Proposed Alternative In‐Person Absentee Voting Process A number of Waukesha County municipal clerks have been meeting to propose an “optional” alternative to the current in‐person absentee voting process. To summarize, the alternative process would allow a voter to put their absentee ballot into a voting machine instead of an envelope during in‐person absentee voting. The alternative process would be optional. The alternative process outlined on the following pages was drafted using the results from the Monkey Survey. Thank you for your input. Please review the alternative process and feel free to comment. Comments can be sent to any of the following municipal clerks: Kelly Michaels, City of Brookfield, [email protected] Barbara Whitmore, Town of Genesee (Clerk), [email protected] Meri Majeskie, Town of Genesee (Deputy Clerk), [email protected] Janice Moyer, Village of Menomonee Falls, jmoyer@menomonee‐falls.org Gale Tamez, Village of Wales, [email protected] Kathy Nickolaus, Town of Waukesha, [email protected] Gina Kozlik, City of Waukesha, [email protected] Process Board for “Optional” Alternative Process for In-Person Absentee Voting
1) In-Person Absentee Voter line up at City Hall to be issued an Absentee Ballot.
2) The In-Person Absentee Voter takes their absentee ballot to a Booth or Express Vote to mark their selections.
3) The Voter feeds their ballot into an electronic voting machine which will notify them of any balloting error that may affect the
counting of their ballot.
4) The municipal Clerk secures ballots and voting equipment daily to protect the integrity of the election and ballots until Votes
are tabulated on Election Day.
In Person Absentee Voting Alternative Procedure
I.
Introduction
A. In 2009, following the 2008 Election which saw record numbers of absentee voters
statewide, the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board prepared a 28 page
report on Early Voting in Wisconsin in which they recommended not pursuing true
early voting in Wisconsin based on comments and feedback to that effect.
B. As indicated in that report, an overwhelming response from the public and Clerks
statewide chose "Option C" as their preferred method to help streamline In-person
absentee voting processes.
C. A number of provisions/suggestions noted in "Option C" have already been put into
place and are being utilized by Municipal Clerks with great success.
D. Following the 2008 Presidential, the GAB studied and agreed to moving the last day
of in-person absentee to the Friday before Election Day due to inadequate time to
prepare for Election Day. It is again getting to the point whereby the management
of thousands of absentee ballot envelopes is not allowing for sufficient time to
prepare in some communities as there are lines to the door for two weeks.
Streamlining the process for these communities would be very helpful.
E. In-person absentee has continued to grow in popularity with voters for reasons of
convenience along with being heavily promoted by media and various political
parties and groups. Many Clerks are reporting very large numbers of voters
choosing in-person absentee over traditional poll site voting and we believe this
trend will continue or increase in popularity.
F. In order to handle the ever increasing volume, many Clerks are requesting the
option to use the machines without tabulating, during In-person voting as an
alternative to securing ballots in envelopes, allow voters to cast a true secret ballot
and reduce remakes of ballots by providing the voter themselves the ability to
correct any ballot errors at the machine. While not implemented, use of the voting
equipment was noted as being widely requested following the 2008 elections and
continues to be the preference of many today.
G. Additionally, it was suggested a Pilot Program be implemented by the GAB to iron
out any procedural recommendations prior to finalizing this as an alternative
method of processing In-person absentee ballots. Several communities volunteered
to participate, however in the seven years since the report, no pilot was ever
scheduled.
II.
Part 1 Background
A. A number of concerns regarding the cost of instituting an alternative process were
cited as an impediment to its implementation. This is understandable as not all
municipalities have a true need for an alternative method. Therefore, an alternative
method of processing ballots should be offered as an "optional" solution to
communities who have a need or wish to implement the alternative. This is very
similar to the optional processing alternative method of Central Count already
implemented. Similar to the requirements of implementing Central Count,
communities who have the proper equipment, Board approval, use WisVote to issue
an absentee ballot, and are capable of secure procedures for equipment/ballots
should be allowed to implement an alternative procedure using voting equipment to
handle the incredible volume of in-person absentee voters they are receiving.
