2026-04-21T08:45:16-05:00 2025-12-31 844233121 SHARPE PATEL CPA 5510 SIX FORKS ROAD SUITE 140 RALEIGH NC 27609 990 2025-01-01 831612600 ELECTION ADMINISTRATION RESOURCE CENTER ELEC 8338683728 PO BOX 5176 KINSTON NC 28503 ROSEMARY F BLIZZARD CHAIRMAN 8338683728 2026-04-13 1 REBECCA FISHER P01690017 7044993893 2026-04-13 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z RANKED CHOICE VOTING RESOURCE CENTER ROSEMARY F BLIZZARD PO BOX 5176 KINSTON NC 28503 741005 0 X WWW.RCVRESOURCES.ORG X 2018 NC OUR MISSION IS TO MAKE RANKED CHOICE VOTING (RCV) ELECTIONS SUCCESSFUL. 8 8 12 8 0 0 568334 704056 0 0 49927 34487 3395 2462 621656 741005 0 0 0 0 953198 841746 0 0 57584 244551 154301 1197749 996047 -576093 -255042 1521366 1280502 9943 24121 1511423 1256381 X OUR MISSION IS TO MAKE RANKED CHOICE VOTING (RCV) ELECTIONS SUCCESSFUL. 0 0 411445 0 0 EARC DBA RANKED CHOICE VOTING RESOURCE CENTER (RCVRC) IS THE NATION'S ONLY ORGANIZATION DEDICATED SOLELY TO PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE ADMINISTRATION OF RANKED CHOICE VOTING (RCV). BECAUSE ELECTION OFFICES ARE OFTEN UNDERSTAFFED AND UNDERFUNDED, WE PROVIDE OUR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND TOOLS FOR FREE OR AT A NOMINAL FEE BASED ON STATE AND LOCAL POLICIES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)RCV WAS USED IN 17 CITIES AND COUNTIES ACROSS NINE STATES TO ELECT LOCAL OFFICIALS IN 2025. RCVRC STAFF SUPPORTED ELECTION STAFF IN MANY OF THESE JURISDICTIONS, PROVIDING EXPERT ADVICE ON IMPLEMENTING ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, CONSULTATIONS, TRAINING STAFF ON RCV AND RCTAB, AND ADVISING ON RCV IMPLEMENTATION BEST PRACTICES. WE PARTNERED WITH REDONDO BEACH, CA, AND CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, TO SUPPORT THEIR RCV IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE MARCH 2025 AND JUNE 2025 ELECTIONS, RESPECTIVELY. WE ADVISED EACH CITY'S STAFF ON MANY ASPECTS OF THEIR RCV IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING LOGIC AND ACCURACY TESTING, AUDIT AND RECOUNT PROCESSES, RESULTS DISPLAYS, VOTER EDUCATION, AND RCTAB.* STATES IMPACTED (24): ALASKA, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, GEORGIA, HAWAII, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEW YORK, OHIO, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, UTAH, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, & WISCONSIN* CITIES IMPACTED (5): ARDEN (DE), CHARLOTTESVILLE (VA), REDONDO BEACH (CA), ST. LOUIS PARK (MN), ST. PAUL (MN) RESOURCES RELEASED IN 2025:* NEW TOOLS: PRCV AND SINGLE-WINNER RCV HAND COUNT TOOLKITS AND RCV BLUEPRINT. THE HAND COUNT TOOLKITS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP ELECTION OFFICIALS PREPARE FOR RCV IMPLEMENTATION BY PROVIDING A DETAILED HAND COUNT PROCEDURE FOR TRAINING AND BY HELPING THEM DESIGN RECOUNT AND/OR AUDIT PROTOCOLS FOR RCV. RCV BLUEPRINT IS AN ELECTION ADMINISTRATOR'S GUIDE TO HELP BUILD A COMPREHENSIVE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN BASED ON A JURISDICTION'S EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE.* REPORT UPDATES: RCV MAPS. THIS IS THE RCVRC'S PRIMARY RESEARCH PROJECT, COMPRISING 51 INDIVIDUAL REPORTS. THIS PROJECT IS A STATE-BY-STATE ANALYSIS OF THE RCV CAPABILITY OF VOTING EQUIPMENT IN EACH STATE AND DC.* WE ALSO MAINTAINED OUR EXISTING RCV IMPLEMENTATION TRACKING TOOL, RCV ELECTION IN A BOX TOOL, AND RCV FACT SHEETS. THESE RESOURCES PROVIDE VALUABLE TRANSPARENCY ABOUT HOW RCV IMPLEMENTATIONS WORK IN PRACTICE AND POINT ELECTION OFFICIALS TOWARDS TOOLS AND RESOURCES THEY CAN USE WHEN IMPLEMENTING RCV.