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Nevada County Grand Jury • 2010-2011

2010 General Election

Published: November 02, 2010 7 pages

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Note: Missing finding numbers detected: F3

Findings 5 findings

Instructions accompanying Vote-by-Mail ballots created confusion for some voters.

Absence of the phone number of the Elections Office on the Vote-by-Mail envelope inhibits voters from resolving last minute questions concerning spoiled or lost ballots.

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Vote-by-Mail signatures are verified by computer.

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Instructions for Vote-by-Mail voters:  Do not address all circumstances for return of spoiled or lost ballots.  Lack instructions for replacement of spoiled Vote-by-Mail or lost ballots when it is too late to use the U.S. Postal Service.  Are not clear if the Vote-by-Mail voter chooses to vote in person.  Do not identify the address of the polling place, if applicable.  Do not include the phone number for the Elections Office on the Vote-by-Mail envelope.

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In following up on the 2008-2009 Nevada County Grand Jury Report the current Jury found the following:  Compensation is provided for all poll workers attending training.  There were no polling places in locations serving alcohol.  Eight precincts were staffed by organized community groups. Findings 1. Instructions accompanying Vote-by-Mail ballots created confusion for some voters.

Recommendations 1

R1

The Nevada County Clerk Recorder should direct staff to include the following with the Vote-by-Mail ballots:  Instructions for replacement of spoiled or lost Vote-by-Mail ballots for those instances when it is too late to use the U.S. Postal Service.  Instructions for Vote-by-Mail voters on how and where to vote in person.  The phone number of the Elections Office on the Vote-by-Mail envelope. Responses Nevada County Clerk Recorder, July 13, 2011 November 2010 General Election in Nevada County pages

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