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Data Normalization in
Electronic Voting
Systems:
A County Perspective
Paul Lux, CERA – Supervisor of Elections
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• Contest Identification Number• Candidate/Choice Identification Number• Party Affiliation Codes• Counters
• Each Candidate/Choice• Overvote / Undervote / Blank Vote
• Ballot Headers• Common to all Ballots• Specific to Certain Ballots• Contests• Footers
Data Elements in Tabulation Systems
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Data Variations
• Jurisdiction-specific Functionality
• Straight-Ticket Voting
• Vendor – to – Vendor
• Field Sizes
• Field Codes
• Data Field Formats
• Numeric
• Alpha Character
• Free-form
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First Steps in Florida
• Standardization to Election Night Reporting
• ES&S Platform
• Premier Platform
• Sequoia Platform
• (Dominion also attended)
• Certified Vendors “Years away” from *.xml
• Dominion already using *.eml
• Old Way—67 Different File Translations
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The New Way
• Division of Elections Specified Contest Codes
• Allow for Uniform Representation
• Contests
• Party Affiliations
• District Numbers
• 4 digit code (wanted 6)
• Preserve Statutory Contest Order
• Trial by Self-selecting Counties in PPP
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Sample Code List (Primary)
Okaloosa County Contest Codes for 08/26/2008 (Extract)
Election Office Juris 1 Juris 2Contest
CodeContest Description
Republican USR 001 1211 Representative in Congress, District 1 – REP
Republican USR 002 1221 Representative in Congress, District 2 – REP
Democrat USR 001 1212 Representative in Congress, District 1 – DEM
Democrat USR 002 1222 Representative in Congress, District 2 – DEM
Republican STR 004 2021 State Representative, District 4 – REP
Republican STR 007 2041 State Representative, District 7 – REP
Democrat STR 004 2022 State Representative, District 4 – DEM
Democrat STR 007 2042 State Representative, District 7 – DEM
Republican BCC 001 3611 County Commissioner, District 1 – REP
Republican BCC 003 3631 County Commissioner, District 3 – REP
Democrat BCC 001 3612 County Commissioner, District 1 – DEM
Democrat BCC 003 3632 County Commissioner, District 3 – DEM
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Sample Code List (General)
Okaloosa County Contest Codes for 11/04/2008 (Extract)
Election Office Juris 1 Juris 2Contest
CodeContest Description
General PRE 1100 President and Vice President of the United States
General USR 001 1210 Representative in Congress, District 1
General USR 002 1220 Representative in Congress, District 2
General STA 001 1510 State Attorney, 1st Judicial Circuit
General STR 004 2020 State Representative, District 4
General STR 007 2040 State Representative, District 7
General COC 3100 Clerk of Circuit Court
General BCC 001 3610 County Commissioner, District 1
NonPartisan DCA 001 5211 First District Court of Appeal – Robert T. Benton
NonPartisan SCB 002 6402 School Board, District 2
NonPartisan FD 001 7211 Almarante Fire District, Seat 1
NonPartisan AMD 9001 Amendment 1 – Declaration of Rights
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Implementation
• Presidential Preference Primary Test Successful
• Published Contest Codes
• August Primary Election
• November General Election
• Streamlined Statewide Election Night Reporting
• Counties Upload Usual Results Export
• Easy to Merge Cross-jurisdiction Results
• New Codes for 2010 Elections
• 6-digit
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Sample Code List (6-Digit)
Okaloosa County Contest Codes for 2010 (Extract)
Office Juris 1 Juris 2Contest
CodeContest Description
USS 11500P United States Senator
USR 001 12001P Representative in Congress, District 1
USR 002 12002P Representative in Congress, District 2
GOV 13000P Governor
STS 002 17002P State Senator, District 2
STR 004 20004P State Representative, District 4
SHF 31500P Sheriff
BCC 002 36002P County Commissioner, District 2
CTJ 001 002 550102 Circuit Judge, 1st Judicial Circuit, Group 2
SCB 001 640001 School Board, District 1
AMD 900100 Amendment 1 (Statewide)
REF 930001 Referendum 1 (Local Jurisdiction)
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Problems with Data Normalization
• Other Voting Systems• Data Access• File Security• Safeguarding Audits
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Other Voting Systems
• Hand-counted Paper Ballots• No Electronic Record to Import/Upload
• Non-Traditional Voting Systems• Vote by Phone• Voting Over the Internet• How is Data Imported?
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Data Access
• Who Should Have Access to This Data?• Jurisdiction-Level• Central Reporting Authority• Other Consumers?
• Media?• Political Parties?• Individual Candidates?
• Who Has “Official” Totals?• Third-party Error Check• Accusations of Data Tampering
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File Security
• Who Has “True” Copy of File?• Safeguards
• Digitally Signed• Encryption• Hashing
• Some Form of Authentication Necessary
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Audits
• New Level of Transparency• Post Scans of Ballots Online• Post Results Files Online• Public Auditing by Interested Parties
• Safeguards• Avoid Prejudicing Official Audit• Timed Release of Statement of Votes Cast
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Conclusion
• Tremendous Benefit to Normalizing Data Files• States• Media• Public
• Issues• Proprietary Software• File Security• Use of File Data
• Potential Benefits Too Great to not Pursue
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Questions?
Paul Lux
Supervisor of Elections
Okaloosa County, Florida
302 Wilson St. N., Suite 102
Crestview, FL 32536
850.689.5600
plux@co.okaloosa.fl.us
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