September 11, 2007 School Election
Guide to Election Night Returns

Links to returns and turnout will be placed directly on our home page www.jcauditor.com.

Turnout Updates

Precincts report turnout at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., and 3 p.m.  Precinct by precinct turnout will be posted at these times.  Sample

Returns

We will post precinct results for all races, contested and uncontested.  Sample - zero results

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When will results be available?

Early voting results will be posted promptly at 8 p.m.  After 8 p.m. we will update returns as quickly as they are reported in from the 18 polling places.

Each precinct has two voting machines: a ballot reader for paper ballots and a touch screen machine.  Voters may choose which machine to use.  In 16 of the 18 precincts, the results from the paper ballot reader will be reported by modem.  (Precincts LT and CC06 will be phoning in results.)  Our current technology does not allow us to transmit results from the touch screens by modem.  Runners will be stationed at the precincts to bring in the electronic media containing the touch screen results as quickly as possible.

We will report results from each machine as they become available, so initial reports from each precinct may be incomplete.  Precincts with partial results will be indicated by an asterisk on the web site and fax reports, and by color coding on the cable TV display (blue for no report, white for partial, yellow for complete).

Once all precincts have reported at least one machine, results will be labeled "Preliminary Partial Results."

After all precincts have reported both machines, results will be labeled "Preliminary Final Results."

Results on Cable TV

Results will be available on Iowa City Cable TV.  We will post a list of precincts reporting and rotating totals in the following races:

• Iowa City board
• Solon board

View Results at Auditor's Office

Results will be displayed for the public at the County Administration Building, 913 S. Dubuque St., beginning at 8 p.m.  Visitors will see the same display as cable viewers.

Number of Precincts

There are 19 precincts in this election.  This includes 18 election day polling places, plus early voting which is counted as a separate precinct.

Number of precincts by district:

• Iowa City School District: 10 precincts (9 polling places plus absentee)
• Clear Creek Amana School District: 7 precincts (6 polling places plus absentee)
• Lone Tree School District:  2 precincts (one polling place plus absentee)
• Solon School District: 3 precincts (2 polling places plus absentee)
• Kirkwood Director District 2: 5 precincts (4 polling places plus absentee)
• Kirkwood Director District 3: 3 precincts (2 polling places plus absentee)

Results for multi-county districts

All precincts in the Iowa City, Clear Creek Amana, Lone Tree and Solon districts will report their results to the Johnson County Auditor's Office on Election Night.  This includes Clear Creek Amana Precinct 6 which is located in Iowa County.

The College Community School District precinct located in Swisher will report results to the Linn County Auditor's Office.

Write-in results

Initial reports will list only the total number of write-ins cast by office.  If write-in votes prove to be decisive in a contest, the fax and web reports will be updated with additional detail after the Final Preliminary Results are released.  The cable TV display will not be revised.

When are the results final?

Once the poll workers have returned their supplies to our office, our staff will review the printouts from the voting machines and make any corrections.  Once all corrections are made, results will include the heading "Verified Preliminary Final Results."  This will include write-in detail if needed.  These will be the last returns posted on September 11th.

Vote totals may change in the days following the election as special ballots and late arriving absentee ballots with timely postmarks are counted.

All election results are unofficial until the official canvass of votes, conducted by the Johnson County Board of Supervisors at 1:30 p.m.  Friday, September 14.  Following the canvass, results will include the heading "Final Official Results."  These results will remain on our site permanently as a historic record.  Past election returns