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From YouTube: Let's Talk - 2022 Midterm Primary Elections
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Join Election Services Director Corinne Duncan as she discusses everything from election security, to the three ways to vote, ways you can be a paid poll worker, and more from this Let's Talk Presentation April 13, 2022.
A
Okay,
we're
ready
so
hello,
everybody
thank
you
for
watching
on
facebook
or
on
public
input,
or
here
on
zoom,
for
let's
talk,
2022
elections.
Now
it's
called
let's
talk,
because
we
don't
want
to
just
give
you
a
presentation.
We
want
to
have
as
many
opportunities
as
you
have
to
ask
questions
about
any
of
the
topics
we're
talking
about
and
because
we're
talking
elections,
I'm
talking
too
fast
for
the
interpreters.
It
is
in
spanish
and
english,
but
we
are
joined
by
karine
duncan
our
director
of
election
services.
B
A
Okay,
so
if
you
have
any
questions
at
all
during
the
entire
presentation,
I
am
going
to
be
monitoring
facebook,
I'm
going
to
be
monitoring
public
input
and
I'm
going
to
be
monitoring
the
chat
in
the
zoom
meeting
that
we're
in
and
we
can
tackle
the
questions
as
they
come
because
we're
going
over
a
few
topics
today-
and
I
want
to
give
everyone
time
to
have
their
question
fresh
in
their
mind,
while
the
topic
is
happening
so
karine.
Let's
start
this.
B
We
definitely
started
off
with
the
big
topic
we
could.
We
could
probably
spend
this
whole
hour
talking
about
this.
So
when
I
like
to
discuss
this
topic,
I
like
to
split
it
into
three
pieces.
So
first
there
is
the
kind
of
structure
of
elections
the
integrity
is
built
into
that
based
on
the
on
the
law.
B
This
is
the
this
is
the
law
book
that
we
face
all
of
elections,
administration
on
and
in
that
structure
there
is
bipartisan
oversight
throughout
the
whole
piece,
and
I
really
like
pausing
on
that
because
to
me
that's
a
special
precious
thing
about
the
election
administration
in
north
carolina.
It
is
a
place.
A
B
So
they're
doing
all
kinds
of
processes.
We've
already
started
our
board
meetings,
and
we
can
talk
about
that
a
little
bit
later
when
we
talk
about
absentee
voting
but
they're
following
the
process
the
whole
way
through
to
make
sure
that
that
everything's
been
running
fairly,
it's
also
expressed
at
the
polling
location.
So
when
we
go
to
our
calling
locations,
there
are
people
of
both
parties
that
are
monitoring
the
process
and
each
other,
and
then
there's
processes
that
happen
within
the
office.
Anything
that
has
to
do
with
ballots.
That's
also
bipartisan.
B
Then
the
second
thing
which
really
happens
at
county
offices
is
prevention.
So
we
do
a
lot
of
prevention
and-
and
it's
hard
to
know
where
to
start
on
here,
but
I
think
something
that's
been
in
the
news.
A
lot
is
voter
rolls.
So
we
spend
a
lot
of
time
doing
what's
called
list
payments,
so
we
comb
through
the
roles
making
sure
that
that
we
take
reports
of
people
who
have
felonies
or
people
who
have
moved.
B
We
have
people
who
have
duplicate
registrations.
We
also
have
a
list
that
we
get
from
dhhs
and
the
register
of
feeds
with
people
who
passed
away
so
between
elections,
we're
doing
that
monthly
and
then
during
elections.
We
do
that
daily
and
we
also
have
cards
that
we
send
out
in
the
mail
to
verify
residency.
B
When
you
get
registered,
you
also
have
to
do
verification,
so
each
person
who
registers
in
north
carolina
has
to
fill
out
a
registration
form
that
has
a
what
what's
called
a
wet
signature.
So
it
has
to
be
an
in-person
signature
and
that
form
has
identification
information
on
it
that
gets
verified.
So
we
verify
the
social
security
date
of
birth,
those
sort
of
things
matching
with
name,
and
then
we
also
send
out
verification
cards
to
verify
the
address.
B
So
those
are
are
some
things
that
we
do
continue
throughout
the
year
when
it
comes
to
elections
specifically
like
when
an
election
is
running,
and
I
think
that
is
there
a
question.
A
B
I
am
not
aware
of
whether
that
happened
or
not,
but
it
you
know
if
they
that
person
would
be
treated
like
any
voter,
so
they
would
have
been
subject
to
all
these
things
that
I'm
talking
about
their
verification
card
came
back
undeliverable
or
you
know
all
the
various
ways
that
we
verify
address
or
or
if
they
reported
themselves
to,
they
could
get
removed.
B
There
is
also
an
entire
process
of
of
challenging
voters
right
to
be
registered,
so
that's
a
process
that
is
allowed
in
the
law
and
that's
something
that
our
board
handles.
So
if,
if
someone
challenges
a
registration,
there
is
a
hearing,
there's
actually
two
hearings
that
happen
kind
of
this
pre-hearing
with
the
board
to
make
sure
that
the
case
is
sound
and
then,
if
there
is,
does
appear
to
be
enough
evidence
to
move
forward,
then
they
hold
a
full
hearing.
