Acronymns
Forms and Documents
Equipment
Ballots
Outside the Polling Place
100
ATV
What is "Authorization to Vote"
100
A precinct official would use this form to report any unusual issue or problem that would occur during Election Day.
What is an Incident Report
100
ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant machine that marks a voters ballot
What is an AutoMark
100
We will have this many ballot styles for the 2016 General Election
What is one
100
The boaundary that electioneers may not cross is called this.
What is the Buffer Zone
200
HAVA
What is "Help America Vote Act"
200
This is the form that the voter and the official both sign and then the voter will "trade" it for a ballot.
What is Authorization to Vote Form (ATV)
200
Carteret County's optical scan voting machine.
What is a M-100 tabulator
200
Stamp or write this word at the top of each ballot for provisional voters.
What is "Provisional"
200
What is the minimum allowance for the Buffer Zone?
What is 25 feet
300
NVRA
What is "National Voter Registration Act"
300
A near relative will fill out this form to notify the elections office of a deceased voter that needs to be removed from the system.
What is the Deceased Voter Form
300
This container houses voted ballots that are scanned through the tabulator.
What is the Ballot Box
300
This is where ballots are stored when the tabulator is not functioning correctly.
What is the emergency ballot bin
300
This should be placed within the buffer zone if possible to allow a voter to have privacy while marking their ballot.
What is a curbside parking area
400
VRN
What is "Voter Registration Number"
400
A voter that cannot be found in the system but insists that they are registered. This application records their information for our office so further research may be done.
What is a Provisional Application
400
This important piece of equipment allows a voter manually mark their ballot. It also comes in five different styles.
What is a voting booth
400
Make sure to have these posted and available near the entrance to the polling place so that voter may review their candidates prior to marking their official ballot.
What are sample ballots
400
This must be read to a curbside voter prior to them voting.
What is a curbside oath
500
UOCAVA
What is "Uniformed and Overseas Civilian Absentee Voting Act"
500
If a voter's ballot is challenged, it is sealed inside this.
What is a Challenge Envelope
500
This piece of equipment will be delivered to the polling site the Monday before Election Day. Don't forget to take a picture!
What is the Precinct Cart
500
To spoil a ballot you write "spoiled" across the face of the ballot and sign what as well?
What is your name.
500
Who is eligible to vote curbside?
What is anyone who is willing to sign the curbside oath.
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