2013 NACo Credentials Process

A Webinar for State Associations6/7/13

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 VotingTotals Form

• Should this be replaced by a grid so each county’s vote can be recorded?

Possible State VotingTotals Form

County Votes Angel Batemon Clark Josi Other OtherAndrews County 1 1 Aransas County 1 1 Austin County 1 1 Bandera County 1 1 Bastrop County 2 2 Bell County 10 2 7 1 Bexar County 56 5 22 28 1 Borden County 1 1 Bosque County 1 1 Brazoria County 10 10 Brazos County 6 6 Brewster County 1 1 Briscoe County 1 1 Brooks County 1 1 Burleson County 1 1 Burnet County 2 2 Calhoun County 1 1 Callahan County 1 1 Camp County 1 1 Carson County 1 1 Chambers County 1 1 Cochran County 1 1 Coleman County 1 1 Collin County 16 2 4 2 8 Comal County 3 3 Concho County 1 1 Cooke County 2 2 Coryell County 4 4 Crane County 1 1 Crockett County 1 1 Dallam County 1 1 Dallas County 87 18 27 10 32 Dawson County 1 1 Denton County 15 15 Dimmit County 1 1 Eastland County 1 1 Ellis County 5 5 Erath County 2 2 Falls County 1 1 Fannin County 2 2 Fayette County 1 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?