So
we
are
a
quasi-judicial
entity
in
in
that
way.
A
So
can
I
can
I
bring
up
what
about
like
absentee
ballot
security.
B
Yeah
so
so
now
we're
kind
of
moving
into
what
happens
in
actual
voting.
What
happens
during
an
election
which
is
underway
right
now.
North
carolina
has
a
very
long
absentee
period,
absently
by
a
mail
period.
We
also
have
17
days
of
early
voting
and
we
have
election
day,
of
course,
and
things
happen
after
election
day
too.
A
And
to
interrupt
you
really
quick
karine
a
lot
of
the
dates
we
didn't
put
them
out
here,
but
visit
buncombecounty.org
for
any
of
the
dates
for
early
voting
for
actually
election
day,
where
you
can
go
to
vote
all
that
information.
We're
going
to
touch
on
it
in
this
conversation,
but
all
of
the
hard
data
can
be
found
on
our
website.
Sorry
to
interrupt.
B
Yeah,
no,
so
yes
and
absentee
by
mail
is
also
another
hot
topic,
so
how
it
works
in
north
carolina
is
that
a
person
who
wants
to
go
absentee
and
anyone
can
it's
called
not
like.
Not
no
excuse
state,
so
anybody
can
vote
absentee
by
mail
if
they
wish
to.
But
you
do
have
to
request
it.
So
we
don't
blanket,
send
out
a
request
form.
So
if
you
get
a
re
something
in
the
mail
that
you
didn't
request,
that
should
be
a
red
flag.
B
B
Then
those
ballots
get
checked
into
our
office
by
our
staff
and
they
get
reviewed
again.
So
we
look
to
make
sure
that
all
of
the
information
that's
required
is
there
and
then
they
wait
till
the
next
board
meeting.
We
have
those
every
week
now
to
be
reviewed
by
the
board,
so
the
board
looks
at
every
one
of
those
absentee
ballots
and
that
happened
last
night
for
the
our
first
one.
We
have
sent
out
a
thousand
four
hundred
ballots
so
far,
which
is
very
high
for
a
primary
election
from
the
term
primary
edition.
B
So
that's
exciting,
but
we
have
only
gotten
37
back
so
far,
so
so
it
was.
It
was
a
quick
meeting
last
night,
which
was
good
and
we
spent
a
lot
of
time
learning
that
process
and
we
try
to
go
through
that
process
at
every
board
meeting.
B
So
you
can
come
and
witness
that
yourself
if
you
would
like
and
then
so
once
the
board
has
looked
through
and
said
yep,
it
looks
like
this
voter
did
everything
that
they
needed
to
qualify
to
vote
then
that
envelope
gets
opened
the
board
signs
that
they
certify
it
and
it
gets
pre-processed.
So
I
don't
know
if
you
remember
in
2020
there
was
some
states
that
didn't
allow
having
these
meetings
before
election
day.
So
all
the
absentee
had
to
happen
on
election
day.
B
We
luckily
don't
have
that
and
and
that's
a
security
thing
too
being
able
to
pre-process
and
audit
prior
to
the
election.
It
just
gives
us
more
time
to
be
able
to
do
that.
B
B
Very
good
question:
that's
that
is
correct,
so
you
know
if,
if
you
decided
not
to
go
absentee
and
you
went
and
voted
early
voting,
the
same
thing
would
happen
in
reverse,
so
you
get
mark
that
you
voted
early
voting
you.
If
you
sent
in
that
ballot,
it
would
not
only
be
not
counted.
You
would
be
reported
for
double
voting.
A
B
If
that
is
for
absentee,
you
can
request
those
now
so
each
election,
starting
at
the
beginning
of
the
year,
so
we've
been
collecting
requests
for
absentee
since
january.
B
You
you
can
do
that
right
now
until
may
10th
at
5
pm.
Now,
if
you
wait
that
long
to
request
an
absentee,
it
might
be
a
tight
turnaround
for
the
post
office.
So
if
you
want
to
go
absentee,
do
it
earlier.
B
Okay,
if
we're
talking
about
sample
ballots,
you
can
go
online
to
okay,
so
you
can
go
online
to
our
website,
which
is
just
a
link
to
the
skateboards
website
to
the
voter
lookup
tool,
and
that
tool
is
a
very,
very
useful
one.
So
that's
a
place
where
you
go.
B
You
can
see
your
registration
information
and
as
well
as
your
address,
so
you
make
sure
that
all
of
that
is
up
to
date
and
you
can
also
see
all
of
your
districts.
If
you
want
to
vote
on
election
day,
you
have
to
go
to
that
polling
location
so
that
you're
assigned
calling
location
and
that's
designated
there.
B
A
I
put
the
link.
B
A
B
Yeah
and
that's
really
useful
the
sample
valve's
really
useful,
especially
for
unaffiliated,
because
in
north
carolina
they
can
choose,
they
can
vote
in
primary
and
they
can
choose
whether
to
vote
in
a
party
or
only
do
non-partisan
races
and
for
this
election
the
only
non-partisan
races
are
the
city
of
asheville,
mayor
and
and
council,
as
well
as
the
new
city
asheville
city
schools,
district,
that
one
is
a
new
district.