B. Common voting procedures
a. WisVote already marks the poll list when an in-person absentee voter is issued a
ballot. An alternative procedure of marking the absentee voter on poll list is
already being used to prevent fraud and would continue as such.
b. Placing the ballot in the machine instead of an envelope will allow voters to vote
independently with a true secret ballot. Additionally, the machine would give
them an option to correct any common balloting errors that may impact their
votes being counted prior to leaving the office. This would significantly reduce
the number of ballots being remade at the polling locations on Election Day.
c. Daily securing of absentee ballots will reduce errors and increase voter
confidence as well as provide very accurate records of voters who have voted
and the turn out numbers in a daily voting activity log.
d. No votes would be tabulated during this alternative process. Totals from ballots
fed into a machine during In-person absentee voting would be held on the
equipment's memory stick until tabulated and modemed in the end of Election
Day process after polls close on Election Day.
e. Programming and testing of Equipment in time to accommodate an alternative
procedure would need to be accomplished earlier than is current being done.
III.
Part 2 Benefits
1. Long lines at the tabulation equipment and extra processing costs associated
with absentee ballot envelopes would be greatly reduced if an optional
alternative procedure of allowing In-person absentee ballots to be fed right into
the voting machines were implemented.
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2. Remade ballots at the polling location would be greatly reduced as In-person
absentee voters would be notified of a balloting error and be able to correct their
own ballot at the machine.
3. The administrative challenge of handling and securing thousands of absentee
ballots multiple times for the procedures involved in getting each absentee
envelope delivered in alphabetical order to the correct polling locations on
Election Day would be reduced.
4. In-person absentee ballots would truly be secret as they would not be numbered
as is the case in Central Count and they would not be opened and possible
remade by a poll worker as in the case at the polling location.
5. A number of absentee ballots can be damaged and require remaking during the
opening of envelope process (this also happens at Central Count). The more
ballots we have to process, the increase in remakes for various reasons.
6. Absentee ballots tend to cause some equipment jamming issues as machines gets
hung up on the ballot folds. If we were able to reduce the number of folded
ballots being fed into the machines by using the equipment during in-person
absentee voting, the jamming at poll sites on Election Day would be reduced as
the number of folded ballots would be reduced.
A. Cost
1. Cost was a big factor to both voters and clerks, statewide. True early voting as it
was proposed in 2009, would come with a tremendous cost. However
implementing an alternative processing method to allow the use of machines
during in-person absentee voting would not. Communities who need this
alternative already have voting equipment and would re-allocate the dollars
already being spent on the thousands of envelopes, the staff needed to manage,
secure and deliver those envelopes and then the Election Workers to process
those envelopes on Election Day to a more efficient and effective alternative
method. Offering an alternative process to those municipalities who really need
the relief of what has become a very onerous process will save money as it will
be more efficient for those assisting large volumes of in-person absentee voters.
2. In 2009, the state and county experienced a recession and many municipal
budgets would not allow for any extra expenditures. This was a factor in much
of the resistance to implementing any change to the processes at the time. The
economy has improved and for most communities it is a good time to implement
an optional procedure with many communities implementing new voting
equipment recently. Those communities who do not have a need could simply
continue current processes.
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B. Uniformity vs. Local Control
All communities in Wisconsin are uniform in that we follow election statutes. This
is beneficial in reducing voter confusion, however communities are not all the same
and therefore there must offer some flexibility in the processes. Statistics show a
very large difference in communities across the state when it comes to the numbers
of voters choosing in-person absentee voting. This means both processes and
budget allocations must be directed to address the needs of that community and
how their electorate is voting. Uniformity is good, but a one size fits all approach is
not responsive to differences in the voting paradigm that exist across different
communities.
IV.
Summary
We request an alternative process method be implemented to allow the use of
voting equipment without tabulation during the current in-person absentee voting
period as an option for those communities who receive board approval to do so.
We respectfully request this be done prior to and for use in the November
Presidential Election. There are communities who have offered to be a pilot
community in August.
V.
