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County Clerk Deputy County Clerk
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County of Hawai `i
Office of the County Clerklot
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Hilo, Hawai `i 96720
Telephone: (808) 961-8255 Facsimile: (808) 961-8912
DATE: April 17, 2018
TO: Valerie T. Poindexter, Council Chair
and Members of the Hawaii County Council
FROM: T
Stewart Maeda, County Clerk
SUBJECT: Office of the County Clerk -Elections Division Budget Presentation
Material: Departmental Budget and Program Reviews for FY 2018-2019
Attached please find the Office of the County Clerk -Elections Division's Budget and
Program Presentation for FY 2018-2019. Please copy and distribute to all Council
Members.
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Elections Division Budget
Presentation
Our Mission
�► To conduct Federal, State and County Elections on
Hawai'i Island
• Make voting easy and accessible for all voters
Increase voter registration and voter turnout
Voter Registration Stats
90,000 95,000 100,000 1057000 110,000
■ 2016 2014 ■ 2012 ■ 2010
113,083
115,000
What's New
Implementation of the new voter registration
system Total Vote
Implement Election Day Voter Registration at all
precincts on Hawaii Island
Total Vote
For the past 2 years, the Elections Division has been focusing
on transitioning from the City and County of Honolulu
Statewide Voter Registration system to the Total Vote system
which is now housed at the State Office of Elections.
16, Working with the State Office of Elections and neighbor
island counties to create procedures for the new system
Verified and proofed approximately 3,700 street addresse!
Proofed and verified names, addresses and
district/ precincts for approximately 110,000 voters
Conducting extensive and detailed testing of the new
system
Election Day Registration
Creating procedures for Election Day registration
- Recruit and train individuals for implementation at 41
polling places throughout Hawaii Island
Goals
Successfully conduct the 2018 Primary and General
Election
Provide voter education and voter registration
presentations at all public high schools and Senior Centers
in the County
Research opening
early voting
sites
at University of
Hawai' i campuses
in East and
West
Hawai' i
Increase voter registration and voting turnout
Key Spending Areas
Postage -since the 2014 election, absentee mail voting
has increased 10%, requiring additional postage for
mailing and receiving ballots.
Absentee Mail
39,551
27,339
0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000
■ 2016 ■ 2014
Key Spending Areas
Misc. Contract - increase is for additional temporary
clerks needed to implement Total Vote and Same Day
Voter Registration
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300,000
250,000
200,000
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100,000
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Conclusion
This concludes our presentation, we are available to answer
any questions you may have.