B
A
And
martha
asked
a
really
great
question
and
martha.
I
hope
you
stick
around,
because
we're
gonna
bring
that
up
later.
As
soon
as
we
finish
our
security
conversation,
I
just
wanted
to
bring
up
a
couple
more
thoughts
about
that
before
we
moved
on
and
one
of
them
was
the
idea
of
we've
talked
about
before
the
election
we've
talked
about
during
the
election,
but
let's
talk
about
like
auditing
and
after
the
election,
making
sure
that
everything
was
accurate.
B
Yes,
so
that
that's
a
a
very
important
process
and-
and
we
it
happens-
actually
happens
before
the
election
during
the
election
and
after
the
election.
So
right
now,
we
just
got
finished
with
what's
called
lna
testing
logic
and
accuracy
testing.
So
that's
where
we
check
all
of
our
machines
with
a
a
test.
Deck
is
what
it's
called
and
make
sure
that
the
bubble
things
that
we
bubble
come
out
as
the
correct
results.
B
So
we
test
every
single
one
of
those
machines
and
then
we
have
our
board
do
dude
so
and
that's
a
public
meeting
we're
going
to
do
that
on
the
19th
next
week.
So
you
can.
You
can
come
and
view
that
if
you
would
like
so
we
do
that
previous
to
the
election
and
then
for
all
voting
types
during
the
election,
we're
auditing.
B
So
each
absentee
meeting
we're
auditing
and
making
sure
that
the
number
of
envelopes
matches
the
number
of
physical
ballots
which
matches
the
number
of
ballasts
that
gets
scanned
into
the
machine
which
matches
what
the
computer
the
database
says.
So
so
we
do
a
continual
matching
process
to
make
sure
that
everything
is
going
well.
We
also
do
that
during
early
voting.
That's
a
very
intense
time
for
us,
because
early
voting
starts
at
8
am,
which
means
we
start
at
7
00.
B
Am
the
polls
or
the
the
sites
close
at
7
30,
but
then
we
start
auditing
after
that.
So
we're
usually
here
till
midnight,
1am
auditing,
all
of
those
sites,
and
then
we
come
back
and
do
it
the
next
day
for
17
days,
it's
a
it's
a
pretty
intense
period
for
early
voting
and
then
the
same
thing
happens
for
election
day,
that's
kind
of
during
the
process.
B
A
B
Happen
on
election
day,
so
provisional
voting
is
a
is
another
security
measure.
That
is
when
someone
presents
to
vote
and
for
whatever
reason
the
full
worker
can't
vote
them
normally.
A
good
example
is
on
election
day.
If
you
have
not
registered
by
election
day,
and
you
present
to
vote,
you
will
not
be
in
the
system
and
you
do
have
to
be
registered
to
vote.
But
you
know
maybe
a
mistake
happened,
so
we
need
to
have
the
provisional
voting
happen
so
that
we
can
take
that
back
to
our
office
and
research.
B
Did
this
person
attempt
somewhere,
we
checked
dmv
records,
we
checked
archive.
We
checked
all
over
the
place
to
make
sure
that
a
mistake
wasn't
made
it's
it's
really
a
one
of
our
most
intense
process
that
happens
during
canvas
and
then
we
do
what's
called
a
hand
eye
count.
That's
where
the
state
board
of
elections
randomly
selects
two
of
our
precincts
for
early
voting
locations,
and
we
have
to
do
it
by
hand.
So
we
will
tally
the
results
by
hand
of
all
of.
B
B
If,
if
a
human,
does
it
by
hand
that
it
comes
out
the
same
as
as
the
machine,
so
that
that's
something
that
we
do
and
then
the
state
board
is
piloting
a
program
we
buncombe
county,
piloted
it
and
the
municipal
election
last
year.
B
So
that's
and
it's
called
a
rla
audit,
the
risk
limiting
audit
and
that
one
is
a
it's
very
similar
to
the
hand
eye
count
because
we
still
do
a
hand
eye
count,
but
it's
more
statistically
robust.
So
it's
a
it's.
It's
it's
more
statistically
robust,
but
I
think
it's
more
difficult
to
understand.
So
I
like
having
both.
A
So
you
mentioned
earlier
that
you
mail
something
out.
One
thing
that
we're
always
very
cautious
about
here
at
buncombe
county
is
making
sure
that
nobody
is
getting
scammed.
Now.
Are
there
any
scams
that
you're
aware
of
that
come
along
with
elections.
B
The
only
thing
that
I
can
remember
recently
is
that
there
were
reports
from
the
state
board
that
there
were
people
collecting
information
about
the
2020
election
under
the
pretense
that
they
were
election
officials
and
election
officials
do
not
go
doors.
So
if
anyone
arrives
at
your
doorstep
saying
that
they
are
with
the
state
board
of
elections
or
the
county
board
of
elections,
that
is
that
is
not
the
case.
