Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections - Winter Conference 2016

Maria Matthews

Director, Division of Elections

Florida Department of State

December 2018

Election Administration2018 General Election Recap and Future

Polk

Washington

Holmes

Bay

Liberty

Franklin

Calhoun

Gulf

Santa Rosa

Walton

Okaloosa Jackson

Pasco

Hernando

Sumter

Lake

Hillsborough

Manatee

Seminole

Orange

Osceola

Highlands

HardeeOkeechobee

Glades

Indian River

St. Lucie

Martin

MonroeDade

Jefferson

Volusia

Madison Hamilton

Taylor

Lafayette

SuwanneeColumbia

AlachuaDixie

Union

Bradford

Gilchrist

Baker

Nassau

Duval

Clay St. Johns

Putnam

Flagler

Marion

Levy

Citrus

Brevard

Gadsden

Leon

Wakulla

SarasotaDeSoto

Charlotte

Lee Hendry

Collier Broward

Palm Beach

Escambia

Volusia

Jefferson Hurricane Michael Landfall

10-10-2018

Executive State of Emergency Order 18-276

(October 7, 2018)(26 counties)

Executive State of Emergency Order 18-277

(October 8, 2018)(9 counties)

Executive State of Emergency Order 18-283

October 18, 2018 (8 counties)

Central Time Zone-9 counties -GUL has ET and CT time zones.

(Eastern Time Zone)

State offices closed 10/9 (deadline to register) through 10/12 (14 counties) (BAY, CAL, FRA, GAD, GUL, HAM, JAC, JEF, LEO, LIB, MAD, SUW, TAY, WAK)

Voter Turnout

Presidential Election Years Gubernatorial Election Years

67.4

49.5

70.1

55.3

74.2

46.8

75.2

48.7

71.5

50.5

62.65

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

70.0

80.0

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018

74.48

Voter Turnout -General Elections

6

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

70.0

80.0

2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018

%

Trends in Voting Methods General Elections

Vote By Mail Early Voting Election Day

ES-ISAC membership

Cybersecurity Regional Workshops

Elections Security Grants

Network Monitoring Solution

Election Day Team Strike Team

Security - Cyber Initiatives

Long Ballots

Nathan Archer/Tallahassee Democrat 11-15-2018

Litigation

Ballot order

Early voting sites on school campuses

Voter registration paper application deadline extension for Hurricane hit counties

Mismatched signature cure

Minority language requirements

Issues

Statewide Recounts

Dec. 15 – Election Security Grant Funds Final Expenditure Reports and Return of Unspent Funds

Dec. 15 - Overvote and Undervote Reports (Report to Legislature due Jan. 31)

Dec. 15 - Voter Education Survey

Dec. 20 - Official Voting History/Precinct Level Election Results/Reconciliation Reports

Reports

Dec. 31 - HAVA Expenditures Reports

Quarterly – Network Monitoring Reports

Mar. 1 - U.S. EAC Voting and Election Administration Survey

o Counties to respond to State by Jan. 10

o State reviews and compiles submits by Feb 1

Jan. 31 – Certification of Address List and Eligibility Records Maintenance

Reports

Clemency

• Murder

• Felony Sexual Offense

Completion of all terms of sentence

• All other felony offenses

Constitutional Amendment 4

SB 56: Presidential Preference Primary

• Pre-registered voters to vote in PPP if they will become 18 by GE Election Day

HJR 57: Constitutional Amendments

• Passage threshold boosted to 66.66% (2/3)

SJR 118: Elected Secretary of State/Cabinet Member

• Starting in 2022

Legislation

Ballot Order (Jacobson et al. v. Detzner)

Mismatched Signature Cure (DEC et al. v. Detzner)

Minority Language Requirements (Madera v. Detzner)

Litigation Issues

Polk

Washington

Holmes

Bay

Liberty

Franklin

Calhoun

Gulf

Walton

Jackson

Pasco

Hernando

Sumter

Lake

Hillsborough

Manatee

Seminole

Orange

Osceola

Highlands

HardeeOkeechobee

Glades

Indian River

St. Lucie

Martin

Monroe Dade

Jefferson

Volusia

MadisonHamilton

Taylor

Lafayette

Suwannee Columbia

AlachuaDixie

Union

Bradford

Gilchrist

Baker

Nassau

Duval

ClaySt. Johns

Putnam

Flagler

Marion

Levy

Citrus

Brevard

Gadsden

Leon

Wakulla

Sarasota DeSoto

Charlotte

Lee Hendry

Collier Broward

Palm Beach

Volusia

Jefferson

Minority Language

13 Counties –

• Section 203, Voting Rights Act

1 County -

• Section (4)(e) VRA (stipulation)

32 Counties –

• (4)(e) (federal court temporary order and SOS Directive 18-02 (Sep. 2018) (sample ballots and assistance in Spanish)(Madera)

Issuances of Commissions to Elected and Appointed Officials

U.S. EAC EAVS Survey Compilation and Submission (March 2019)

Overvote/Undervote Legislative Report (January 2019)

Legislative Election Recap Report (January 2019)

Odd-numbered year review of 67 county minimum security procedures

Active list/records maintenance year

State Level Activities

FVRS/OVR enhancements

Website Review and Updates

Publication /Form Updates

Preparation for Presidential Election Cycle 2020

State Level Activities

Polling Place Procedures Manual (R1S-2.034)

Voter Intent (R1S-2.027)

Write-in

Recounts (R1S-2.031)

Uniform Ballot (R1S-2.032)

Precinct-level Election Results (1S-2.053)

Voting Systems Standards (R1S-5.001)

Rulemaking

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