Task Force Reports I Professional Practices Papers

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Election Center Task Force Reports:

• Election 2004 National Task Force on Election Reform

• Election 2000 National Task Force on Election Reform

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Professional Practices Papers:

2012 Professional Practices Program
28th Annual National Conference –Boston, MA

Democracy Award Winner – Outstanding Practice of 2012 
Los Angeles County, CA        Electronic Sample Ballot
                                                                       
Eagles Award – Use of Technology
Sacramento County, CA          Polling Place Locator

Minute Man Award –Time and Cost Savings
Maricopa County, AZ             Petition Verification System        

Freedom Award – Innovation   
Los Angeles County, CA     Re-imagining Voting Systems

Stars and Stripes Award – Outstanding Partnerships
Douglas County, CO            Student Election Judge Program

Guardian Award – Exemplifies our Principals & Standards
Maricopa County, AZ        GIS Public Redistricting Interface

Outstanding State Practice
State of Wisconsin         App-ortunities - Elections at Your Fingertips

Papers of Merit:

Albany County, WY: Comprehensive Voter District Notification

Johnson County, KS: Training with Personas Supporting Video

Kitsap County, WA: Collaborative Approach to District Precinct Changes

Los Angeles County, CA: Language Determination in LA County

Maricopa County, AZ: GIS Geospatial Allocation System

Maricopa County, AZ: UOCAVA Electronic Ballot Delivery System

Washoe County, NV: Cutting Sample Ballot Production Costs

State of Wisconsin: Re-Booting Accessibility Compliance

2011 Professional Practices Program
27th Annual National Conference – San Antonio, TX

Democracy Award Winner – Outstanding Practice of 2011  
Martin County, FL          Check Your Voter Status- Supporting Doc.1 Supporting Doc. 2
                                                                       
                                                                                                                               
Freedom Award – Innovation   
Salt Lake County, UT     Planning for Success; Project Planning

Eagles Award – Use of Technology
Citrus County, FL          Early Voting Ballot Tracking System
                                                  
Minute Man Award – Efficient Implementation
Washington, DC             Tweeting the Vote        
                                                                           

Stars and Stripes Award – Outstanding Partnerships
Allen County, IN            Mapping the Ballot

Guardian Award – Exemplifies our Principals & Standards
Butte County, CA         Vote by Mail, Making Every Vote Count

Papers of Merit:

Davis County, UT: Problems Solved Within

Washington, DC: Election Results Publication

Washington, DC: Pay for Performance

Kitsap County, WA: Online Voter Guide

Los Angeles County, CA: Taking it Back to Democracy

Los Angeles County, CA: Electronic Pollworker Tracking

Los Angeles County, CA: Redistricting Essentials Workshop

Montgomery County, MD: Election Judge Management (Supporting Document)

Montgomery County, MD: Mapping Democracy

Montgomery County, MD: Future Vote Module (Supporting Doc. 1, Doc. 2, Doc. 3, Doc. 4, Doc. 5)

Nueces County, TX: Officers, Secure These Ballots- Recount (Supporting Document)

• 2010 Professional Practices Program
  26th Annual National Conference – Orlando, FL

  Democracy Award Winner – Outstanding Practice of 2010  
  Orange County, CA                                  Pollworker Pass Supporting Documents
                                                                         
                                                                                                                                 
  Freedom Award – Innovation   
  Polk County, FL                                         On-line Democracy:  It’s Complete!

  Eagles Award – Use of Technology
  The City and County of Denver           Ballot TRACE
                                                    
  Minute Man Award – Efficient Implementation
  Davis County, UT                                      Equipment – Officials – Resources How Much?  How Many?  Made Easy!
                                                                          Excel Spreadsheet           
                                                                                  

  Stars and Stripes Award – Outstanding Partnerships
  Cerro Gordo County, IA                         The Precinct Atlas

  Guardian Award – Exemplifies our Principals & Standards
  The City of Minneapolis, MN               Hand Counting A Ranked Choice Voting Election

