Poll Book Drama
At check in, voter presents an expired driver's license.
What is you may accept a current or expired DMV-issued driver's license?
This radius marks the distance that prohibits campaigners from entering?
What is the 40 foot radius from the polling place entrance?
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?
This is the procedure for when a person is issued a ballot but leaves without casting it?
What is void the ballot?
These are the hours voters in Virginia can cast a ballot on election day.
What is between 6:00 am-7:00 pm?
This document is provided to the provisional voter to advise when they can
What is the Provisional Voter Notice?
This is the 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?
The polls have closed, doors are locked and paperwork has started, and there are authorized representatives in the building.
What is those persons must stay until after final results are ascertained and chief officer of election has announced the results?
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)
A ballot is rejected by the tabulator and the ballot alert advises the ballot was mismarked.
What is have the voter spoil the ballot and mark a new ballot?
This is the time poll workers should 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.
Reason code #7
A voter comes in and hands you their I.D. and the address on the I.D. does not match what is stated and listed in the poll book.
What is check the voter in? 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
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 is the ballot bin and holding/emergency bin?
A candidate can be inside the precinct this amount of time if not voting.
What is 10 minutes?
This envelope is used to store all SDR's and Provisional voted ballots.
What is Envelope #1A?
A voter comes in and the pollbook indicates they have already voted in this election.
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
This is the difference between a spoiled vs. voided ballot.
What is spoiled is replaced and voided is not replaced?
These are the four stations that cover precinct voting.
What are Electronic poll book check in, ballot distribution, voting booth, ballot scanner?
This is the procedure when 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 is Same Day Registration provisional voting?
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 polls.
What is staff walks out to the vehicle, retrieves the voter's I.D. and confirms name and address, scans the I.D. in the EPB, takes the voter's ballot in the privacy folder to the voter to mark their ballot, brings the ballot to the tabulator, and scans the ballot. Ask voter to stay for their I Voted sticker to ensure ballot scanned.
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
This is the most important thing 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 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?