Implications of One-Stop Voting from the 2018 General Election for 2019 Elections
Discover the impact of One-Stop Voting on the 2019 Elections based on the 2018 General Election data in Dare County. Insights into voting methods, hours, and potential implications for disenfranchisement highlighted in the analysis by the League of Women Voters of Dare County.
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2018 General Election One 2018 General Election One- -Stop Voting Implications for the 2019 Elections Implications for the 2019 Elections Stop Voting Prepared for the Dare County Board of Elections by The League of Women Voters of Dare County August 11, 2019
Dare County Voting Methods for the 2018 General Election No. of Voters Percent of Voters Voting Method Election Day 7,675 46.5% Absentee One-Stop 8,330 50.5% Absentee By-Mail 418 2.5% Provisional 68 0.5% One-Stop Turnout Rate by Day Total Votes 16,491 100% 80 70 More than half of voters voted by One-Stop Average No of Voters per Hour 60 The highest hourly voting rate was on Saturday Nearly 50% higher than the average turnout rate Actual number of weekend voters was small because the polls were only open for a total of 9 hours (4 Sunday, 5 Saturday) 50.8 50 40 30 20 10 0 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
One-Stop Voting Hours for the 2018 General Election 70% Dare voters used the extended One-Stop voting hours in roughly the same proportion as the state average 60% 14% 14% PERCENT OF TOTAL VOTERS 50% 14% NC 12% NC Dare 40% 12% PERCENT OF TOTAL VOTERS 10% 12% 30% 8% Dare 6% 20% PERCENT OF TOTAL VOTERS 10% 4% 10% PERCENT OF TOTAL VOTERS 10% 2% 0% 0% 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-11 11-4 4-7 1-HOUR VOTING PERIODS 8% MUTIL-HOUR VOTING PERIODS 8% 6% 6% Over 40% of Dare voters voted at One-Stop sites at times outside of the 11:00 am to 4:00 pm window that is set for the upcoming special election 4% 4% 2% 2% 0% 0% 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 1-HOUR VOTING PERIODS 1-HOUR VOTING PERIODS
Potential Impact of Reducing One-Stop Voting in 2019 Elections In the 2018 General Election: 51% of voters used One-Stop to vote 40% of one-stop votes were cast outside of the 11 4 voting window The estimated impact on the 2019 Elections: 51% x 40% 20%, suggesting the reduced voting hours in November could disenfranchise 20% of potential voters If weekend voting is eliminated, it is estimated that this could increase the total voter disenfranchisement to over 25%
So, Who is Voting During the Workday? 14% 14% NC NC Dare Dare County voters: 10% work outside the county 20% commute over 30 minutes each way to work In Dare County 23% work in the service industry 6% work in education 6% work in construction Conservatively speaking, at least 50% of the working population cannot easily vote during normal work hours Anecdotally, people under 60 years old rarely visit one-stop voting sites between 9 am and 5 pm 7-8 8-9 12% 14% 12% Dare 12% PERCENT OF TOTAL VOTERS 10% PERCENT OF TOTAL VOTERS 10% PERCENT OF TOTAL VOTERS 10% 8% 8% 8% 6% 6% 4% 6% 2% 4% 4% 0% 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 1-HOUR VOTING PERIODS 2% 2% 0% 0% 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 1-HOUR VOTING PERIODS 1-HOUR VOTING PERIODS
Voter Participation in Dare County The objective is to make it easier for voters to vote! Voter participation could be increased by Increasing the one-stop hours before and after the normal workday Increasing the number of weekend voting days and/or hours Better advertisement of elections Retired citizens who vote, will likely vote regardless of the voting hours If voting hours must be reduced, they should be reduced during normal working hours
