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Election Administration General Election Recap and Future Maria Matthews Director, Division of Elections Florida Department of State December 2016 Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections - Winter Conference 2016

• 67 County Supervisors of Elections • Thousands of personnel (permanent/temporary) • 254 Early Voting Sites • 5836 Precincts (Election Day)

Timely reporting of results FVRS performed well

United States Postal Service

Polling Place  Florida was in top 5 nationally in Get to the Polls! users  > 415,000 users in Florida accessed the site Voting Inf Inform rmation Pro roject – o Almost 275,000 used site to find early voting Coll ollaborativ ive Suc Success location. o Traffic to GetToThePolls - mostly driven by Facebook with significant traffic to: Instagram , Etsy , LinkedIn , Mozilla , AOL , and Weather Underground

Voters -Number of New and Update Applications – Monthly 1,000,000 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 0 DOS DHSMV COU

MONTHLY 2016: NEW REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS 205,516 156,486 127,749 95,597 74,955 21,256 June July August September October November

Number of DHSMV Verifications Worked Monthly 40,000 35,000 36,345 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 17,441 16,334 10,000 10,227 5,000 7,474 1,935 0 June July August September October November

Active Registered Voters -Book closing for General Election Minor party Major party affiliation affiliation 22% 59% No Party affiliation 19% Total: 12,863,773

Voter Turnout -General Elections 80.0 75.2 74.2 74.48 71.5 70.1 67.4 70.0 60.0 55.3 50.5 49.5 48.7 46.8 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 Gubernatorial Election Years Presidential Election Years

12 Trends in Voting Methods % General Elections 80.0 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 Gubernatorial/Presidential Election Years Vote By Mail Early Voting Election Day

Weather Hurricane Hermine (September 2) Hurricane Matthew (October 6-7) Maintaining Security Databases/Voting Systems/Websites Physical Facilities Polling Place Federal Court Orders Voter Registration Deadline Extension Mismatched Signatures County level -specific

Number of Voter Assistance Hotline Calls 13990* (January, 1, 2016 through November 8, 2016) 5701 (January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015) *Additional Calls through Main BVRS line: 9507

Escambia Holmes Escambia Santa Rosa Okaloosa Jackson Nassau Jefferson Walton Jefferson Gadsden Washington Madison Hamilton Leon Calhoun Duval Bay Observations Baker Columbia Suwannee Wakulla Liberty Taylor Lafayette • Union Clay Logic and Gulf Bradford St. Johns Franklin Alachua Dixie Gilchrist Putnam Accuracy Testing Flagler Levy • Marion Volusia Early Voting Volusia Citrus Lake • Election Day Sumter Seminole Hernando Orange Brevard Pasco Bureau of Voting System Osceola Hillsborough Polk Indian River Certification Manatee Hardee + Okeechobee St. Lucie Highlands DeSoto Sarasota Martin Glades Charlotte 7 Lee Palm Beach Hendry Number of BVSC staff on the road Collier Broward Miami-Dade Monroe

Ele lectoral Coll llege  December 19, 2016, 2 pm. Electoral College Meeting  Electoral College Meeting in Tallahassee, Florida  29 presidential electors cast votes for President and Vice-President on behalf of Florida voters  Certificate of Votes memorializes vote and sent to Congress  January 6, 2016  Certificate of Votes from all states counted in Congress to elect President and Vice-President  January 20, 2016  Inaugural Ceremony for President and Vice- President

County Data Reports  Dec. 12 -Post-election voting system audit reports  Dec. 15 - Overvote and undervote data report  Dec. 15 - Voter education survey  Dec. 22 - Official Voting History/Precinct Level Election Results/Reconciliation Reports  Dec. 31 - HAVA Expenditures Reports  Feb. 1 - U.S. Election Assistance Commission Voting and Election Administration Survey results due from State  Counties to respond to State by Jan. 10  State reviews and compiles  Data finalized by EAC by Mar. 2  Jan. 31 – Certification of Address List and Eligibility Records Maintenance

Other Major Activities/Events • Bi-ennial Address List Maintenance Programs 2017 • New Supervisor of Elections Training Workshop – Jan 26-27, 2017 Orlando, Florida • Military and Overseas Voting Assistance Task Force Report – Jan - Jul 2017 • Legislative Session Mar - May 2017 • National Associations of Secretaries of State & Election Directors – Feb 2017, Jul 2017 • U.S. EAC Standards Board Meeting - Apr 2017, San Antonio • FSASE Conferences - Summer 2017, Winter 2017 • Online Voter Registration (OVR) application system - Oct 2017 • Constitution Revision Commission 2017-2018

Military and Overseas Voting Task Force • Chapter 2016-242, Laws of Florida • 11 members (3 of whom are to be appointed supervisors of elections) • Supervisor of Elections, Craig Latimer, Hillsborough County • Supervisor of Elections, Paul Lux, Okaloosa County • Supervisor of Elections, David H. Stafford, Escambia County • Chaired by Secretary or designee • Convening January 2017 • Study voting for overseas military and civilians • Report to Legislature due no later than July 1, 2017

23 Online Voter Registration (OVR) application system Stat.) Project Timeline (s. 97 (s. 97.0 .0525, Fla. Fla. St User Requirements Development Implementation GO-LIVE OVR System Discovery Phase Acceptance and Design Phase Phase Phase 10/2017 Testing Phase 07/2015 - 10/2015 - 04/2016 - 04/2017 - 08/2017 - 07/2015 09/2015 03/2016 03/2017 08/2017 12/2017

Rulemaking  Rule 1S-5.001 Voting Systems Standards  Rule 1S-2.039 Voter Registration – Street Segment  Rule 1S-2.040 Voter Registration Application Form  Rule 1S-2.034 Polling Place Procedures Manual  Rule 1S-2.047 Voter Registration Agencies  Rule 1S-2.0115 Certification Requirements for Supervisors of Elections- Special Qualifications

State Level Activities  Continuation of FVRS modernization project and OVR  Issuances of Commissions  Website Review and Updates  Publication /Form Updates  Election Dates to Remember  Supervisor of Elections Guide to Reports  Florida Constitution (includes new amendments)  Voter Registration Guide  Handbooks for Candidates, Political Entities for 2018

State Level Activities  Any pending or presented applications for voting systems certifications and Peripheral Reviews  U.S. EAC EAVS Survey Compilation and Submission Due February  Overvote/Undervote Report Compilation Due to Legislature in January 2017  Election Recap (Voting History-Registration Record) Report to Legislature in January 2017  Odd-numbered year review of county minimum security procedures  Continuation of FVRS modernization project and OVR  Military and Overseas Voting Task Force Administrative Support  Preparation for Gubernatorial Election Cycle

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