Timeline and Work Plan

All meetings are scheduled from 9:00 to 11:00 at the State Office Building.  Contact  Beth Fraser if you wish to receive notices or participate on the committee.

Meeting 10/15/07   

1) Counting Procedure

    -Definitions

    -Threshold

Meeting 10/29/07   

1) Ballot Format

    -Instructions

    -Ballot specifications in combined elections

2) Counting Votes

    -Write-ins

    -Resolution of ties

    -RCV count center

    -Hand counts

Meeting 11/19/07   

1) Determining Voter Intent

    -Elimination and advancement

2) Recounts

    -Threshold

    -Recount procedure

Meeting 11/26/07   

1) Results Reporting

    -Precinct summaries

    -RCV count center summaries

    -Release of partial results

    -Form of abstract

Meeting 12/10/07   

1) Voting Systems

    -Definitions

    -System specifications

    -Preliminary testing

    -Zero tape specifications

    -Post-election audit

2) Education

    -Administrators

    -Judges

    -Public

Meeting 12/17/07   

1) Legislation and Rule Format

    -Authority

    -Statute layout

Meeting 1/7/08     

First full draft review and strategy

Meeting 1/14/08    

Second full draft review and strategy

Meeting 1/28/08

Final submittal