Design your system with failure in mind so
the inevitable closing of schools will go smoothly, advised Alex Medler, vice president of policy and advocacy for the National Association of Charter School Authorizers.
Among the key reasons cited by the Assembly and the ECA for adopting a June primary date are that, in their view: an August primary would result in reduced turnout because many voters vacation during that month; identifying and training sufficient poll workers would be very difficult during a prime vacation period;
schools, which are often used as poll sites, are frequently
closed and unstaffed during the summer; and that, given the myriad tasks that must be completed to prepare and transmit ballots, as well as the
inevitable delays caused by administrative challenges, machine malfunctions and counting
of paper ballots, setting a June date would ensure better compliance with UOCAVA's 45 - day ballot transmission requirement.