Elections staff propose written adjudication policy, two-database workflow and staffing changes to speed up election-night counts

Mar 25, 2025

Summit County elections staff outlined a plan to decentralize some ballot-adjudication tasks to IT staff under board-approved written guidelines, create two databases for unofficial reporting, remake certain UOCAVA ballots on paper, and expand upload capacity to reduce bottlenecks on election night.

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Summit County elections staff presented a series of proposed changes to ballot adjudication and election-night workflows designed to reduce bottlenecks, shorten recount and audit workload and speed unofficial results reporting.

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