Poll Book Drama
If a voter presents an expired driver's license, what do you do?
What is nothing, you may still accept an expired DMV-issued driver's license
The radius that prohibits campaigners from entering?
What is the 40 foot radius?
This form is filled out if a voter comes in and no longer wants to be mailed an absentee ballot?
What is the Permanent Voter Absentee Cancelation Request form?
Procedure for if a person is issued a ballot but leaves without casting it?
What is void the ballot?
Voters in Virginia can cast a ballot during what hours on election day?
What is 6:00 am-7:00 pm?
This document is provided to the provisional voter
What is the Provisional Voter Notice?
Procedure for a voter is not listed in the poll book
What is Do a county-wide search to see if the person is registered, if the voter is in the wrong precinct give them the correct precinct info, if the voter is not in the system call the GR?
Once the polls have closed, doors are locked and paperwork has started, what do you do if someone other than the Election staff is in the building?
What is advise that person they must stay until totals have been called in to the Registrar's Office.
Two identical copies of this form are used to record voting machine serial numbers and number of ballots cast. All Election Officers are required to sign both copies
What is Statement of Results (SOR)?
If a ballot is rejected by the tabulator, ask the voter to rescan it. If it is rejected again because it was miss marked, what should you do?
Spoil the ballot and have voter mark a new ballot
Time should poll workers arrive on election day?
When is 5:00 am?
This code is selected on the provisional envelope if a voter does not have an I.D. and declines to complete an I.D. Confirmation Statement.
What is Reason code #7?
If a voter comes in and hands you their I.D. and you notice that the address on the I.D. does not match what is listed in the poll book, what do you do?
What is nothing, the address on the I.D. does not need to match, however, the verbal address they give must match what is in the poll book?
A voter complains that you are infringing on their constitutional rights when you ask for a form of I.D., how do you handle this?
What is notify the chief immediately, explain it is required by law, and give them an I.D. confirmation statement to fill out?
This information is recorded on the Ballot Record Report
What is Spoiled ballots, voided ballots, provisional ballots, # of ballots left from opened packages, # of unopened packages of ballots
There are two bins within the scanner box where ballots can be stored, what are these used for?
What is Ballot bin and Holding/emergency bin?
By law what amount of time can a candidate be inside the precinct?
What is 10 minutes?
This is the envelope used to store all SDR's and Provisional voted ballots?
What is Envelope #1A?
If a voter comes in and the pollbook indicates they have already voted in this election, what do you do?
What is confirm they have not already voted early or returned a marked absentee ballot and have them vote provisionally?
This is how you handle a friend coming into the precinct who is excited to see you and wants to start talking about the current election.
What is kindly explain to them that you must stay neutral in the polling precinct and cannot discuss politics?
4 examples of an I.D. that may be used to check in a voter
What is VA Driver's license, voter I.D. card, military I.D. card, U.S. passport, employer-issued I.D., any government-issued I.D., valid student I.D., current bank statement, utility bill, government check or paycheck with name and current address listed
The difference between a Spoiled vs. Voided ballot
What is spoiled is replaced and voided is not replaced?
The four stations that cover precinct voting
What are Electronic poll book, ballot distribution, voting booth, ballot scanner?
If a voter comes in and states they moved to Nelson County 9 months ago and never registered to vote but would like to vote in the current election what would be the next steps?
What is send them to the chief, verify I.D. and residency, give them the SDR form to vote provisionally?
These questions are asked from voter after accepting their I.D.
What is Please state your name and current resident address?
A voter calls and states they would like to vote via an outside poll?
What is 2 staff walk out to the vehicle and retrieve the voter's I.D. Have the voter state their name and address, scan the I.D. in the EPB, and put the voter's ballot in the privacy folder, take the folder to the voter, have them mark the ballot, bring the ballot to the tabulator and scan the ballot, be sure to bring voter their sticker.
5 forms/items that must be signed by all Officers of Election
What are Officer of Election oath, both copies of Statement of Results (SOR), yellow printed return sheet, envelope #3 (voted ballots), and zero tapes
The most important this to do before you completely shut the tabulator down
What is be sure you have printed the correct number of tapes? (4)
Your polling place has too few officers of election on hand at the time of the polls opening. What do you do
What is contact the General Registrar and proceed to open polls at the normal time?
This document is used to record provisional ballots, including SDR Provisional Ballots on Election Day.(Bonus: This is the envelope this document returned to the Registrar's Office)
What is Provisional Ballot Log?
Bonus: What is #8?