Presidential Preference Primary North Carolina Then ~ Now.

Presidential Preference Primary

North CarolinaThen ~ Now

§ 163-213.2 Primary to be held; date; qualifications and registration of voters.

On the second Tuesday in March, 1988, and every four years thereafter, the voters of this State shall be given an opportunity to express their preference for the person to be the presidential candidate of their political party. Any person otherwise qualified…

1988

§ 163-213.2 Primary to be held; date; qualifications and registration of voters.

On the Tuesday after the first Monday in May, 1992, and every four years thereafter, the voters of this State shall be given an opportunity to express their preference for the person to be the presidential candidate of their political party, except that if South Carolina holds its presidential primary before the 15th day of March, the North Carolina presidential preference primary shall be held on the Tuesday after the first South Carolina presidential preference primary of that year. Any person otherwise qualified…

2016

2016• Must be Registered 25 days prior

1988• Must be Registered 25 days prior

• Polls open 13 hours – Curbside available with up to $1,000 fine for false statement• Observers – Yes

• Polls open 13 hours – curbside available entire time • Observers – Yes . . . BUT MORE

2016

1988

• Absentee Voting – No excuse

• Absentee Voting – Must be sick, disabled or expect to be absent from the county while the polls are open• What is One-Stop Voting?

• What is a Provisional Ballot?

• One-Stop Absentee (Soooo many hours)• Provisional Ballots – also with NO ID reason

2016

1988

• No limit for occupying a voting booth or machine

• 5 Minute limit for occupying a voting booth• Voting Systems: Optical Scan, Punch Card, Lever Machines, Direct Record & Traditional paper ballots

• Optical Scan & DRE (M100, DS200, 650, Automark, & iVotronic)

2016

1988• “The names of all persons voting

shall be checked on the registration records and entered on the pollbook or other approved record.” §163-150(f). (Voters did not sign their name.)

• Poll Book - Authorization to Vote (Epollbooks & ATV labels)

• Voters required to sign their name on ATV.

1988 - Canvass § 163-175 On the second day (Sunday excepted) next after every primary and elections, the county board of elections shall meet at 11:00 a.m. at the county courthouse or at the office of the county board of elections (the choice of location to be at the option of the county board of elections) to canvass the votes cast in the county and prepare the county abstracts.

2016 - Canvass§163-182(b) The county board of elections shall meet at 11:00 A.M. on the tenth day after every election held on the same day as a general election in November of the even-numbered year, and at 11:00 A.M. on the seventh day after every other election, to complete the canvass of votes cast and to authenticate the count in every ballot item in the county by determining that the votes have been counted and tabulated correctly. . . . . . . . . . . . . The canvass meeting shall be at the county board of elections office, unless the county board, by unanimous vote of all its members, designates another site within the county.

The county board shall examine the returns from precincts, from absentee official ballots, from the sample hand-to-eye paper ballot counts, and from provisional official ballots and shall conduct the canvass.

Preparing for the2016 Presidential

Preference Primary

February??? 

March???

What’s on your Calendar for December 2015?

A Well Deserved, Extended Vacation

Christmas Shopping Christmas Parties

December SOG Director’s Conference

Extra Church Activities Family Gatherings

Maybe a Cruise!

MAYBE

NOT!! 

December: Before, During,

and Beyond …

Notify Polling Places of the Exact Date for the PPP as soon as you know

Advise Precinct Officials of the exact date also

Make sure you have good contact information on Precinct Officials, including emails – it is so important to have access to officials for last minute issues

Submit a special interest story to your local newspaper as soon as the date is set to help educate voters

Make extra effort to advertise the Registration Deadlines

Complete VTD results report from municipal elections by late November (best practice)

Prepare Legal Notices early

Check your supplies now, as you prepare for Municipal Elections, and immediately following the Municipals check your quantities again

Conduct Training for One Stop Poll Workers Early

Conduct Special (and/or Extra) training on Photo ID procedures

Prepare Training Materials Early

Organize Office

Prepare for Candidate Filing / Be ready for new Campaign committees

Have a designated Area for Absentee Ballots by Mail to be prepared

Ballot Proofing & Review ~ for PPP mainly State responsibility BUT

May Ballot proofing in early March

Schedule machine testing & certification

Plan for additional precinct officials – A greeter will be essential

Schedule Training early for Election Day precinct workers

Complete VTD results report early for PPP ( 60 days will be either April or May)

and did we mention….

EARLY TRAINING!! 

How are you at multi-tasks?

We will be over-lapping primaries, tasks and responsibilities 

Remain CALM!

It is going to be OK.

We will do a great job!

It will be Exciting!

Remember:

One day at a timeYesterday is gone and

tomorrow may never come!