About Kern County
The County of Kern is dedicated to exceeding the expectations of the communities it serves, striving to transform the way residents view government and its services. With a mission to make a meaningful difference in the lives of its citizens, Kern County focuses on meeting residents' needs when they matter most.
Challenges
With two major elections on the horizon—a Primary and a Presidential General Election—Kern County recognized a gap in its election coverage: the lack of a live-streaming solution to provide public access to key election activities. Transparency in election processes was becoming a growing concern, particularly with the need to show live footage of ballot counting, absentee vote processing, and the handling of vote-by-mail ballots.
Kern County planned to cover two primary locations: a server room where ballot counting takes place and a larger area designated for absentee ballots, each requiring multiple 4K resolution cameras for comprehensive coverage. They also anticipated the potential need to monitor 15 remote ballot Dropbox locations, creating an even greater demand for reliable live streaming and retention capabilities.
Additionally, it was essential for Kern County to record these live streams and securely retain them for 22 months to comply with state regulations. This created a pressing need for a solution that could handle both the complexity of live streaming from multiple locations and the long-term storage of election footage, ensuring that all records would be available for future audits or reviews.
Solution
Kern County turned to VIDIZMO EnterpriseTube to address these challenges, implementing a comprehensive solution that provided both live-streaming capabilities and long-term recorded content storage. VIDIZMO EnterpriseTube offered the flexibility to cover the two critical areas—the ballot counting room and the absentee vote processing area—with the necessary 4K resolution cameras. With easy integration, Kern County could also expand its coverage to an additional 15 remote Dropbox locations if needed, ensuring every critical point of the election process was monitored.
The county scheduled live streams for both the pre-election campaign and post-election processes, running daily from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM, providing the public with real-time access to critical election activities. These streams were recorded concurrently and stored securely to meet the 22-month retention requirement mandated by state law. EnterpriseTube made managing multiple concurrent live streams simple, offering Kern County a centralized dashboard to monitor the feed from all locations without sacrificing performance or quality.
Impact in a Nutshell
- Implemented live streaming in two key election areas with 4K resolution, with the flexibility to expand coverage of remote ballot dropbox locations.
- Enabled concurrent live streaming and recording of five streams, ensuring compliance with state transparency and retention regulations.
- Secured 22-month retention of recorded streams, meeting state mandates for long-term storage and accessibility
- A centralized management system allowed seamless scheduling, monitoring, and public access to election activities for more than two months.
About VIDIZMO EnterpriseTube
EnterpriseTube is a Gartner-recognized AI-powered enterprise video content and digital media management solution that helps organizations store, host, stream, manage, secure, and share video content and digital media.