B
So
yeah
I
mean
make
sure
that
you
are
checking
the
proper
sites,
buncombe
county
dot,
org,
slash
vote
or
the
skateboards
website.
And
if
you
have
questions
just
call
us
and
we'll
come
to
the
source
to
figure
out
whether
information
is
true.
There
is
a
lot
of
intentional
and
unintentional
misinformation,
so
make
sure
that
that
you're
getting
the
right,
the
right
information.
A
B
B
So
that
means
that
the
parties,
all
three
of
them-
that
are
official
right
now,
which
are
the
democrats,
republicans
and
libertarian
parties,
allow
unaffiliated
voters
to
choose
to
vote
in
their
primaries
if
they
wish
to
now,
you
can
only
pick
one.
You
can't
choose
a
round
depending
on
on
the
the
race,
so
you,
but
you
can
yeah.
Your
unaffiliated
are
absolutely
able
to
do
that
and
and
going
to
check
your
sample.
Ballots
is
a
good
way
to
help
you
choose
what
you'd
like
to
do.
A
B
B
If
you
need
to
to
review
it
that
way,
and
then
you
will
choose
one
of
the
three
or
or
sometimes
there's
not
all
three
available
to
you,
depending
on
what
districts
are
and
where
you
live,
so
don't
be
surprised
if
there
aren't
all
three
and
then
you
will
get
that
ballot
and
vote
it
just
like
you
know,
like
you,
would
a
non-partisan.
A
And
I'm
going
to
keep
asking
the
questions
that
that
go
along
with
this
conversation
but,
like
I
said
before,
any
of
the
attendees
watching
on
public
input
or
facebook
or
right
here
on
zoom
who
have
follow-up
questions
or
other
questions
at
all,
just
ask
away.
A
We
are
definitely
going
to
get
to
your
question
previously
martha,
but
I
wanted
to
ask
one
more
question
about
unaffiliated
voters.
What
if
an
unaffiliated
voter
is
voting
absentee?
How
do
they
request
a
specific
ballot
beforehand?.
B
That's
a
good
question,
so,
on
the
the
request
for
absentee
it
will
ask
you
which
you
would
like,
and
it
is
important
that
you
choose.
You
know
what
you
actually
want
on
that
form,
because
you
might,
if
you
don't
choose
anything
it
defaults
to
unaffiliated
and
in
the
in
this
election
there
are
a
significant
number
of
unaffiliated
voters
who
don't
have
a
ballot,
because
there
isn't
a
non-partisan
race
in
in
the
county
up
outside
of
outside
of
asheville.
B
So
that's
all
you
know
can
be
a
surprise.
Wait
what
you
know.
I'm
an
unaffiliated
voter
so
just
make
sure
that
you
understand
what
you're,
choosing
and
absolutely
call
our
office.
If
you
have
any
questions.
A
B
Thank
you
for
that
question.
Elections
are
always
difficult
to
staff
because
of
the
changing
the
the
date
and
the
speed
and
and
the
short
time
that's
needed,
but
then
gigantic
hours.
So
it's
a
it's
a
demanding
position
right
now
we
are
our
permanent
staff.
We
we
have
all
of
that
in
place.
We
had
some
open
positions
recently
that
we
have
built.
We've
got
some
new
staff,
which
is
exciting,
they're
learning
the
process
now,
and
then
we
have
seasonal
staff
that
help
us
during
the
elections
and
and
we're
not
fully
staffed.
B
There
absentee
is
a
little
bit
bigger
than
we
had
guessed
that
it
would
be.
We
knew
it
would
be
bigger,
but
it's
a
little
bit
bigger
than
than
what
we
anticipated.
So
we're
still
looking
for
some
help
with
absentee.
A
And
we
can
still
talk
about
the
three
ways
to
vote,
but
since
the
topic
sort
of
switched
that
way,
let's,
let's
go
back
to
three
ways
to
vote
and
let's
answer
answer,
martha's
questions.
Speaking
of
staffing
and
eileen
asked
this
on
public
input.
Earlier
this
week,
engage.buncombecounty.org
slash
buncombe
votes.
Are
there
any
roles
for
volunteers
in
the
office
or
polling
places?
What
about
observers?
Are
there
any
limitations
for
precinct
officers?
People
seem
to
want
a
lot
of
people
seem
to
want
to
help
and
smear
did
have
a
follow-up
too.
B
Oh
so
so
in
my,
the
permanent
staff
is
actually
a
pretty
small
team,
there's
nine
of
us
and
then
we
expand.
I
think
we've
got
between
15
and
20
seasonal
staff.
Right
now,
during
a
presidential
election,
we'll
hire
45
in-house
staff
and
then
at
our
biggest
for
poll,
workers
we'll
have.
B
600
we'll
have
between
election
day
and
early
voting
workers
will
have
a
thousand
poll
workers.
So
it's
really
quite
the
the
pyramid
of
people.
Helping
out
did
that
answer.
The
numbers
question
yes
for
helping
out
there
actually
are
a
lot
of
ways
to
help
out.
We
talk
a
lot
about
poll
workers.