Additional Resources and Exhibits
1. Statistical Listing of Absentee Voting 2008 and 2012
2. Uniformity while maintaining Flexibility
3. Proposed Supplemental Poll List in lieu of absentee certificate envelope
4. Proposed Clerk's Statement of Reconciliation and Security Measures
5. Monkey Survey Results
6. Minute Excerpt (pages 6-11) of the public hearing 12/17/2009 GAB
7. 2009 Early Voting Report by the Government Accountability Board
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WEDCs Reporting
~orLurrent
Regi•~ered
Vctersasof
Population
5/23/2016
1
Milwaukee, City
599,642
330,298
31974
49200
36349
51525
12.04%
4.51%
11.00%
15.60%!
70.55%!
2
Madison, City
24S,691
179,344
17298
31660
18740
30523
7.69%
-3.73%
10.45%
17.02%
61.40%
3
Green Bay, City
104,891
S2,743
4379
8335
5524
94971
20.73%1
12.24%
10.47%
18.01%
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Kenosha
99,894
51,422
9735
13272
10046
13653
3.10%
2.79%
19.54%
26.55%
73.58%
5
Racine
78,06S
38,546
8137
10149
7070
9433
-15.09%
-7.59%
18.34%
6
Waukesha, City
71,489
41,531
6442
9941
7922
12897
18.68%
22.92%
19.07%
7
Oshkosh, Oty
66,621
38,060
5628
8264
5943
8152
5.30%
-1.37%
8
Eau Claire, City
65,682
43,146
6514
9219
5572
7623
-16.91%
9
Janesville, City
64,009
35,996
6161
9189
6488
8923
10
Appleton, City
61,190
42,624
5201
9189
6517
11
west Allis
60,624
34,456
4144
6303
12
LaCrosse
S2,440
34,155
8718
10821
13
Sheboygan, City
48,775
24,953
14
!wauwatosa
47,102
33,099
4900
7666
42,917
22,034
3105
5329
39,842
28,22S
5952
39,302
21,094
4323
6086
16
Fond Du Lac, City
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24.47%
74.95%
31.05%
61.43%
15.61%
21.42%
72.90%
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12.91%
17.67%
73.09%
5.04%
-2.98%
18.02%
24.79%
72.71%
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0.90%
15.29%
21.75%
70.29%
4631
6612
10.52%
4.67%
13.44%
19.19%
70.04%
5070
6811
-71.95%
-58.88%
14.84%
19.94%
74.44%
2499
10.01%
17.81%
56.25%
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18.36%
20.81%
28.37%1
73.34%1
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15.36%
23.84%
64.41%
8417
6588
9050
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6.99%
23.34%1
32.06%1
72.80%1
6325
3836
5815
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-8.77%
18.19%
27.57%
65.97%
9174
11.37%
3.36%
72.34%1
8.24%
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17
Wausau, City
18
!Brookfield, City
37,982
28,129
6867
9493
24.41%1
33.75%1
19
Greenfield, City
37,157
22,260
3893
5904
17.49%
26.52%
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65.94%
20
Beloit, City
36,881
17,207
2416
3120
14.04%
18.13%
77.44%
21
Franklin, City
36,278
22,284
6518
39.84%
73.42%
Menomonee Falls
3S,974
24,770
5846
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26.31%1
29.25%
22
23.60%
30.50%
77.38%
23
Oak Creek
35,053
20,643
S209
6333
25.23%
30.68%
82.25%
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6227
17.58%
24
Manitowoc, City
33,102
18,098
2727
4453
2579
3941
-5.74%
-12.99%
14.25%
25
Sun Prairie, City
31,752
19,028
4894
5956
5111
6054
4.25%
1.62%
26.86%
26
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424S
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30.75%
80.59%
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31,692
18,639
27
Fitchburg
27,154
15,906
28
Superior, City
26,70S
15,081
29
Stevens Point
26,658
17,467
30
Mount Pleasant, Village
26,293
17,909
31
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25,855
15,485
4817
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22.77%
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54.11%
32
Caledonia, Village
24,708
17,074
33
Muskego
24,621
17,191
3316
5346
34
DePere
24,555
15,416
3737
7363
35
Mequon
23,509
18,209
36
Grand Chute
22,097
13,282
37
South Milwaukee
21,236
3235
4482
5676
71381
41.58%1
25.11%
9.58%
-32.26%
4133
5567
5878
8088
3540
46701
12,098
2397
2560
4416
18.95%
26.25%
72.18%
33.02%
41.52%
79.52%
26.81%
36.11%
74.24%
32.28%
44.42%
72.68%
26.65%
35.16%
75.80%
3084
19.81%
25.49%
77.72%
27.68%1
5.44%
38
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20,400
