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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WAKE COUNTY BEFORE THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS

IN THE MATTER OF: ABSENTEE ONE-STOP VOTING PLAN IN HARNETT COUNTY

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RECORD ON APPEAL ASSEMBLED BY STATE BOARD STAFF

Non-Unanimous One-Stop Plan:Summary Sheet.........................................................................2 Harnett CBE Meeting Minutes ........................................................................................................3 Correspondence..................................................................................................................................9 Proposed Early Voting Plan.............................................................................................................12 Majority One-Stop Plan....................................................................................................................13 Minority One-Stop Plan....................................................................................................................14

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NON‐UNANIMOUS ONE‐STOP PLAN: SUMMARY SHEET  Harnett  County:  May 8, 2018  Date of Election:  Date of meeting when CBE took vote regarding One‐Stop for this election:  March 6, 2018  Vote of County Board:  For the plan:  Against: 

Name

Position

James Currin

Chairman

Joseph Powell

Member

Tony Spears

Secretary

Is the dissenting Board Member  submitting an alternative plan? 

Yes  

What is the issue of dispute that is  preventing a unanimous vote?   (check all that apply) 

     Sunday hours of sites 

Please explain the issue of dispute  that is preventing a unanimous vote  (if the response is lengthy or  complicated, provide answer on a  separate sheet if needed). If two  plans are being provided, explain the  difference between the two plans. 

The two plans are identical with the exception of Sunday voting hours/locations.

The office of SBE will provide you with information as to when non‐unanimous One‐Stop Implementation  Plans will be reviewed by the State Board. Please provide contact information. At minimum, the County  Elections Director should be available by phone during the State Board Meeting. 

Chair  Secretary  Member  Director 

Name 

Phone 

James Currin  Tony Spears  Joseph Powell  Claire Jones 

910‐890‐3311  910‐808‐6980  919‐820‐1135  910‐893‐7553 

North Carolina State Board of Elections      

E‐mail 

[email protected] 

Attending  the   meeting 

Available  by phone  during  meeting 

Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 

Yes  Yes  Yes  yes      Last modified: 10/21/15 

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Lippolis, Emily From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments:

CBJones Monday, April 02, 2018 5:49 PM Lawson, Joshua RE: [External] Harnett non-unanimous One-Stop Plan image001.png; image001.png

CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Send all suspicious email as an  attachment to Report Spam. 

Yes and No, Joey simply stated he did not support Sunday voting and Tony does. We had a group with the Dem party  come to our last meeting asking for Sunday voting. I can email the draft of the minutes tomorrow.  Claire  Sent from my Verizon Motorola Smartphone On Apr 2, 2018 5:09 PM, "Lawson, Joshua"   wrote:  Thank you, Claire.  If there are any meeting minutes or other documentation indicating the justifications behind each  plan, please submit those as soon as you are able.  _  Josh Lawson | General Counsel  o: 919‐814‐0755 | f: 919‐715‐0135 

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From: Claire B. Jones [mailto:[email protected]]  Sent: Monday, April 02, 2018 5:06 PM  To: SBOE_Grp ‐ Legal.Team ; SBOE_Grp ‐ Legal   Subject: [External] Harnett non‐unanimous One‐Stop Plan  CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Send all suspicious email as an  attachment to Report Spam.  Josh,  I have spoken with Mr. Spears and Mr. Powell. Both stated that they do not intend to change the plan as submitted.  Claire B. Jones  Harnett County Elections Director  910‐893‐7553 

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§ 163-227.2(f). Counties which operate a modified full-time office shall remain open five days each week during regular business hours consistent with daily hours presently observed by the county board of elections, commencing with the date prescribed in G.S. 163227.2(b) and continuing until 5:00PM on the Friday prior to that election and shall also be open on the last Saturday before the election. A county board may conduct one-stop absentee voting during evenings or on weekends, as long as the hours are part of a plan submitted and approved according to subsection (g) of this section. § 163-227.2(g). Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a county board of elections by unanimous vote of all its members may provide for one or more sites in that county for absentee ballots to be applied for and cast under this section.

PROPOSED 2018 PRIMARY ELECTION EARLY VOTING PLAN •

Five polling sites spread throughout Harnett County for added convenience to the voters.

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Voters will be able to vote, or register and vote, at any early voting site in Harnett county

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Curbside voting offered at each location for voters needing this service.

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Early voting period begins 17 days prior to election and required hours are set by G.S. 163227.2(f). This plan allows 15 days for voting in person.

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INCREASES LOCATIONS AND HOURS FROM COMPARABLE PAST ELECTIONS

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PRIMARY ELECTION DATE

CONTESTED OFFICE POSITIONS

CANDIDATES ON BALLOT

BALLOT STYLES

HOURS OPEN FOR EARLY VOTING

TOTAL POLLING SITES OPEN

MAY 8, 2018 MAY 6, 2014 MAY 4, 2010

6

13

6

241

5

13

36

22

151.5

4

12

34

9

150

3

Sunday plan will add $7,500.00 in poll worker expenses alone. Mileage and overtime not included. Polling sites would have to approve use on Sundays, due to the fact, that these are buildings voluntarily offered for use and may include community-center rooms and school gyms.

