Canvassing Board Schedule
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD SCHEDULE
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY ELECTION & MIAMI BEACH SPECIAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD ON MARCH 15, 2016
Pursuant to Florida Statute §101.5612, notice is hereby given of the time and location of the public pre-election test of the
automatic tabulating equipment (Logic and Accuracy Test) for the March 15, 2016 Presidential Preference Primary
Election and Miami Beach Special Election.
Pursuant to Florida Statute §102.141, notice is hereby given of the time and place during which the Miami-Dade County
Canvassing Board will meet to canvass the absentee electors’ ballots and provisional ballots for the March 15, 2016
Presidential Preference Primary Election and Miami Beach Special Election.
The Miami-Dade County Canvassing Board will convene at the Office of the Supervisor of Elections, 2700 NW 87th
Avenue, Doral, Florida. The Canvassing Board is convening on these dates in preparation to conduct the Presidential
Preference Primary and the Miami Beach Special Election to be held on March 15, 2016.
DATE/TIME ACTIVITY
Wednesday, 2/24/16
10:00 a.m.
2:00 p.m.
1. Logic and Accuracy Test of the touch screen and optical scan voting
systems to be used for early voting, absentee, and precinct ballots
2. Public Inspection of absentee ballots
Monday, 2/29/16
10:00 a.m. through
Tuesday, 3/15/16
1. Pre-count Logic and Accuracy Test of the optical scan system used for
absentee and provisional ballots
2. Absentee ballots opening and processing (as needed)
3. Duplication of ballots (as needed)
Thursday, 3/3/16
Tuesday, 3/8/16
Thursday, 3/10/16
Monday, 3/14/16
Canvassing:
10:00 a.m. to completion (as needed)
1. Canvassing of presumed invalid absentee ballots (as needed)
Tuesday, 3/15/16
Canvassing:
3:00 p.m. through
Friday, 3/18/16 to completion
1. Canvassing of presumed invalid absentee ballots (as needed)
2. Tabulation of results
3. Preliminary Election returns (Unofficial) to State
Friday, 3/18/16
Canvassing:
10:00 a.m. to completion
1. Provisional ballots processing (as needed)
2. Post-count Logic and Accuracy Test of the optical scan system used
for absentee and provisional ballots
3. Certification of Unofficial Results, including provisionals
Friday, 3/25/16
Canvassing:
4:00 p.m. to completion
1. Pre-count Logic and Accuracy Test of the optical scan system for
overseas absentee ballots
2. Canvassing of overseas absentee ballots to be counted for federal
offices only
3. Post-count Logic and Accuracy Test of the optical scan system for
overseas absentee ballots
4. Certification of Official Results
5. Race/question and precincts selection for manual post-election State
audit
Monday, 3/28/16
through
Wednesday, 3/30/16
10:00 a.m. to completion
1. Audit process starts to completion
All proceedings will be open to the public. For a sign language interpreter or other accommodations, please call
305.499.8405 at least five days in advance. In accordance with §286.0105, Florida Statutes, a person who appeals any
decision by the Canvassing Board with respect to any matter considered at a meeting, he or she will need a record of the
proceedings and therefore will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made.
Please note that the Canvassing Board Schedule is subject to change, if needed. Please contact the Miami-Dade
Elections Department at 305.499.8405 if you have any questions.
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