MMR - FY20 - Board of Elections

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    • BOARD OF
    • ELECTIONS Michael J. Ryan, Executive Director
    • BOARD OF ELECTIONS | Page 355
    • WHAT WE DO
    • The Board of Elections of the
    • City of New York (the Board) is
    • an administrative body of ten
    • commissioners, two from each
    • borough upon recommendation
    • by both political parties and then
    • appointed by the City Council
    • for a term of four years. The
    • commissioners appoint a bipartisan
    • staff to oversee the daily activities
    • of its main and five borough offices.
    • The Board is responsible under
    • New York State election law for the
    • following:
    • Voter registration, outreach and
    • processing; maintenance and
    • updating of voter records; processing
    • and verification of candidate
    • petitions/documents; campaign
    • finance disclosures of candidates and
    • campaign committees; recruiting,
    • training and assigning the various
    • election day officers to conduct
    • elections; operation of poll site
    • locations; maintenance, repair, setup
    • and deployment of the Election Day
    • operation equipment; ensuring
    • each voter their right to vote at
    • the polls or by absentee ballot;
    • canvassing and certification of the
    • vote; voter education, notification
    • and dissemination of election
    • information; and preparation of
    • maps of various political subdivisions.
    • FOCUS ON EQUITY
    • The mission of the Board of Elections is to provide independent access to the voter
    • franchise to all eligible voters in the City of New York. The Board is committed
    • to providing meaningful access to over 1,200 poll sites throughout the City. The
    • Board works closely with all interested stakeholders, including various executive
    • and legislative bodies, as well as advocacy groups. The Board works diligently to
    • ensure that all poll locations are compliant with the requirements of the Americans
    • with Disabilities Act and federal limited English proficiency standards to ensure that
    • all eligible voters receive the materials and assistance required to independently
    • participate in the voting process.
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    • HOW WE PERFORMED IN FISCAL 2020
    • Performance Indicators
    • Actual Target Trend
    • FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY20 FY21 5-Year
    • Desired
    • Direction
    • Voter turnout - general election (000) 236 2,760 1,166 2,138 796 * * Up *
    • Voter Registration forms processed 166,961 503,609 110,510 247,879 182,247 * * Down *
    • Total registered voters (000) 4,552 4,927 5,054 5,138 5,270 * * Up Up
    • Total active voters (000) 4,108 4,477 4,596 4,613 4,772 * * Up Up
    • Poll worker attendance on Election Day (%) 89.1% 93.2% 87.8% 91.8% 91.5% * * Neutral Up
    • Voter complaints regarding poll workers 304 721 460 708 480 * * Up Down
    • Voter complaints regarding poll workers - service 243 394 363 477 397 * * Up Down
    • Voter complaints regarding poll workers - procedure 61 327 97 231 83 * * Down Down
    • Voting equipment replacement rate - ballot scanners (%) 0.3% 0.9% 0.0% 1.4% 0.3% * * Up Down
    • Voting equipment replacement rate - ballot marking devices
    • (%) 0.5% 1.4% 1.4% 2.8% 1.2% * * Up Down
    • Precision of unofficial election results (%) 1.8% 1.1% 0.5% 2.7% 3.4% * * Up *
    • Interpreters deployed on election day 1,874 2,329 2,052 2,128 5,029 * * Up *
    • Interpreters deployed on election day - Bronx 155 176 158 158 273 * * Up *
    • Interpreters deployed on election day - Brooklyn 500 670 588 546 1,606 * * Up *
    • Interpreters deployed on election day - Queens 830 910 862 968 2,085 * * Up *
    • Interpreters deployed on election day - Manhattan 351 529 404 411 861 * * Up *
    • Interpreters deployed on election day - Staten Island 38 44 40 45 204 * * Up *
    • « Critical Indicator “NA” Not Available ñò Directional Target * None
    • AGENCY RESOURCES
    • Resource Indicators Actual¹ Plan²
    • FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY20 FY21 5yr Trend
    • Expenditures ($000,000)³ $116.7 $121.6 $129.3 $172.9 $227.6 $254.5 $135.6 Up
    • Revenues ($000) $47 $51 $55 $56 $35 $116 $116 Down
    • Personnel 752 706 714 784 883 1,079 1,079 Up
    • Overtime paid ($000,000) $7.2 $8.3 $7.2 $11.5 $12.1 $12.1 $8.3 Up
    • ¹Actual financial amounts for the current fiscal year are not yet final. Final fiscal year actuals, from the Comptroller’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, will be reported
    • in the next PMMR. Refer to the “Indicator Definitions” at nyc.gov/mmr for details. ²Authorized Budget Level ³Expenditures include all funds “NA” - Not
    • Available * None
    • SPENDING AND BUDGET INFORMATION
    • Agency expenditures and planned resources by budgetary unit of appropriation.
    • Unit of Appropriation
    • Expenditures
    • FY191
    • ($000,000)
    • Modified Budget
    • FY202
    • ($000,000)
    • 001 - Personal Services $82.4 $87.6
    • 002 - Other Than Personal Services $90.5 $140.1
    • Agency Total $172.9 $227.6
    • 1
    • Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2019. Includes all funds. 2
    • City of New York Adopted Budget for Fiscal 2020, as of June
    • 2020.Includes all funds. “NA” Not Available *None
    • BOARD OF ELECTIONS | Page 357
    • NOTEWORTHY CHANGES, ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS !
    • None.
    • ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
    • For additional information go to:
    • • Annual reports:
    • https://www.vote.nyc/page/annual-reports
    • For more information on the agency, please visit: www.vote.nyc.ny.us.
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