I
think
that's
something
that
is
pretty
well
known.
There
are
different
types
of
forwards
on
election
day
that
there
are
chief
judges
and
judges,
and
those
are
mostly
people
who
are
suggested
by
the
parties.
B
That's
the
law,
and
then
there
are
assistance
on
election
day
and
and
and
they're
and
mostly
recruited
by
our
our
staff.
B
We
also
have
map
teams.
Those
are
bipartisan
teams.
Those
are
bipartisan
influence
again
that
go
out
to
assisted
living
facilities
and
help
people
request
absentee
ballots
and
can't
return
absentee
ballots
if
they
don't
have
anyone
else
to
help
because
assisted
living
facilities
are
restricted
from
housing.
B
Another
piece
of
security
that's
placed
in
the
law,
you
can
work
in
our
office.
We
do
that
through
spirion
staffing
agency
and
and
you
can
also
come
to
our
board
meetings-
and
you
know
if
you're
very
interested.
There
are
vacancies
on
the
board.
Occasionally
you
could
be
part
of
our
board
and
disappointed.
B
We
did
have
volunteers
in
2020.
That
was
the
first
time
that
we
had
volunteers,
but
so
far
we've
been
able
to
cover,
with
with
the
temp
staff,
that
we've
been
able
to
hire.
A
B
So
if
you
want
to
do
that,
you
would
go
to
the
party
that
you're
affiliated
with
and
ask
to
be
an
observer
and
they
put
you
on
a
list
and
that
gets
submitted
to
us
because
we
need
to
know
who
is
allowed
in
the
qualifications
so
that
that's
that
process
and
then
at
each
polling,
location,
there's
a
50-foot
buffer
zone
around
the
voting
inclusion
outside
of
that
50-foot
buffer
zone
is
where
campaigning
and
and
outside
observers
are
allowed.
B
Those
observers
are
not
not
regulated
by
the
parties
or
names
taken
by
by
election
services,
so
there
are
all
kinds
of
groups
that
come
out
and
they
can
be
very
helpful.
We
have
relationships
with
lots
of
groups
that
will
alert
us
to
any
issues
that
that
they
might
see,
and
then
we
can
send
out
people
to
verify
things.
So
the
observer
process
is
a
useful
one.
A
And
I'm
gonna
comment
what
martha
said
martha?
Who
was
a
poll
worker
or
poll
greeter?
So
thank
you
for
your
service
previously
martha,
but
could
karine
clarify
sample
ballots
at
early
voting
are
unique
to
the
precinct
and
that
there
will
there
will
not
be
a
stack
that
voters
can
pick
up
and
review
while
standing
in
line.
I've
been
poll
reader
before
noted
misunderstandings.
B
So
and
martha
correct
me:
if
I'm
going
down
the
wrong
path
so
on
during
early
voting,
anyone
can
vote
at
any
early
voting
location.
So
that
means
that
all
ballots
for
the
whole
county
have
to
be
available
at
early
voting
locations.
So
we
laminate
all
of
the
different
sample
ballots
there.
For
for
you
to
review,
we
do
have
a
few.
B
If,
if
someone
needs
to
leave,
if
they
realize
that
they're
not
prepared
to
vote,
they
can
take
some
of
those,
but
we
we've
mostly
have
those
laminated
and
what
I
think
martha
is
talking
about
is
on
election
day.
You
have
to
go
to
your
assigned
precinct
and
those
that,
at
those
precincts
only
the
ballots
that
are
relevant
to
that
geographic
area.
That
precinct
are
available
at
that
voting
location
and
that's
important
for
two
reasons.
B
One
is
to
make
sure
that
people
get
the
correct
ballot
that
there's
not
mistakes,
but
also
because,
if
you
go
to
the
wrong
voting
location
and
you
you
know,
you
could
vote
provisionally
at
a
different
voting
location,
but
you
might
the
ballot
style.
That
is,
yours,
specifically,
might
not
be
there.
So
you
might
not
be
able
to
vote
on
all
of
the
contests
that
you
would
like.
So
that's.
If
you
choose
to
vote
on
election
day,
that's
why
it's
important
that
you
go
here.
A
So
we
have
another
question
from
samir.
I
hope
I'm
saying
that
name
right
in
terms
of
the
meadows
situation,
how
can
buncombe
county
ensure
voters
that
the
roles
are
up
to
date?
Is
there
any
chance?
Someone
could
be
overlooked
by
accident?
What
is
the
checks
and
balance
processes?
This
is
a
lot
of
questions,
so
it's
in
the
chat.
If
you
need
a
refresher,
do
you
run
into
that
situation?
Often,
what
legal
ramifications
can
someone
face
for
being
double
registered
if
we
could
dive
a
little
deeper
into
that
subject?
That
would
be
great.
Also.
B
Yes,
yes,
we
can
definitely
go
deeper
into
that,
so
we
do
all
kinds
of
list
maintenance
and
we
touched
on
the
broad
categories
of
that
at
the
beginning.
So
we
look
for
duplicate
registrations.
