Okeechobee County Supervisor of Elections
Election Security, Integrity & Fact Sheet
 

How do we accomplish this mission?  How do we ensure integrity in the elections process?  
Listed below are several key factors that play a vital role in ensuring both.

Transparency: 

• Openness in Operations: All official canvassing board meetings and activities are open to the public. This includes the Logic and Accuracy Public Test of our voting equipment and system, Vote‐By‐Mail Canvassing, and Post‐election Audit. 
• Website: Our website offers real‐time voter turnout, early voting wait times, and beginning at 7:00 p.m. you can watch the initial unofficial election results posted to include Early Voting, Vote‐By‐Mail and Election Day polling places with frequent updates.

Integrity of the Voter Rolls:

• The Florida Division of Elections checks each voter registration application to verify the applicant’s identity and works with other agencies to identify deceased voters and felons who are ineligible to vote.
•  Statutory List maintenance is performed on a yearly basis. 
• Voters must show photo and signature identification to vote.
• Electronic poll books are used in all election day precincts to update a voter’s record in real‐time to flag them as voted. The same works for any voter that votes by mail or votes early during the early voting period and prevents a voter from having the ability to vote twice.