2023 - Winner for Outstanding Innovations in Elections - Small/Medium

During early voting and on Election Day, the Supervisor of Elections Office wants to be a fly on the wall at every polling location to know what is happening. Have all election workers arrived? Are there any issues or problems? Will the polling location open on time? And with limited phone lines, finding an alternative means of communicating with and supporting election workers is a priority. The Nassau County Supervisor of Elections Office developed a precinct management app to facilitate this interaction. Using an iPad, election workers communicate directly with the office about their needs without even picking up the phone. Election workers mark attendance every morning, providing real-time updates to office staff. Election administrators know when each election worker arrives and can anticipate when to contact alternative workers. Clerks mark each step of the poll opening on the app with real-time communication on the office dashboard. For example, the elections office can see if workers have only completed three of 40 steps and can dispatch help to ensure the poll opens on time. When clerks submit an inventory request, office staff receive an instant notification. At the end of the day, clerks check off each closing step, allowing officials to know when the polling location closed and their approximate arrival time at the office.