Delivery Routes
The delivery route feature helps you efficiently deliver equipment and supplies to polling places and early voting sites in preparation for election day. In the Voter Focus system, a delivery route is a named entity to which stops are assigned. The stops are ordered in a specified sequence.
Delivery routes are not election specific. Therefore, the system does not take into account temporary polling place overrides, combined precincts, same-board precincts, and precincts that are not voting in an election. When setting up the stops on a delivery route, you will need to know which precincts are voting—and the polling place where each precinct is voting for the election you are working with.
The delivery route and sequence number of the stop are shown on the
Delivery tab
Election centers can be added as stops on a delivery route; however, they are not included in the delivery reports, as these reports only address stops where early or election day voting will be taking place.
Two delivery route reports assist with loading
and delivery:
The reports are election specific; you select the election before running the report. These reports are intended for election day or early voting preparations only. When you run a report, you must choose the report mode: either Voting Day (that is, election day) or Early Voting. The resulting report will then include only the stops where there are voting precincts or early voting sites, respectively. Election centers and polling places where there are no voting precincts for the selected election are not included in the reports, even though they may be defined as stops on a delivery route.
Delivery Truck Route Plan—For each delivery route, this report lists the precincts/early voting sites in sequential order (by stop) so warehouse workers can organize the packages for each stop for first-on/last-off loading onto delivery trucks.
Delivery Route Stops—For each delivery route, this report lists the stops in sequential order along with address, contact, and access information. The report also shows the precincts/early voting sites at each stop.
To define a delivery route:
Delivery routes are defined in ELECTIONS > Place Maintenance > Utilities > Delivery Routes. After naming the route, you choose its stops from a list of the county's places. The list shows you which places are stops on another delivery route and which ones are unassigned. If you decide to add an already assigned place to the current delivery route, the system automatically removes it from the other route.
Places that are designated as an Unused Place on the Place Maintenance dialog are not included in the list.
