Elections Terminology for New County Board Members and Staff - Training Essentials
This guide provides crucial terminology clarification for new county board members and staff involved in elections. It covers the importance of uniform language usage, clarifies terms like absentee ballots and one-stop absentee voting, and emphasizes the correct use of terms related to election processes. A valuable resource for ensuring clear communication in the electoral process.
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Elections Terminology for New County Board Members and Staff State Board Training Elections 101: Getting Back To Basics (For New Directors and CBE Members) Don Wright, General Counsel August 2014
Need to be Uniform We have found that confusion is sometimes created when we deal with the public and candidates where different terms are used for election items or processes. Not only do we need to use consistent terms, but we need to correct term misuse, such as candidates using the term precinct workers to describe their campaign workers. Precinct workers are the Judges and assistants.
Absentee Ballots The mandated county boards meetings required by GS 163-230.1(c1) are to approve absentee ballot applications, not absentee ballots. Preparatory actions allowed under GS 163-234 does not include counting ballots.
One-Stop Absentee Voting One stop absentee voting is not to be called early voting. It is one-stop absentee voting. We do not call mail-in absentee ballot voting early voting just because it occurs prior to election day.
ATV Labels These are called Authorization to Vote labels, not tags or stickies. It is OK to use the term ATV in lieu of Authorization to Vote.
List Maintenance Do not use the term purge. List Maintenance mailings are no contact mailings. Confirmation mailings are used in list maintenance. Don t use the term verification mailings except in the context of voter registration.
Voters Have Four Status Active Inactive Denied Removed
You Dont Vote at a Precinct "Voting booth" means the private space in which a voter is to mark an official ballot. "Voting enclosure" means the room within the voting place that is used for voting. "Voting place" means the building or area of the building that contains the voting enclosure. Voting location is the place within the precinct where the voting place is located.
Elections "Election" means the event in which voters cast votes in ballot items concerning proposals or candidates for office in this State or the United States. The term includes primaries, general elections, referenda, and special elections. GS 163-165(4).
You Dont Sign a Canvass. It is a Process. "Abstract" refers to a document signed by the members of the board of elections showing the votes for each candidate and ballot proposal on the official ballot in the election. GS 163-182(1) "Certificate of election" means a document prepared by the legally authorized official or body to confer upon a candidate the right to assume an elective office as a result of being elected to it. GS 163-182(2) Canvass is the entire process of determining that the voters have been counted correctly. GS 163-182.5