12,609
3487
4603
27.65%
36.51%
75.75%
39
Germantown, Village
19,901
13,577
3359
4431
24.81%
32.64%
76.03%
40
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18,987
11,272
1700
2868
2196
31661
22.59%1
9.41%
19.48%
28.09%
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69.36%
41
Menasha
18,867
9,900
2403
5163
2706
3340
11.20%
-54.58%
27.33%
33.74%
81.02%
42
Middleton, City
18,671
13,951
4571
5605
32.76%
40.18%
81.55%
43
Onalaska, City
18,385
11,402
3158
4061
2748
3646
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-11.38%
24.10%
31.98%
75.37%
1639
2336
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18,341
10,777
45
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17,966
9,691
1133
2091
1323
2235
14.36%
6.44%
13.65%
23.06%
59.19%
46
Marshfield, City
17,790
10,674
1571
1983
1088
1919
-44.39%
-3.34%
10.19%
17.98%
56.70%
17,111
10,618
1629
3101
2555
32931
36.24%1
5.83%
24.06%1
31.01%1
77.59%1
16,536
8,400
837
1218
9.96%
14.50%
68.72%
16,319
10,793
3441
5021
3188%1
46.52%1
68.53%
16,237
9,718
872
1261
8.97%
12.98%
69.15%
47
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18
Beaver Dam, City
49
Ioconomowoc, City
50
Menomonie, City
I
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5.70%
Since the 2008 Presidential Election, Clerks have seen continued popularity with in·person absentee voting. Improvements to the process in 2009 helped but with numbers increasing due to the across the board
promoting of this method from all groups, Clerks who are experiencing very large numbers of voters need continued improvements to the process in order to be able to handle the numbers. Since 2008, Clerks
have been asking to utilize the election machines to scan the ballots (not tabulate) instead of holding them til Election Day. Similar to Central Count, Municipalities should have the option of processing in-person
absentee voting using the election equipment if adopted by their board and approved by the GAB. There are benefits to both the voter and the municipal budgets as we try to effic'1ent1y handle more and more
voter traffic during the two week in-person voting period.
Uniformity while Maintaining Flexibility to Serve our Voters
We often hear that elections should be uniform. We agree that municipalities are uniform in that we all
follow state election laws, however, there are huge differences in how municipalities processes the business
of following state election law. The work in each municipality depends on the demands of the actual voting
experience, the infrastructure and budgets available to manage voters and processes. A "one size fits all"
does not work when you look at the huge differences between communities across the state. Some
communities experience large absentee interest while others do not. Some communities have community
centers or large City Halls while others operate minimal absentee voting right from their homes. It is
important for municipalities to maintain the flexibility needed so they can address the needs of their own
voting populations while still following state election laws. Here are a few areas where election processes are
not uniform throughout the state.
Processing Absentee Ballots
1. Some municipalities don't start process absentee ballots until Election Day at the polls.
2. Some municipalities start processing by pre-numbering each ballot envelope and recording the
number the poll books. Then envelopes are opened and ballots placed in machines at the polls on
Election Day.
3. Some municipalities use central count to process on Election Day, all at a central location.
WISvote
1. Self-Providers process registrations and absentee ballots directly into the statewide system.
2. Providers process other community's information into the system.
3. Reliers send their registration applications and absentee ballot requests to their provider to be
processed.
Ballots
1. Some municipalities use one ballot with all contests for all jurisdictions is used.
2. Some municipalities use multiple ballots that are separate for each government jurisdictions i.e.
school, county, or municipality are used.
