Poll Workers
In Texas, this is the minimum age a person must be to qualify as a poll worker.
What is 18?
When selecting polling places in Texas, officials are encouraged to use these types of buildings, like schools or libraries.
What are public buildings?
To comply with accessibility standards, each doorway in a polling place should be at least this many inches wide.
What is 32 inches?
Before serving, poll watchers must take this, which is administered by the presiding judge.
What is an oath?
This machine scans the voter's paper ballot card to record their vote.
What is the Ballot Scanner?
Poll workers must be a _____ in order to be eligible to work.
What is registered voter?
To maintain neutrality at the polls, Texas law prohibits electioneering within this distance of a polling place entrance.
What is 100 feet?
The threshold of a doorway at a polling place must not exceed this height in inches.
What is half an inch?
The maximum number of poll watchers allowed at a polling location at one time per appointing authority.
What is two?
This electronic system is used at polling locations to look up voter registration records and check voters in.
What is an ePollbook?
This title is given to the person in charge of a polling location on Election Day.
What is Presiding Judge?
In Texas, a county participating in the Countywide Polling Place Program must have at least this percentage of its usual precinct polling places.
What is 50%?
The path of travel inside a polling place must be at least this many inches wide to accommodate voters with disabilities.
What is 36 inches?
Poll watchers are required to wear this identifying item provided by the presiding judge.
What is a name badge?
This voting machine marks a voter's selections on their ballot.
BMD, Ballot Marking Device
Texas law prohibits poll workers from wearing this type of clothing or accessory while on duty.
What is clothing or items that promote a candidate, party, or issue?
In Texas counties with more than 175,000 people, the commissioners court is prohibited from placing a polling location more than this many miles from a voter's residence.
What is 25 miles?
For every 25 regular parking spaces, polling places must provide at least this many accessible parking spots
What is one accessible parking spot?
If a poll watcher disrupts the election or breaks the law, the presiding judge can do this to remove them from the polling place.
What is call law enforcement?
This printer prints ballot cards for voters during the check-in process.
What is the ExpressVote Printer?
To ensure fairness, Texas law requires that election judges come from these two groups if possible.
What are different political parties?
These locations are prohibited from be a polling location.
What is the residence of a candidate for elective office or their close relatives?
An accessible voting machine for wheelchair users must have this minimum clearance circumference in inches to allow maneuverability.
What is 60 inches?
Poll watchers must present these two documents to the presiding judge before serving.
What are a certificate of appointment and a certificate of completion?
This USB device holds all digital records of ballots cast through the Ballot Scanner.
What is the Media Stick?