2016 General Election ReviewDENVER ELECTIONS DIVISIONOffice of the Clerk and Recorder
Turnout
Total Ballots Cast(The Most in Denver’s History)
83% of Active Voters72% of Total Registered Voters
Turnout
Precinct
342,023 92%8%Voted a Mail Ballot20% Mailed Back 80% Dropped Off
10,0308,8128,8068,7038,289
1 - Denver Museum of Nature and Science
2 - Scheitler Recreation Center
3 - Denver Botanic Gardens
4 - Washington Park Recreation Center
5 - Denver Police Department District 3
Ballots ReturnedTop Performing
24-Hour Drop Boxes
0 - 30%
30 - 40%
40 - 50%
50 - 60%
60 - 70%
70 - 100%
1
2
3
4
5
Voted In-Person
As of 11/17/2016
2015 - 53,8562014 - 29,9242013 - 17,006
2016 - 132,787
ProvisionalBallots
7%
More Ballots Accepted for Voters Enrolled in BallotTRACE
2% Increase in Return Rate for
Voters Enrolled in BallotTRACE.
2016 General ElectionGender Age
PartyRegistration
87% Democrat87% Republican77% Unaffiliated74% Other
18-2425-3435-4445-5455-64
65+
68%
80%
85%
86%
89%
91%
1 in 1,003Voters
1 in 28Voters
2016:
3402012:
10,721
Democrat - 202,117
Republican - 60,205
Unaffiliated - 141,350
Other - 8,548
200015001000
5000
12/2/20161/16/2015
2016 GeneralElection
Timeline of Daily Enrollment in BallotTRACE
2015 Coordinated
Election
2016PrimaryElection
2015 Municipal Election
Party81%
Male
86% Female
Advertising MetricsTargeted campaigns across a variety of platforms to connect with voters and deliver important information.
Impressions: 10,667,917 Engagements: 51,952
VOTER
Website Visits2012: 242,385 page visits
2016: 403,890 page visits
Direct Connections• American Sign Language Voting Video
• Mobile Voter and Service Polling Center for Group Residential Facilities
• Outreach and Education Programs for Voters that are Homeless or Confined
Social MediaTotal engagements across all platforms:
8,500
Outreach
1,151 #DenverVotes images posted to Instagram
“To conduct Denver’s elections in a fair, accurate,
accessible, secure, transparent and efficient manner; to educate and encourage the public to participate in the voting process; and to maintain
accurate voter registration and election records.”
Worked in partnership with Spanish language advisory
board ACCESO to reach voters at events & provide materials in
alternate languages
Customer
TransparencyConducted over 25 toursDomestic, International, and Elected OfficialsPeriscope Broadcast of Logic & Accuracy Test, Ballot Processing, and Audit & Certification
RegistrationKiosks DeployedPEAK Performance InitiativeRapid Improvement Event partnership with Denver Human Services
Calls to Hotline2008: 111 in 555 Voters2012: 37 in 555 Voters2016: 15 in 555 Voters (9,159 Calls)
Online Training for Election
Judges
Text-to-Case 16,013 Texts Received
96%
SERVICE
Resolved by Auto Responder
VERIFICATION ROOMMail ballot envelopes are run through a sorting system:
Date & Time StampedPrivacy Tab Removed by LaserBarcode Compared to Voter RecordSignature Image Captured from Envelope
Signatures reviewed by bipartisan election judges:
Signature Matches = Ballot Accepted Signature Does Not Match = Further Research
Accepted ballots are then sorted out and sent to the Preparation Room.
Ballot Processing OVERVIEW
RECEIVING ROOMBipartisan ballot security teams deliver ballots from:
U.S. Post Office Voter Service & Polling Centers24-Hour Ballot Drop-Off Locations
Envelopes organized in mail trays and transferred to Verification Room.
COUNTING ROOMScanners process ballots through ImageCast Central Counting System (ICC).Digital images are recorded and identified by the ICC System.
Blank, Write-In, Overvote, or Stray Marks Sent to Adjudication.Bipartisan Adjudication Team examines the digital images to resolve vote discrepancies.Adjudicated ballot images are audited before tallied.
Damaged Ballots Sent to Ballot Duplication TeamReproduced using the Colorado Secretary of State’s Voter Intent Guide
Scanned Ballots Resealed in Transfer Case Checked out of the room and retained for 25 months.
Votes TalliedPosted to public election night at 7 pm.Updated every 90 minutes until all are tallied.
PREPARATION ROOMThe extractor machine opens mail ballot envelopes. Bipartisan teams then:
Extract the Ballot from the Secrecy SleeveRemove the Ballot’s TabsFlatten the BallotPlace the Ballot in a Transfer Case
Empty envelopes and tabs retained for 25 months. Ballot Transfer Cases to Counting Room.
MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS
VERIFICATION ROOMBell and Howell, LLC. MLOCR/BCR Sorter
PREPARATION ROOMOPEX Corporation OPEX Model 72 Rapid Extraction Desk
COUNTING ROOM AND VOTINGDominion Voting Systems ImageCast Central & Democracy Suite EMS
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