Election Management OptionsApril 26, 2011 Special Election

OverviewBOEE developed this proposal with an eye towards the fiscal issues facing the

District. The Board is obligated to hold this election by statute and therefore the Council is obligated to fund the election.

The cost of a full city-wide election is in excess of $1 million and the turnout of a special election, although unknown, historically has been at the low end of our turnout range.

The agency is seeking to be fiscally responsible with this election without imperiling the democratic rights of its citizens. This agency cannot allow a shortage of funds to have a negative effect on the democratic process.

Board staff considered various ideas to save money while ensuring a solid framework for the election. Presented here, in order, are the findings and recommendations of the agency.

Costs of ElectionsCost Item Nov 2010 143 Precinct Vote Center

Supplies   110,000.00  102,000.00  32,000.00

Transportation/Facilities

172,754.34 132,057.60 58,477.74

Printing Mailing 317,400.00 274,500.00 325,500.00

Staffing 504,801.14 290,640.00 183,500.00

Election Day Supplies 2,000.00 14,000.00 14,000.00

Totals $1,106,955.48 $813,197.60 $613,477.74

143 Polling Place Option

• For this election, each polling place would be staffed by a scaled-down team of pollworkers consisting of a precinct captain, an assistant captain, and additional pollworkers as required. The Board contemplates an average of seven pollworkers per facility.

• Satellite early voting locations are not required by law or regulation for special elections. This option assumes that the Board would staff, consistent with its regulations, one early voting site for the duration of the 15-day in-person absentee voting period at One Judiciary Square.

143 Polling Places

Vote Center Option

• Voters would have the choice of casting their ballot at any of 16 vote center locations plus One Judiciary Square.

• Use of electronic pollbooks connected to every other site will alert the pollworkers if the voter has already cast a ballot.

• Board staff proposes three days of voting at Vote Centers – the Saturday and Monday of the holiday weekend preceding the election as well as on Election Day. Vote Centers would be closed on Easter Sunday.

• The Board would additionally operate one in-person absentee early voting center for 15 days at One Judiciary Square.

Vote Center Proposed Locations

Ward 1 Locations

Ward 2 Locations

Ward 3 Locations

Ward 4 Locations

Ward 5 Locations

Ward 6 Locations

Ward 7 Locations

Ward 8 Locations

One Mile Radius

Vote Center LocationsProposed Vote Center LocationsAll sites open Sat 4/23, Mon 4/25 8:30 AM – 7 PM and 4/26 7 AM – 8 PMWard 1Banneker Community Recreation Center; 2500 Georgia Avenue, NWH.D. Cooke Elementary School; 2525 17th Street, NWWard 2Charles Sumner School;1201 17th St NWDuke Ellington School for the Arts; 3500 R St., NWWard 3Chevy Chase Community Center; 5601 Connecticut Ave, NWPalisades Recreation Center; 5100 Sherier Pl, NWWard 4Fort Stevens Recreation Center; 1327 Van Buren Street, NWSharpe Health School; 4300 - 13th Street, NW (between Upshur & Allison Streets)Ward 5Turkey Thicket Recreation Center; 1100 Michigan Ave., NETrinidad Recreation Center; 1310 Childress Street, NEWard 6One Judiciary Square; 441 4th St, NW*Watkins Elementary School; 420 12th Street, SEKing Greenleaf Recreation Center; 201 N St, SWWard 7Benning Public Library; 3935 Benning Road, NEAnacostia Public Library; 1800 Good Hope Road, SEWard 8Southeast Tennis and Learning Center; 701 Mississippi Ave., SEDouglass Community Recreation Center; 2100 Stanton Terr., SE

* In-person absentee early voting for 15 days prior to the election and on Election Day