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SUMMARY:Explorating Process Performance of Envelope Opening and Ballot Ext
 raction Options in Vote-by-Mail: A Utah Case Study
DESCRIPTION:Lecture\n\nLeonie S. Otte and Gretchen A. Macht (University of
  Rhode Island)\n\nVote-by-Mail (VBM) has become increasingly popular over 
 the last decade, but the process is executed differently even in jurisdict
 ions in the same state.\nMostly, current VBM literature focuses on topics 
 from the perspective of political science, and little-to-no work features 
 operational aspects or human-machine interactions. Depending on the jurisd
 iction size, some of these VBM process steps are executed by humans, machi
 nes, or a combination of machines supporting humans. The opening-extractio
 n process step of envelope opening and ballot extraction is always necessa
 ry. Therefore, there needs to be more literature that considers process ex
 ecution of VBM ballots, possible support of machines, and human-machine in
 teractions in VBM processes. This study aims to compare two opening-extrac
 tion options to open envelopes and extract ballots in the VBM tabulation. 
 The analysis includes a comparison of the process in general and the proce
 ssing rate and confidence intervals, which will assist election administra
 tors in making data-informed process decisions.\n\nTrack: Occupational Erg
 onomics\n\nSession Chair: Peiran Liu (Purdue University)
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