  Planning and Implementation Supporting Documents
  

• 2009 Papers

• Democracy Award Winner – Outstanding Practice of 2009
  Montgomery County, AL				The Art of Democracy      Booklet      Invitation      Handbook       Poster
  Freedom Award – Innovation
  Forsyth County, GA				Early Voting Wait Time Dashboard
  				PowerPoint
  Eagles Award – Use of Technology
  Los Angeles County, CA				Elections 2.0 – Using New Media
  				Supporting Documents   Video Blog
  Minute Man Award – Efficient Implementation
  Travis County, TX				Sleeping a Little Easier on Election Eve
  Stars and Stripes Award – Outstanding Partnerships
  Johnson County, KS				Reducing Lost Voters – Electronic Polling Place Lookup
  Guardian Award – Exemplifies our Principals & Standards
  Contra Costa County, CA				Vote by Mail Rejection Reduction
  Winning  State Practices
  Delaware				eSignature
  South Dakota				Central Reporting System
  Papers of Merit
  * designates a finalist paper
  Precinct Worker - Recruiting/Training
  Bexar County, TX			Rewards & Recognition Project for Election Day Judges
  Collier County, NE			Election Workers:  Instructional & Technical Evaluations
  Davis County, UT			Raising the Bar - Trainers & Trainees, AKA- Poll Workers Training Poll Workers
  City of Richmond, VA			Ambassadorship Program
  Voting - Absentee and Election Day
  Alameda County, CA			Roster Index Book Imaging and Recognition
  King County, WA			Getting the Right Ballot
  Pinellas County, FL			Mail /Absentee Ballot Remote Drop-off Sites
  Santa Clara County, CA			Vote by Mail
  City of Woburn, MA			Voter List Flow Chart
  Voter Outreach / Education
  Henrico County, VA			Henrico Voter Outreach
  Kansas City, MO			Vote KC!
  			News Clip
  King County, WA*			Educating Minority Voters One Page at a Time
  King County, WA*			King County Votes
  Los Angeles County, CA			Vote! You Count!      Audio Files      Multilingual Audio      PSAs      Multilingual PSA
  Martin County, FL			Vote by Mail
  			Poster      Mailer      Street Pole Banner      Buttons
  Martin County, FL			Vote Early      Video
  Orange County, CA			MyBallot - Building a Ballot, Building a Future
  			Video
  Sacramento County, CA *			Get Your Vote On!
  Sarasota County, FL			Poll Worker Recruiting on a Limited Budget
  			Video # 1
  			Video # 2
  Sarasota County, FL			Bridging the Generation Gap
  Thurston County, WA			Election Outreach and Accessibility
  			Video      Supporting Documents
  Travis County, TX			Move the Vote, Austin      PSA 1   PSA 2      PSA 3   PSA 4      PSA 5   PSA 6      PSA 7
  Administration
  Cass County, NE			Workspace Plan for Optimal Work Flow
  Franklin County, OH			Automation of Information
  Franklin County, OH			WHY THE WAIT?  Using a Quantitatve Formula to Allocate Voting Machines and Reduce Election Day Waiting Times
  City of Kalamazoo, MI			Polling Place Signage Update
  Los Angeles County, CA			Election Data Reporting: New Methods Create New Look
  			Maps
  Maricopa County, AZ*			Disaster Recovery Plan      Disaster Recovery Plan Document
  Muscogee County, GA*			311 to the Rescue
  Pierce County, WA*			Ranked Choice Voting Implementation
  City of Richmond, VA			Precinct Manual
  Sarasota County, FL			Boy Scouts to the Rescue
  Travis County, TX			It's Easy to be Green      Budget Formula 1      Budget Formula 2      Budget Formula 3      Budget Formula 4
  State Entries
  South Dakota			Central Reporting System
  Wisconsin			Election Reporting Data System
  			Supporting Documents
  Delaware			eSignature
  Georgia			eLearn Election Training
  Ohio			Backup Paper Ballots
  			Elections Security
  			ADA Initiative
  			Poll Worker Training Initiative

2008 Papers

Democracy Award Winner – Outstanding Practice of 2008
          Cook County, IL                      Building Team Democracy
                                                         

Minute Man Award – Efficient Implementation
        Montgomery County, MD       The Closer Election Judge

Freedom Award – Innovation
          Leon County, FL                    Intelligent Mail Barcode Ballot Tracking

Stars and Stripes Award – Outstanding Partnerships
          Broward County, FL             Broward Co Supervisor of Elections/Schools
                                                      

Eagles Award – Use of Technology
          Alameda County                    Using Radio Frequency to Improve Chain of                                                             Custody for Voting Equipment

Papers of Merit -
          Clark County, NV          Mobile Early Voting
                       
          Forsyth County, GA               Using Geocentric Data to Confirm Viability                                                                of Early Voting Sites

          Pierce County, WA                Champions of Democracy
                       
          Riverside County, CA            Partnering for Positive Outcomes     
                       
          Bay County, FL                      Training & Standards Manual
                       
          Bay County, FL                      Project Democracy                     
                       
          Chesterfield County, VA        Casting Your Vote                               
                       
          Pinellas County, FL                Mail Ballot Remote Dropoff Locations
                       
          Gwinnett County, GA             Phone Bank Calls
                       
          Jefferson County, CO           Permanent Mail-In Voter Education/Outreach

• 2007 Papers

  • Intro, Winner and Runner-up
  • Award of Excellence Papers
  • National Participation 1-5
  • National Participation 6-10
  • National Participation 11-15
  • National Participation 16-20
  • National Participation 21-26

 

• 2006 Papers

• 2005 Papers

• 2004 Papers

• 2003 Papers

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Other Articles:

• Election 2004 Success and State Initiatives
  (Writen by: R. Doug Lewis, Published by: Council of State Governments)

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