We
look
for
felons,
we
look
for
deceased
voters
and,
and
we
look
for
errors
in
the
in
the
registration
database
too.
B
We
also
send
mailings
out
to
verify
residency
and-
and
we
and
we
take
care
of
things
that
way.
So,
let's
just
take
one
piece
at
a
time
we
can
start
with
the
residency
piece.
B
B
So
there's
that
kind
of
initial
phase,
then
we
periodically
send
out
registration
or
registration
cards
and
actually
that's
something
that
we
should
talk
about.
The
because
districts
changed
for
this
election.
B
We
sent
out
176
000
voter
registration
cards,
so
you've
probably
got
one
by
now,
if
not
you'll
get
one
next
week
and-
and
that
is
another
contest
so
and
that
also
would
be
a
verification
flag.
If
we
thought
that
back,
you
can
also
make
changes
on
that
card.
So
if
you
don't
want
to
update
anything,
you
could
use
that.
B
So
there's
that
and
then
there
is
that
that's
the
part
of
the.
B
Okay,
thank
you.
That's
a
another
thing,
so
in
north
carolina
we
share
data
among
all
of
the
counties.
So
if
you
move
to
another
county,
you
will
automatically
be
removed
from
from
the
previous
county.
We
share
data
with
other
states,
so
the
same
thing
happens
that
way,
and
right
now
we're
talking
about
registration.
B
The
next
thing
we
could
talk
about
is
the
deceased
voters,
so
there
are
two
things
that
happen
there.
One
is,
the
state
has
a
relationship
with
state
dhhs
and
they
match
death
records
with
our.
B
B
The
other
is
a
non-exact
match
that
we
go
through
individually
and
we
verify
whether
those
need
to
be
or
not
in
buncombe
county.
We
do
an
additional
step
of
matching
with
the
register
of
these
and
the
reason
that
we
do.
That
is
that
we
can
turn
that
around
faster,
so
we
are
able
to
have
up
more
update,
up-to-date
records,
especially
during
elections.
So
right
now,
when
absentee
voting
is
happening,
we're
checking
those
every
day
and-
and
this
can
be
heartbreaking,
but
you
have
to
be
alive
on
election
day
for
your
vote.
B
So
so
that's
why
we
have
to
check
all
throughout
the
process,
even
people
who
have
already
during
absences,
so
that
that's
for
people
who
have
passed
away
and
then
we
do
duplicate
registrations,
which
is
a
very
similar
process.
The
state
runs
an
algorithm
to
look
and
see.
If
there
are
anything,
that's
matching
that
are
similar,
you
would
never
be
able
to
register
two
names
that
were
exactly
the
same.
B
So
that's
a
built-in
of
the
system,
but
if
there
was
something
similar
that
is
suspected
to
be
duplicate,
then
we
review
that
and
we
merge
those
again.
These
are
things
that
happen
once
a
month
or
every
day
during
elections,
so
we
went
over
duplicates
desks,
oh
and
then
there's
felonies,
so
we
also
have
a
a
relationship
with
the
judicial
part
of
things
and
and-
and
we
follow,
follow
those
those
rules
which
there
are
some
that
are
changing
right
now.
A
Okay,
did
we
answer
all
your
q
questions?
Samir?
In
the
meantime,
we
have
another
question
from
elizabeth
dating
back
to
our
poll.
Watcher
conversation
are
all
precinct
locations
required
to
allow
poll
watchers.
B
Yes,
there:
well,
there
are
some.
There
are
some
private
locations
that
do
not
allow
whole
washers
outside
the
the
you
know
that
50
foot
buffer
zone
that
I
was
talking
about
some
private
locations
are,
can.
A
Okay,
what
legal
ramifications
can
someone
face
if
registered
in
north
carolina
and
another
state.
B
Registration
is
different
than
voting.
The
criminal
repercussions
come
when
people
double
vote
or
attempt
to
double
vote
or
have
the
intention
of
double
breaking.
I
would
have
to
check
I'm.
I
don't
want
to
say
that
there
aren't.
A
A
Okay,
all
right,
so
we
don't
have
any
other
questions
for
that.
So
now
we
can
go
back
to
the
conversation
we
interrupted
earlier
and
talk
about
the
three
ways
to
vote
yeah.
We
can
go
over
it
quickly.
We
kind
of
touched
on
it.
A
lot
here.
B
Yes,
yes,
and,
and
that
whole
thing
is
meant
to
be
quick
too,
because
it's
the
essence
of
voting.
So
first,
you
know
you
need
to
be
registered
to
vote.
You
need
to
be
look
up
your
information
and
make
sure
that
you're
prepared
to
vote
getting
your
sample
ballot
and
then
choose
how
you're
going
to
vote.
So
the
three
ways
to
vote
are
absentee
by.
B
Has
started
already
and
you
can
request
until
may
10th
and
then
there
is
early
voting
which
goes
soon
april,
28th
through
may
14th.
So
that's
17
days
of
early
voting
monday
through
friday,
8
to
7
30
p.m.
And
then
we
are
also
going
to
be
open.
