ATTACHMENT D - Sample of Final Results Report.pdf

This is a Sample Final Results Report for the 2018 Kentucky Employees' Retirement System (KERS) Board Member election, submitted by an election tabulation service to the Kentucky Retirement Systems. The report certifies the election results in accordance with the Kentucky Retirement Systems' Board of Trustees' Election Policy and Procedures, Section 10. The election tabulated votes for four named candidates and various write-in candidates, with a total of 20,856 votes cast. Example Candidate 1 received 7,117 votes, Example Candidate 2 received 6,625 votes, Example Candidate 3 received 4,129 votes, Example Candidate 4 received 2,911 votes, and write-in candidates collectively received 74 votes.

The report indicates that 11,310 total ballots were received for the election. Of these, 10,942 ballots were valid. Invalid ballots accounted for 368 ballots total, comprising 262 ballots with no signature, 14 ballots with an excess of two votes, 31 ballots with no vote, 1 ballot with a signature not matching the name, and 60 ballots postmarked after the March 1, 2018 deadline. The report was submitted on March 15, 2018, to David Eager, Interim Executive Director of Kentucky Retirement Systems, with copies provided to John R. Farris, Chair of the Board of Directors, and Kristen N. Coffey, Director of Internal Audit.