3. Some municipalities use blank paper in which a ballot is created on the voting machine.
4. Some municipalities use touch screen ballots.
5. Some municipalities mark a paper ballot and scan it into optical scan equipment
1. Some use optical scan voting machines.
2. Some use Touch Screen voting machines.
3. Some count by hand.
Resu Its to County
1. Some municipalities manually enter the results data onto spreadsheets and email to County.
2. Some municipalities modem results to their County from poll sites or a central location.
3. Some municipalities enter data directly into the state canvass system.
ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES FOR IN PERSON ABSENTEE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Public test not more than 10 days prior to when the voting equipment is to be utilized.
55 5.84(1)
Run zero tape (only on the first day of in person absentee)
Verify the seal on the voting equipment and initial on the Clerk statement.
Place beginning number of ballots (Day one would be zero) on Clerk statement.
Ready for first voter
a. View the persons Photo ID
b. Wisvote Self provider- Create the absentee ballot label from Wisvote
(would be automatically marked in Election Day poll list as absentee returned)
i. Place label on the sequentially numbered absentee supplemental list form
ii. Have elector sign the absentee supplemental poll list
c. Wisvote Relier- Check registration list
(End of night send list to provider to for entry into Wisvote)
i. Fill out name address and ward information for voter on the in person absentee
poll list form.
ii. Have elector sign the in-person absentee poll list
d. Initial back of ballot
e. Give elector the initialed ballot.
f. Voter
i. Takes to the poll booth to mark ballot
ii. Places the ballot in the voting equipment
End of day
a. Fill out daily clerk statement.
b. Record the number of voters fort he day on the clerk statement.
c. Place all ballots into ballot bags seal and record ballot bag number on the clerk
statement.
d. Record the number of ballots enter into the voting machine and reconcile with number
of ballots issued by clerk.
e. Secure machine.
f. Secure all daily documentation supplies and ballots.
g. Place updated daily clerk statement on website or at place of public notice.
Daily Clerk Statement
Election _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Date _ _ _ _ _ __
Voting Unit Number _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Memory Device Serial N u m b e r - - - - - - - - - Tamper-evident Seal Serial Number _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Above number verified by clerk AM
PM, _ __
Beginning no. of ballots cast _ _ _ _ _ __
End of Day ballots c o u n t - - - - - - - Total Ballots issued this day _ _ _ _ _ __
Ballot Bag Serial Number _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Incident Log (daily)
BENEFITS OF THE ALTERNATE PROCEDURE
Requirements:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Optional "alternative process" like central count.
Optional for all municipalities.
Must be approved by governing body.
Must be capable of securing equipment and uses WisVote to issue Absentee Ballots
Decision to do alternative procedure must be done for all elections.
Benefits:
5.
Aid voters to have a second chance to fix their ballot errors such as crossovers and overvotes.
Reduces the number of remade ballots at the Poll Site or Central Count by Election Inspectors
Give comfort to voter that their ballot was counted.
Machine scans each ballot entered and date and time stamps. Would be able to prove if
processing after hours posted on notice.
Reduce costs associated with in office absentee ballots, such as the cost of ballot envelopes,
6.
7.
8.
9.
staff to manage, sort, alphabetize and deliver envelopes on Election Day.
Reduces the number of insufficient certificate envelopes needing correction.
Reduce lines at in person absentee voting with more efficient processing of large numbers.
Reduces the number of jammed machines due to ballot folds.
Increases the transparency of in office absentees with a daily reconciliation process.
1.
2.
3.
4.
10. Reduces the amount of ballots that would be processed after 8:00pm., which will speed up the
transmission of results to the County Clerk.
11. Reduces the number of absentee ballots processed at the polls during poll site voting. Less
demand on equipment.
12. Helps to manage large turnout elections and the popularity of absentee voting.
What if a person comes to the vote in person in the clerk's office but then notified before Election Day
that the person died?
The ballot would be considered processed and would be t aken care of at recount. During a
recount th ere is enough documentation t o allow a ballot draw t o be perform ed on t he ballots
processed du ring th at day's in-person absentee voting.