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Once poll workers return with materials and equipment Saturday night, voter activity must be

downloaded and audited before uploading updates to equipment and preparing them to return to sites with accurate and updated poll books and materials. Additional funds would need to be allocated for additional overtime to prepare these audits in time. Sunday night audits would also need to be conducted to prepare for the polling site on Monday. 2014 PRIMARY ELECTION EARLY VOTING APPROVED PLAN • • • •

Curbside voting offered at each location Voters were able to vote at any early voting site convenient to their location. One-Stop Voter Turnout: 1,706. Open 9 out of 10 day period. Hours were as follows at four total locations: o Board of Elections (BOE) office: Mon-Fri 8:00am – 6:30pm o BOE office and three satellite locations (Erwin, Western Harnett, And Angier) First Sat 6:30am – 7:30pm Last Sat 6:30am – 1:00pm

2010 PRIMARY ELECTION EARLY VOTING APPROVED PLAN • Voters were able to vote at any early voting site convenient to their location. • One-Stop Voter Turnout: 1,230. Open 14 out of 17 day period. • Hours were as follows at three total locations: o Board of elections (BOE) office Mon-Fri 8:00am – 5:00pm o BOE and two satellite locations (Erwin and Western Harnett) First Sat Closed Second Sat 8:00am – 3:00pm

Last Sat

8:00am – 3:00pm

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Harnett County May 8, 2018 Majority One-Stop Plan Board of Elections Office Date Thursday, April 19, 2018 Friday, April 20, 2018 Saturday, April 21, 2018 Sunday, April 22, 2018 Monday, April 23, 2018 Tuesday, April 24, 2018 Wednesday, April 25, 2018 Thursday, April 26, 2018 Friday, April 27, 2018 Saturday, April 28, 2018 Sunday, April 29, 2018 Monday, April 30, 2018 Tuesday, May 01, 2018 Wednesday, May 02, 2018 Thursday, May 03, 2018 Friday, May 04, 2018 Saturday, May 05, 2018

Four Satellite Locations: Hours 8:00 am-6:30 pm 8:00 am-6:30 pm 8:00 am- 5:00 pm Closed 8:00 am-6:30 pm 8:00 am-6:30 pm 8:00 am-6:30 pm 8:00 am-6:30 pm 8:00 am-6:30 pm 8:00 am- 5:00 pm Closed 8:00 am-6:30 pm 8:00 am-6:30 pm 8:00 am-6:30 pm 8:00 am-6:30 pm 8:00 am-6:30 pm 8:00 am- 1:00 pm

Anderson Creek Primary School Angier Elementary School 10.50 Erwin Community Building 10.50 Western Harnett High School 9.00 Date Hours 10.50 10.50 Saturday, April 21, 2018 8:00 am- 5:00 pm 10.50 Saturday, April 28, 2018 8:00 am- 5:00 pm 10.50 Saturday, May 05, 2018 8:00 am- 1:00 pm 10.50 9.00 10.50 10.50 10.50 10.50 10.50 5.00 149.00

Approved by: __________________________________ James Currin, Chairman __________________________________ Tony Spears, Secretary __________________________________ Joseph Powell, Member

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Harnett County May 8, 2018 Minority One-Stop Plan Board of Elections Office Date Thursday, April 19, 2018 Friday, April 20, 2018 Saturday, April 21, 2018 Sunday, April 22, 2018 Monday, April 23, 2018 Tuesday, April 24, 2018 Wednesday, April 25, 2018 Thursday, April 26, 2018 Friday, April 27, 2018 Saturday, April 28, 2018 Sunday, April 29, 2018 Monday, April 30, 2018 Tuesday, May 01, 2018 Wednesday, May 02, 2018 Thursday, May 03, 2018 Friday, May 04, 2018 Saturday, May 05, 2018

Four Satellite Locations: Hours 8:00 am-6:30 pm 8:00 am-6:30 pm 8:00 am- 5:00 pm 1:00 pm-5:00 pm 8:00 am-6:30 pm 8:00 am-6:30 pm 8:00 am-6:30 pm 8:00 am-6:30 pm 8:00 am-6:30 pm 8:00 am- 5:00 pm 1:00 pm-5:00 pm 8:00 am-6:30 pm 8:00 am-6:30 pm 8:00 am-6:30 pm 8:00 am-6:30 pm 8:00 am-6:30 pm 8:00 am- 1:00 pm

Anderson Creek Primary School Angier Elementary School Erwin Community Building Western Harnett High School Date Saturday, April 21, 2018 Sunday, April 22, 2018 Saturday, April 28, 2018 Sunday, April 29, 2018 Saturday, May 05, 2018

Approved by: __________________________________ James Currin, Chairman __________________________________ Tony Spears, Secretary __________________________________ Joseph Powell, Member

Hours 8:00 am- 5:00 pm 1:00 pm-5:00 pm 8:00 am- 5:00 pm 1:00 pm-5:00 pm 8:00 am- 1:00 pm