribution and expenditure reporting

31. Post Election Day Post Election Day duties
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Post Election Day duties
Return of supplies from polling places
Return of Election Day equipment
Reconciliation of voting history
Receive and research provisional ballots
Canvassing Board obligations
Post Election audit

32. Partnerships Clerk of Court Jury pool presentation Felon data
Non-citizens via jury notices
Property Appraiser
New Pasco residents
IT functions and equipment
Tax Collector
Motor Voter/training
BOCC
Staff for delivery and pick up of equipment

33. Election Related Legislative update for 2017
Online Voter Registration (OVR)
“Curing” of mismatched signatures on VBM ballots
Join Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC)
Secretary of State to elected position
Exemption for years olds who pre-register