* OUR PODCAST, RCV CLIPS, CONTINUES TO COVER RCV ELECTION ADMINISTRATION TOPICS RANGING FROM DRAFTING LEGISLATION TO ELECTION CERTIFICATION TO BEST PRACTICES LEARNED FROM RUNNING RCV ELECTIONS. RCV CLIPS HAS HAD 12,900 PODCAST DOWNLOADS OVER 8 YEARS. WE RELEASE 9 EPISODES ANNUALLY USING A SEASONAL FORMAT, SHOWCASING GUESTS LOCATED ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FROM ALASKA TO WASHINGTON, DC.ALL OF THE RESOURCES REFERENCED ABOVE ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE: WWW.RCVRESOURCES.ORG. 366000 0 0 EARC PROVIDES ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE ELECTION WORLD, RCTAB. RCTAB IS A FEDERALLY TESTED OPEN-SOURCE TABULATION SOFTWARE THAT USES BALLOT DATA FROM VOTING SYSTEMS TO RUN THE ROUND-BY-ROUND COUNT. OVER THE YEARS, MULTIPLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPERS HAVE VOLUNTEERED THEIR SERVICES TO HELP US CREATE USER-FRIENDLY, SECURE SOFTWARE THAT BREAKS DOWN BARRIERS TO RCV IMPLEMENTATION.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)* RCTAB HAS BEEN APPROVED OR CERTIFIED FOR USE AS STANDALONE SOFTWARE IN FOUR STATES: MAINE, NEW YORK, UTAH, & VIRGINIA.* RCTAB HAS ALSO BEEN APPROVED OR CERTIFIED FOR USE AS PART OF A WHOLE VOTING SYSTEM IN CALIFORNIA (HART VERITY 2.4) AND OREGON (CLEAR BALLOT CLEARVOTE 2.5). CLEAR BALLOT'S CLEARVOTE 2.5 WAS CERTIFIED BY THE U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION (EAC) TO THE VOLUNTARY VOTING SYSTEM GUIDELINES IN NOVEMBER 2025.* IN 2025, RCTAB WAS USED IN FIVE SEPARATE JURISDICTIONS AND TABULATED OVER 5.1 MILLION TOTAL VOTES. RCTAB WAS USED FOR THE FIRST TIME ACROSS THREE JURISDICTIONS: ST. PAUL, MN; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; AND REDONDO BEACH, CA, MARKING ITS FIRST USE IN MINNESOTA AND CALIFORNIA.* VERSION 2.0 WAS RELEASED IN THE SUMMER OF 2025, FOLLOWING MORE THAN TWO YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT. IT ENABLES MULTI-VENDOR RCV TABULATION, ALLOWING STATES WITH MULTIPLE VOTING SYSTEM VENDORS TO MORE EASILY CENTRALIZE CAST VOTE RECORDS (CVRS) FOR TABULATION. THIS FUNCTIONALITY INCREASES THE NUMBER OF STATES (28) CAPABLE OF RUNNING STATEWIDE RCV ELECTIONS USING EXISTING VOTING EQUIPMENT.IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT RCTAB OR DOWNLOADING IT FOR USE, PLEASE VISIT THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE: WWW.RCVRESOURCES.ORG. 777445 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 AL AK AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI DC X X X X ROSEMARY F BLIZZARD 8338683728 PO BOX 5176 KINSTON NC 28503 CHARLES WINFREE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 REBECCA CHAVEZ-HOUCK VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JONATHAN MOLDOVER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT KONOPASEK TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GUY CAMMILLERI MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMELIA POWERS-GARDNER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SALLY HUDSON MEMBER (AS OF 10/17) 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE TOLBERT MEMBER (UNTIL 2/15) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROSEMARY F BLIZZARD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 150000 0 4500 MELISSA HALL SR. 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MISCELLANEOUS - 2024 AMOUNT: $ 1,200. 2025 AMOUNT: $ 1,402. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 996047 996047 174407 43602 0 0 180009 179888 194775 174407 729079 1093619 0 0 0 0 0 45002 44972 48694 43602 182270 273405 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 741005 0 741005 0 741005 996047 0 996047 0 996047 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT AWARE OF ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025, AND 2024. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE EFFECT OF THE GUIDANCE PROVIDED BY GAAP ON ACCOUNTING FOR THE UNCERTAINTY OF INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF A TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025, AND 2024. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ALL OTHER TAX POSITIONS THAT COULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND DETERMINED THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025, AND 2024. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ROSEMARY F BLIZZARD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 150000 0 0 0 0 0 4500 0 0 0 154500 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE BOARD DOES NOT CURRENTLY USE COMMITTEES. BOARD GROWTH CURRENTLY UNDERWAY SHOULD ALLOW FOR THE CREATION OF COMMITTEES IN THE FUTURE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY FOR REVIEWING FORM 990 INCLUDES AN INITIAL INTERNAL DISCUSSION AMONG MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 DRAFT IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GENERAL COUNSEL, AND ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVIEW AND SOLICITATION OF COMMENTS. SEVERAL ROUNDS OF REVIEW ARE CONDUCTED, AND ANY EXTERNAL FOLLOW-UPS ARE MADE DIRECTLY WITH THE OUTSIDE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM THAT PREPARES FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C COPIES OF THE ADOPTED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY FOR SIGNATURES TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAINTAINS SIGNED COPIES. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO FULLY DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALL TRANSACTIONS WITH POTENTIAL CONFLICTS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA ITS WEBSITE, WWW.RCVRESOURCES.ORG. COPIES OF OUR FORM 1023, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. SUCH REQUESTS MAY BE MADE IN WRITING TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ROSEMARY F. BLIZZARD, VIA EMAIL: ROSEMARY.BLIZZARD@RCVRESOURCES.ORG. YOU MAY ALSO FIND OUR FINANCIALS AND OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE ELECTION ADMINISTRATION RESOURCE CENTER DBA RANKED CHOICE VOTING RESOURCE CENTER VIA OUR PROFILES ON BOTH GUIDESTAR AND CHARITY NAVIGATOR. WE ARE HAPPY TO PROVIDE A COPY OF THE FINANCIALS UPON REQUEST, AND WE INVITE YOU TO REACH OUT TO STAFF WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS OR MEET US AT ANY OF THE NUMEROUS STATE AND LOCAL CONFERENCES WE ATTEND EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA ITS WEBSITE, WWW.RCVRESOURCES.ORG. COPIES OF OUR FORM 1023, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. SUCH REQUESTS MAY BE MADE IN WRITING TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ROSEMARY F. BLIZZARD, VIA EMAIL: ROSEMARY.BLIZZARD@RCVRESOURCES.ORG. YOU MAY ALSO FIND OUR FINANCIALS AND OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE ELECTION ADMINISTRATION RESOURCE CENTER DBA RANKED CHOICE VOTING RESOURCE CENTER VIA OUR PROFILES ON BOTH GUIDESTAR AND CHARITY NAVIGATOR. WE ARE HAPPY TO PROVIDE A COPY OF THE FINANCIALS UPON REQUEST, AND WE INVITE YOU TO REACH OUT TO STAFF WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS OR MEET US AT ANY OF THE NUMEROUS STATE AND LOCAL CONFERENCES WE ATTEND EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ENTIRE BOARD FUNCTIONS AS A COMMITTEE IN THIS CAPACITY. THE BOARD DOES NOT CURRENTLY USE COMMITTEES. BOARD GROWTH CURRENTLY UNDERWAY SHOULD ALLOW FOR THE CREATION OF COMMITTEES IN THE FUTURE.