Case Study: Butte County Clerk Recorder reduces ballot opening labor needs by 60% with OPEX Model 72

Butte County Clerk Recorder cuts ballot-opening labor by 60% with OPEX

Butte County Clerk Recorder faced significant challenges in processing a growing volume of mail-in ballots manually. Their manual process was slow, time-consuming, and posed a risk of damaging ballots, with a typical daily throughput of only 1,000 ballots. They also struggled with staff turnover, which left them with insufficient personnel to handle the workload efficiently. To address this, they turned to OPEX Corporation and its Model 72 automated ballot opener and extraction system.

By implementing the OPEX Model 72 system, Butte County dramatically improved its election processing. The solution enabled them to open a record 5,000 ballots per day on average and 16,000 on election night. The automation decreased the labor needed to process ballots by 60%, reducing the required staff from ten to just three or four people. This reduction in labor costs allowed OPEX's solution to achieve a full return on investment in just three weeks.

Butte County Clerk Recorder