Election Preparation and Ballot Setup Guide
"Explore a comprehensive guide covering election preparation, ballot styles, notices, and more. Learn about entering contests, ordering candidates, and verifying ballot styles in detail. Get ready for successful elections with this detailed resource."
Download Presentation
Please find below an Image/Link to download the presentation.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author. If you encounter any issues during the download, it is possible that the publisher has removed the file from their server.
You are allowed to download the files provided on this website for personal or commercial use, subject to the condition that they are used lawfully. All files are the property of their respective owners.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author.
E N D
Presentation Transcript
NC State Board of Elections SEIMS Helpdesk Team
Election Preparation Election Setup Ballot Styles Election Notices SOSA/OVRD Preparation and Installation VoterView Pre-Election Tasks
Election Setup Enter all contests for the upcoming municipal elections Copy all winning candidates from Primary/Second Primary Elections into the General Election At the close of the filing period, double-check to make sure all candidates have been entered into Election Setup
Election Setup (cont.) Make sure all contests have been ordered correctly Make sure all candidates have been ordered correctly Verify Contest/Candidate ordering is correct, print the contest/candidate reports to verify
Ballot Styles Make sure you have completed all geocode changes Assign ballot styles in SEIMS Ballot Style Module Verify Ballot Styles and VBTs are formatted correctly http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us:2703/seimsweb/help/plus/NamingBallotStyles.htm Enable ballot styles in SEIMS Ballot Style Module http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us:2703/seimsweb/help/plus/EnablingBallotStyles.htm
Election Notices Prepare Notice of Election advertisement Prepare Absentee Board Meeting Dates advertisement (this is for change of time or additional meetings) Prepare Schedule of Absentee Meetings notice
SOSA/OVRD Preparation First and Foremost, download the SOSA/OVRD Administrator Manual at the link below: http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us:2703/webapps/cbeit/pages/SEIMS/SOSA/SOSAHelpFiles.htm Prepare laptops for SOSA/OVRD in preparation for the new election (removing all SQL Server files from Add/Remove Programs and previous version of SOSA/OVRD, if necessary) Prepare OVRD Plan (Backup laptop, etc.)
FAQs Remember to add your Site information under Site Manager so that it will populate the web page times. Remember to validate all your machines in CONNECTED mode.
SOSA Installation Run New Election Setup Wizard to Prepare office computers and laptops for SOSA Install SOSA on desktop machines using the connectedonly.bat file Copy 1,2,3 files to a CLEAN flash drive (Minimum of 2GB) and install on all applicable One-Stop voting laptops.
Pre-Election Tasks General Tasks Absentee Voting Tasks Poll Worker Tasks Polling Place Tasks http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us:2703/seimsweb/help/plus/PreElectionTasks.htm
Any Questions? Have a safe trip back to your CBEs! This presentation is available on the SBE ERC site: http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/erc/ERCHomePage.html Please bookmark the following SEIMS helpfile homepage: http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us:2703/seimsweb/help/plus/ If you have any questions you can always contact the SEIMS helpdesk at anytime: HelpRequest.SBOE@ncsbe.gov 1-888-450-7263 Enter a Clarity incident
