For our second installment of Meet the Deputies, we move from our longest-serving Deputy to our most recent one: Carrie, Deputy of #Elections! Carrie has been the Deputy of Elections since February of 2015. We'll let Carrie tell you why she decided to join the Auditor's Office:
"When I took this job, I thought it sounded interesting. I have a degree in political science as well as my JD, so politics and government has always interested me. But I had no idea how addicting elections could be!
I love the long hours, the training, the hustle and bustle – it means we are doing our best to make sure people’s voices can be heard. In a nutshell, my favorite part of working for the Auditor’s Office is that it is not just a job, but a mission.
It’s an awesome responsibility and one I am privileged to have." When Carrie has time for activities other than preparing to move into her family’s new home, she enjoys watching TV (especially reality TV – don’t hate!) and spending time with her family.
She also does the important things, like shopping for stuff she doesn’t need or want and planning vacations she’ll never take and meals she’ll never make.
Carrie wants people to know that the elections staff is made of individuals dedicated to the idea that everyone who is eligible to #vote should be able to vote, and she is proud of the work that full-time and temporary staff do to make elections run smoothly in #JohnsonCounty.
Thanks for all you, Carrie!
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Who's excited for in-person absentee voting to start tomorrow?!?
We're excited to expand upon the drive-through voting model we developed for the Primary Election! Want to learn how it's going work?
Then keep reading!
We have moved our drive-through voting to the bottom floor of the Health & Human Services parking ramp (855 S. Dubuque St.) to accommodate the increase in voters we are expecting.
Here's how it works:
1. You will enter from the Clinton St. side of the ramp. You will then be directed to stop at one our sheds, where you will be processed and given an absentee ballot and affidavit envelope.
Have you wondered how we make sure our voting equipment is functioning properly before an election? We test them! A lot. Here's how that process works 👇
The process starts by getting some test ballots ready! We must mark ballots in a way that produces unique, pre-determined results for each candidate in each race. For the General Election, this means that we needed to mark 55 ballots for each style, over 4,500 ballots total!
Next, we test the machines! Each precinct gets the 55-ballot systematic set for our vote tabulator (DS200 from @essvote), as well as an additional set of ballots that makes sure the ballots can be read in all directions and processes overvoted and blank ballots correctly.
The Johnson County Auditor's Office will mail every voter in the county a postage paid absentee ballot request form for the November 3 presidential election. 1/
Due to public health concerns raised from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we strongly encourage you to vote from home for the 11/3/20 General Election. While Election Day polls will be open, voting by mail keeps you & our pollworkers safer by limiting potential crowding. 2/
Mailings to Johnson County voters will be sent out in four groups beginning the last week of July with rural areas and senior housing complexes. High turnover neighborhoods and University of Iowa residence halls will receive the requests by early September. 3/
Due to construction and other unavailability, some polling places have moved for the 6/2 Primary Election. We'll be posting them in the next few tweets, so check it out!
We're still looking for Precinct Election Officials for the 6/2 Primary Election! PEOs are critical to the execution of our elections, and we need YOUR help in order make sure Election Day in Johnson County is safe, secure, and successful!
PEOs get paid $15/hr and receive overtime for any time over 8 hours worked in a day. You will also receive PAID training opportunities.
Expected hours to work on Election Day are from 6AM-10PM, which means around $300 for a day's work! 💵💵
For those concerned about safety, we understand and are committed to helping provide you with a clean environment. All precincts will receive:
-Face shields
-Face masks
-3 bottles of hand sanitizer
-2 bottles of disinfectant
-Gloves
-Kleenex
-Paper towels