The
weekend
of
the
7th
and
8th
may
7th
and
8th
from
10
a.m
to
3
p.m,
and
then
we'll
also
be
open
that
last
saturday
the
14th
from
8
am
to
3
and
then.
A
B
So
I
think
that
this
is
referring
to
the
voter
list
that
gets
updated
to
our
website,
so
each
that
happens
during
early
voting
and
it'll
update
the
next
day
and
it's
called
the
absentee
voter
files
and
we're
getting
into
the
weeds
here
a
little
bit,
but
but
early
voting
is
technically
absentee
voting.
So
anything
that
doesn't
happen
on
election
day
is
absentee
voting.
So
that's
why
that
file
is
called
that
so
you'll
find
early
voting
on
that
on
that
file.
B
So
also
during
early
voting,
you
can
same
day
register.
You
cannot
do
that
on
election
day,
but
that
is
something
that
happens
during
early
voting
and
the
advan.
Another
advantage
of
early
voting
is
that
there
are
hours
outside
of
working
times,
which
is
helpful
and
weekend
hours
and
and
you
can
go
to
any
of
those
locations.
Whatever
is.
A
B
B
So
early
voting
is
the
biggest
method
of
voting
in
buffalo
county.
Is
it's
because
of
its
convenience?
That's
also
a
trend,
a
transnation
and
then
the
final
way
to
a
vote
is
to
go
on
election
day
and.
A
B
Of
what
people
like
to
do
that,
as
addition,
it
can
have
a
very
festive
atmosphere
and
the
polls
are
open
from
6
30
a.m.
7
30
p.m,
big
long
day,
and
as
we
mentioned
before,
you
do
need
to
go
to
your
assigned
location.
A
B
B
B
Those
will
be
posted
very
quickly
after
7
30,
because
of
how
we
talked
about
earlier
and
north
carolina
law
allows
that
so
that's
great.
So
that
kind
of
gets
a
head
start
and
because
early
voting
is
so
big
that
can
be
the
majority
of
the
results.
So
it
can
kind
of
really
give
people
an
idea
of
what's
happening
so
that
that
happens
at
7
30
and
then,
as
the
polling
places,
bring
back
their
supplies.
B
Both
of
those
categories
tend
to
be
very
small
categories
that
that
don't
tend
to
flip
the
results,
but
in
a
close
race,
it's
it's
still
possible
and
while
we're
at
it
I'd
like
to
dispel
the
myth
that
that
some
people
think
oh
well,
if
the
race
isn't
close,
then
they
don't
even
count
absentee
provisional
balance,
not
true.
Every
single
one
is
researched
and
counted.
A
B
That
is
a
great
question
and
the
answer
is
no:
you
can
only
return
by
the
u.s
post
office
or
by
turning
it
into
an
actual
elections,
official
human
who
is
going
to
check
it
in
and
log
it.
So
those.
A
B
Only
only
methods
by
mail
in
person
at
our
office
or
in
person
during
the
voting,
so
if
somebody
ever
tries
to
take
a
ballot
from
you,
that
is
not
an
election
official,
you
should
call
our
office
and
report
that.
A
And
just
a
reminder,
you
said
earlier:
if
you
do
drop
the
ballot
off
in
person,
it
has
to
be
you
or
a
close
family
member
correct,
yes,
okay,
so
we
touched
on
a
lot
of
being
a
poll
worker
and
a
poll
watcher,
but
we're
always
looking
for
poll
workers.
We
have
two
elections
to
do
this
year
alone,
the
midterm
primary
in
the
midterm
itself,
and
you
can't
so
let's,
let's
talk
about
like
what
the
commitment
is,
what
makes
a
good
poll
worker
and
and
is
there
paid
training.
B
B
Yes,
two
pieces,
so
the
the
last
is
that
that
we
have
that
that
canvas
period
and
then
our
board
reviews
the
entire
election,
so
they
they
they
have
several
meetings
of
where
they're
reviewing
all
of
the
processes.
Looking
at
all
of
the
auditing,
we
did
asking
questions
just
making
sure
that
they
feel
that
the
election
ran
fairly.
B
That
happens
ten
days
after
it's
called
canvas
cannabis
elect
canvas
means
a
lot
of
things
in
elections,
but
in
this
case
it
is
called
county
canvas
where
that
is
where
the
board
actually
certifies,
so
that
the
results
are
not
official
until
that
day
and
then
for
state
ride
races.
It
happens
a
little
bit
after
that,
so
for
the
primary
it's
june
9th.
I
believe
that
the
state
actually
canvasses
and
makes
the
entire
election.
B
We
count
those
at
those
board
meetings.
So
that's
what
the
what
the
board
is
doing
during
those
board
meetings.
A
A
A
B
So
so,
if
the,
if
the
race
is
that
wide
apart,
that
we
don't
need
that
that
the
provisionals
will
not
change
that
result,
then
we'll
know
pretty
quickly
after
the
election.
I
do
believe
that
it's
likely
that
there
will
be
a
second
primary
lots
of
people,
know
them
as
runoffs,
but
technically
it's
called
the
second
country
and
the
legislature
this
year
has
chosen
a
date
for
that.