How will this affect processing absentees mailed or from nursing homes?
These types of absentees would be processed on Election Day at th e polling sites by Election
Inspectors.
5.84(1) Testing of equipment; requirements for programs and ballots (1) Where any municipality
employs an electronic voting system which utilizes automatic tabulating equipment, either at the polling
place or at a central counting location, the municipal clerk shall, on any day not more than 10 days prior
to the election day on which the equipment is to be utilized ....
6.86 (1)(b) No earlier than 3'd Monday
Use of certificate on the absentee poll list as th e certificate envelope mentioned in 6.86 (ar)Except as
authorized in s. 6.79 (6) and (7), if a qualified elector applies for an absentee ballot in person at the
cl erk's office, the clerk shall not issue the elector an absentee ballot unless the elector presents proof of
identification. The clerk shall verify that the name on the proof of identification presented by the
elector conforms to the name on the
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tatements of Wi s . Stat 12 . 60(1)[b), that I am a r es i dent of
ithe ward of t he municipalit~ in the county of the stat e of
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Clerk's Daily Statement of Reconciliation and Security Measures during In-Person Absentee Voting
Municipality:
Memory Device
Election:
End of Day
Seal#
Date of In-
Person Voting
Pre-
Tamper-evident Security
Check
Seal Number
lntials
(AM)
Seal#
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Time Checked
Number of In-
End of Day Number
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Total# of Allin-
Ballot Bag Serial
Person Absentee
into Vote Equipment person absentee Number for this
Ballots Issued this
day
this day (Optical Scan ballots secured in
day (WisVote
Total)
of Ballots inserted
Total)
bags each day
Seal#
PostCheck
Tamper-evident Security
Seal Number
Discrepancies (Attach Sheet for Add'l
lntials
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I, the undersigned Clerk, do hereby certify that the above daily record to secure and reconciliation in-person absentee ballots received along with the record of security measures taken
to perform pre and post checks of tamper-evident seals on equipment, secure/bag daily ballots, and equipment used during in-person voting are true and correct as indicated above. I
further certify no results have been tabulated during use of the machine during in-person absentee voting.
Name of Clerk:
Signature:
Date:
Alternative Procedure for In-Person Absentees
Monkey Survey Question #1
Do you believe there should be an “optional alternative” to use the
voting machines, for those municipalities that are experiencing a very
large number of in-person absentee voting?
Yes
No
Answer Options
Yes
No
If no, why not?
Response
Percent
86.4%
13.6%
answered question
skipped question
Response
Count
395
62
80
457
10
Comments typically noted questions/concerns as to the process involved, concerns as to
budget impacts or indicated there was no need in the responding community.
Alternative Procedure for In-Person Absentees
Monkey Survey Question #2
During in-person absentee voting, do you believe the voter will feel
more confident about the security/secrecy of their ballot using a voting
machine versus a ballot envelope process?
Yes
No
Answer Options
Yes
No
Response
Percent
69.4%
30.6%
answered question
skipped question
Response
Count
315
139
454
13
Alternative Procedure for In-Person Absentees
Monkey Survey Question #3
Have you ever had a ballot challenged?
Yes
No
Response
Percent
3.2%
96.8%
Answer Options
Yes
No
If Yes, how many?
answered question
skipped question
Number
Response Date
If Yes, how
many?
A few comments of 1 or 2 and one comment indicated many.
Response
Count
15
451
16
466
1
Categories
Alternative Procedure for In-Person Absentees
Monkey Survey Question #4
How long have you been a Clerk?
Answer Options
answered question
skipped question
Response
Count
463
463
4
Responses ranged from less than a month to 45 years and everything in between!
Monkey Survey Question #5
I am the Clerk for a
Town
Village
City
Answer Options
Town
Village
City
Response
Percent
50.6%
27.4%
22.0%
answered question
skipped question
Monkey Survey Question #6
Population:
Answer Options
answered question
skipped question
Responses ranged from a population of 115 to 105,000
Response
Count
464
464
3
Response
Count
235
127
102
464
3