Election Night Reporting Guide

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1 Will County Clerk s Office 302 N. Chicago Street Joliet, Illinois Fax: Website: coclrk@willcountyillinois.com Election Night Reporting Guide Office of the Will County Clerk Last Updated: 6/16/10

2 Table of Contents Overview of Will County Illinois Election Night Reporting... 3 How do I access Election Night Reporting?... 3 When and how often will the results be updated?... 3 How do I navigate Election Night Reporting?... 3 Home page... 4 Synopsis area... 5 Summary tab... 6 Clicking Search Contests will allow you to customize your search by contest Detailed Vote Type Summary information on the Summary tab... 7 Detailed precinct information within the Contest Detail Map on the Summary tab... 9 Precincts Reporting tab Voter Turnout tab Reports tab Additional Information Page 2 of 16

3 Overview of Will County Illinois Election Night Reporting The Will County Clerk s Office uses an online tool called Election Night Reporting (ENR) to display results from elections on a Web site. The Web site provides visitors with a graphical view of in-depth county results. You are presented with a breakdown of votes received for a candidate by contest and totals by vote type. Maps illustrate the precincts reporting, voter turnout, and results by precinct. A reporting area provides downloadable reports and custom filtering of results. How do I access Election Night Reporting? Election Night Reporting can be accessed at the Will County Clerk s Web site On the page that appears click Quick Link Election Results at the top. When and how often will the results be updated? Once the precinct polling locations have closed, the results are reported to the county. The county uploads results, and then begins reporting results to the public via the ENR tool. Updates occur throughout the night until all precincts have reported. How do I navigate Election Night Reporting? The following pages will step you through how to navigate the ENR tool. We will review the following areas: Home Page Synopsis Area Summary Tab Precincts Reporting Tab Voter Turnout Tab Reports Tab Page 3 of 16

4 Home page When you initially access ENR, you will see a page that resembles the following. This is the ENR home page. From the ENR home page, you can access county results. This guide shows you how to navigate the results. Page 4 of 16

5 Synopsis area The synopsis area will always appear toward the top of the page, regardless of the tab you click. Within the synopsis area, you can find important information, such as: A time stamp that shows when the Web site was last updated with results Number of active registered county voters. Number of ballots cast for the county (specific to the current election) Voter turnout percentage based on the ratio of active registered voters to ballots cast Number of precincts completely reported Page 5 of 16

6 Summary tab The Summary tab displays the number of votes a candidate has received by contest. Clicking Search Contests will allow you to customize your search by contest. Page 6 of 16

7 You are able to check only the contests you are interested in, so you do not have to scroll through the entire Will County contest listing. Page 7 of 16

8 Detailed Vote Type Summary information on the Summary tab Click Vote Type Summary, for the applicable contest The Vote Type Summary option displays contest results by vote type for each candidate across all precincts, as shown in the following graphic. Central Count results will not show until all precincts are reported. Page 8 of 16

9 Detailed precinct information within the Contest Detail Map on the Summary tab Click Contest Detail Map, for the applicable contest The Contest Detail Map option graphically displays which candidate is leading in each precinct, as shown in the following graphic. Pointing to a precinct on the county map with your mouse displays the precinct name. Page 9 of 16

10 Click View All Data within Contest Detail The Contest Detail Map, View All Data option displays the candidate vote count break down by precinct, as shown in the following graphic. Page 10 of 16

11 Precincts Reporting tab The Precincts Reporting tab displays a county map where you can view the status of precincts reporting results. When a precinct begins to report Election Day votes, the map will be shaded green to indicate the precinct is completely reporting. No precincts will be partially reported. Pointing to a precinct on the county map with your mouse displays the precinct name. Page 11 of 16

12 Click View All Data within Precincts Reporting The Precincts Reporting, View All Data option displays a tabular view of the status for precincts reporting, as shown in the following graphic. Page 12 of 16

13 Voter Turnout tab The Voter Turnout tab offers you a graphical display of how many active registered voters cast a ballot per precinct. The legend on the left side of the page explains what each color represents. This page provides a quick look at which precincts had the highest election participation. Pointing to a precinct on the county map with your mouse displays the precinct name. Page 13 of 16

14 Click View All Data within Voter Turnout The Voter Turnout, View All Data option displays a tabular view of voter turnout by Precinct once it has been reported, as shown in the following graphic. Page 14 of 16

15 Reports tab On the Reports tab, the following options for viewing and creating reports are available. Download Reports. View easy to download reports of raw data that can be downloaded and used to analyze results in greater detail (in such programs as Microsoft Excel, etc.). Or you can simply print from the screen. Custom Filter by Vote Type and Precinct. Use a custom filter to view results by precinct and vote type. Page 15 of 16

16 Download a report by clicking the report filename within the Download column. View or save the report by clicking the applicable button within the File Download prompt. Additional Information Please contact the Will County Clerk s Office at for additional information on Election Night Reporting. Page 16 of 16