Edited on Tue Jul-18-06 03:49 PM by mod mom
procedure as well as time. This is something that must be thought out ahead of time. I was doing it by myself (do to the time I was auditing) and I also audited with another person. It moves much faster with a second person. Also it important to note that opticscan ballots are relatively easy due to the size but the new ES &S ballots require a magnifier (I am sure it was intentional).
Things to consider:
*size of precinct (you can use historical data and estimate turnout by historical data and whether it is a midterm or general election) *number of total precincts audited *number of races (in my case we were only interested in 3 races in a general election) *type of ballot (as stated above the Optiscan ballot I audited was large and easily read vs a smaller record)
If you had the above info you could determine the time needed by having two people each responsible for a portion of the ballot. Figure out the approx time to handle one ballot and extrapolate to the number of voters in each precinct and then the number of total precincts. I numbered each ballot and recored races for each numbered ballot (for use in future legal proceedings you may want to consider doing this. We copied the ballots hence we were able to print on the ballot.) Each ballot had a precinct code and a sequential number) Instead of using tallies (which can produce mistakes, I would recommend a code.
Hope this helps a little. If I can be of any additional help or if you need me to clarify this, pls PM me.
NOTE: Much better with a least 2 people handling a portion of the ballot.
AS far as costs you would then have to apply a wage to the amount of time needed. I was cheap-FREE. There are probably BOE personal charges as well, which would be set up by the state. Make sure you get reliable people who care or it might be a waste of time.
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