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How can we ensure Election Workers and voters are safe in the vote center?
Clerks should use the checklist, protect walkways, and ask for help when lifting or moving equipment. A safe setup prevents injuries and keeps the line moving.
As a Ballot Box clerk what should you do if a Scan will not accept a voter's ballot?
1. Ask the voter to try inserting the ballot all four ways.
2. If it still will not accept, ask the voter to inspect the printing for smudges or unreadable areas.
3. If the ballot is unreadable, offer the proper spoil/remake process and get the Judge if needed.
4. If the voter declines to remake, follow the damaged ballot process.
The Qualifying Clerk is processing a voter and sees they have a red select button. What does this mean and what should the Qualifying Clerk do?
A red select button either indicates the voter is already checked in, or the voter has a mail ballot situation. Notify the Judge and let them continue the qualifying process. Qualifying Clerks do not handle voters with a red select button.
At the end of the day Election Workers should put all items on the qualifying table and greeter table back in the election forms box or the supply cabinet. True or False?
True
This task can be handled by a clerk.
Election Workers should highlight forms to show voters where to fill out their information. True or False?
False
Forms should be completed and signed only as each situation occurs. Pre-signing forms creates accuracy and chain-of-custody problems.
List some important reminders for the Curbside Clerk to remember.
1. Vote Center rules apply inside the curbside voter’s vehicle.
2. No one in the car should talk to the voter while they vote.
3. The voter should wait in the vehicle until the Clerk returns to confirm the ballot was accepted.
4. The Duo Go should be returned to its correct base and charged after use.
An Election Worker should throw abandoned ballots into the trash. True or False?
False
Election workers should always notify the Judge as the ballot must be accounted for.
What role in the vote center welcomes Voters, reminds them to have ID ready and keeps the line moving?
Greeter
A voter inserts their printed ballot into the Scan and starts walking away before the screen confirms the ballot was accepted. What should the Ballot Box Clerk do?
Ask the voter to wait until the Scan confirms acceptance, then offer an I Voted sticker.
In addition to the Judge's directions what are some resources clerks can use to aid them in setup?
Manual
Checklist
Tutorials
A voter is not showing up in the ePollBook after reading their ID and performing a manual search. The Qualifying Clerk should send the voter home. True or False?
If the Voter does not show up on the ePollBook then notify the Judge so they can call Voter Registration and see if this voter is registered.
What role in the vote center watches the Scan and confirms the ballot is accepted before the voter leaves?
Ballot Box Clerk
A Qualifying Clerk can use a List B ID to process a voter. True or False?
False
The Qualifying Clerk must notify the Judge and let them continue the Qualifying Process. Qualifying Clerks can only process List A IDs.
What role checks the voter in on the ePollBook and issues the access code?
Qualifying Clerk
A Voting Assistant must fill out the oath of assistance either in the ePollBook or on the paper form. True or False?
True
Either one of these forms needs to be filled out not both.
What role in the vote center supports voters who must be processed from the curbside parking space?
Curbside Clerk
A voting assistant can make their own selections instead of the voter's choices. True or False
False
Assistants must protect the voter’s choices and privacy. The assistant must follow the voter’s direction and make the selections the voter wants.
What should you do if you notice someone who is wearing an article of prohibited clothing such as a hat embroidered with a candidate’s name?
Inform the Voter of the electioneering policy, while asking them to remove the hat before entering the Vote Center.
False
Never touch these without the explicit direction of your judge.
The voter's assistant must say the oath out loud. True or False?
True
The Assistant must say the oath out loud. If the assistant cannot read the oath they can repeat it after the Qualifying Clerk reads it.