So
when,
if
that
happens,
it
will
be
on
july
26,
and
I
I
do
think
that
it's
likely
so
it
means
a
very
busy
year
for.
B
A
Okay,
now
I'll
ask
about
poll
workers.
B
Yeah,
so
again
it
depends
on
what
type
of
poll
worker
we're
talking
about
during
early
voting.
That
is
a
17-day
commitment
and
you're
working
shifts.
You're
working,
half-day
shifts
there's
a
morning
shift
and
an
evening
shift,
and-
and
there
are
two
types
of
workers
within
that,
so
we
have
captains
which
are
overseeing
the
site
and
then
the
workers
which
are
they're
checking
in
people
they're
doing
all
the
other
duties
that
happen.
A
I
was
just
gonna
ask
what
do
you
to
see
more
in
your
poll
workers,
because,
obviously
you
get
a
lot.
Would
you
like
to
see
more
youth
involved
in
poll
working
more
more
working
people
more
like
what?
What
are
some
people
that
you
think
would
make
good
poll
workers.
B
I
think
that
that's
sort
of
what
makes
a
welcoming
atmosphere,
we
need
people
who
are
very
customer
service
oriented
because
they're
every
the
the
right
to
vote
is
a
special
thing
that
that
that
everyone
takes
part
in
so
making
sure
that
we
have
people
who
are
are
really
welcoming
to
the
process,
and
then
elections
over
the
last
20
years
has
really
drastically
changed
in
how
people
look,
and
so
it's
not
just
handing
out
a
paper
ballot
and
sticking
it
in
a
box.
B
You
also
need
to
know
how
to
use
a
computer
be
comfortable
sitting
for
that
long.
You
know
understand
how
databases
work,
so
there
there's
definitely
a
technical
component
now
to.
A
I'm
gonna
make
a
recommendation.
We
always
talk
about
when
we
go
out
to
eat.
We
think
everyone
should
know
what
it's
like
to
be
a
waiter
to
know
what
the
experience
is
like.
I
think
everyone
should
know
what
it's
like
to
be
a
poll
worker,
so
they
know
all
of
the
work
that
goes
into
these
elections
and
and
to
just
experience
the
back
end
themselves.
B
A
That's
awesome:
we
have
a
question
our
precinct
party
chairs
and
vice
chairs
still
prohibited
from
serving
as
poll
workers.
A
B
Yes,
so
because
there
are
different
roles,
there's
the
early
voting,
there's
election
day,
there's
ones
that
are
are
recommended
by
the
parties,
it's
best
to
call
our
office,
and
we
can
talk
to
you
about
all
of
the
different
opportunities
there.
Are.
The
parties
also
have
that
information
too,
so
you
can
go
either
place,
but
we
can
help.
You
know
the
kind
of
broad,
the
broader
future.
A
Okay,
so
we're
wrapping
up
now
karine.
This
is
the
last
chance
to
get
your
questions
in
while
you
can,
but
the
last
question
I'm
going
to
ask
you
is
what
are
some
common
questions
that
you
typically
get
at
election
services
during
and
time
at
election
like?
What
are
your
big
phone
calls.
B
So
our
big
phone
calls
right
now
are
is
about
primaries
because
primaries
are
it's
they're,
they're
harder
to
understand
than
a
general
election?
So
the
biggest
question
right
now
is
about.
I'm
unaffiliated
can
I
vote
and
how
does
that
work?
And
we
did
talk
about
that.
Unaffiliated
voters
can
vote
in
north
carolina
primaries
and
they
get
to
choose.
B
So
that's
that's
a
very
big
question
that
we're
getting
and
then
we
always
get
questions
about
how
to
register.
So
we
went
over
that
process.
It's
a
registration
form
and
and
the
deadline
to
register
for
this
primary
is
april
22nd.
A
B
I
just
really
thank
everybody
who
comes
to
these
types
of
events,
because
we
really
are
in
the
spotlight
now.
People
really
do
have
a
lot
of
questions
about
things
and
and
and
knowing
about
the
process
and
having
an
open
process
is
what's
going
to
help
people
keep
their
voter
confidence
high,
which
is
integral
to
really
the
nation
how
we
how
our
democracy
works.
So
I
really
appreciate
people
who
come
to
us
to
get
the
information,
ask
questions
and
you're
our
power
users.
You
really
help
spread
the
word
about
how
things
actually
work.
A
I
was
just
going
to
say
that
everyone
who's
here
at
the
meeting
today
or
watching
on
facebook
or
public
input.
We
hope
that
you
can
become
ambassadors
for
the
information
we're
sharing
today
and
you
can
be
the
voices
from
other
people
who
might
have
questions
that
now
you
have
the
answers
to,
but
I'm
just
going
to
give
a
couple
quick
things
again:
buncombecounty.org
vote,
there's
a
lot
of
articles
and
information
and
phone
numbers
everything
you
need
to
know
to
make
sure
that
you
get
your
vote
in
this
year.
A
A
So
thank
you
so
much
karine
for
taking
time
out
of
your
day
today
to
talk-
and
I
hope
everyone
has
a
great
evening.