File #: 2007-0402    Version:
Type: Motion Status: Passed
File created: 7/23/2007 In control: Committee of the Whole
On agenda: Final action: 7/30/2007
Enactment date: Enactment #: 12564
Title: A MOTION reaffirming the council's decision to hold all-mail elections beginning in 2008 after certain identified conditions have been met, establishing the council's preference to conduct all-mail elections using the current ballot tabulation equipment and software, authorizing the executive to continue working with vendors on proposals for the purchase of new ballot tabulation equipment and software, and providing that the county's 2008 state legislative agenda should include a request to revise state law to allow individual counties to adopt by ordinance customized procedures for conducting post-election audits.
Sponsors: Dow Constantine, Julia Patterson, Larry Phillips, Larry Gossett
Indexes: Elections
Attachments: 1. 12564.pdf, 2. 2007-0402 Staff Report - 30 July 2007 - w atts.pdf, 3. Expert and Peer review Ballot Tabulation upgrade business case.pdf, 4. reviews elections ballot tracking business case.pdf
Staff: Wagner, Nick
Drafter
Clerk 7/31/2007
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A MOTION reaffirming the council's decision to hold all-mail elections beginning in 2008 after certain identified conditions have been met, establishing the council's preference to conduct all-mail elections using the current ballot tabulation equipment and software, authorizing the executive to continue working with vendors on proposals for the purchase of new ballot tabulation equipment and software, and providing that the county's 2008 state legislative agenda should include a request to revise state law to allow individual counties to adopt by ordinance customized procedures for conducting post-election audits.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 15523, approved on June 29, 2006, authorized vote-by-mail elections in 2007 or 2008 after certain conditions had been met, and
WHEREAS, a new elections facility has been acquired and is being improved to meet the needs of elections operations, and
WHEREAS, a director of records, elections and licensing services has been appointed by the executive and confirmed by the council, and
WHEREAS, a plan for regional voting centers and ballot drop boxes will soon be transmitted to the council for approval, and
WHEREAS, the executive transmitted to the council recommendations for the purchase of new ballot tabulation equipment and software, and
WHEREAS, it is not yet certain that new ballot tabulation equipment and software can be certified or successfully installed and tested in time for the 2008 elections;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
A. All-mail elections should begin in 2008 as authorized by Ordinance 15523.
B. The council hereby establishes its intent to conduct all-mail elections in 2008, starting as early as the April 2008 election, and its preference to use the current equipment and software, augmented as necessary with additional equipment of the same type, additional staffing, security measures, and other resources.
C. Notwithstanding the ...

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