ELECTION DAY SET-UP
What time does voting open on election day
6:00 am
What form shows the County Clerk's office how long you worked and what your position was?
Payroll Sheet
What form of identification is accepted as a form of identification to vote in Missouri?
Missouri drivers license
Missouri non drivers license
US passport
military ID
What time do the polls close, and what do you do if at that time you have a line of voters?
The close at 7pm
If there is a line at 7 a judge will go stand at the back of the line and no one else will be able to vote that is after the election judge
If you have an issue of ANY kind, unless 911 needs to be called who should be notified immediately?
The County Clerk should always be contacted first for any issue
If 911 needs called contact them, while another judge contacts the county clerk
Name at least 3 tasks that must be completed before polls open on election day by a bi-partisan team.
1.turn on FVS machines
2. administer oath of office to judges who didn't attend training.
3. Check all of the seals on machines, bag, ballots
4. sign the paperwork
Which form is used to check to make sure none of the election equipment or bags have been tampered with?
What is the ballot seal listing form
If the drivers license is expired what must it be dated after?
It must be dated after the last General Election which was November 5, 2024
After voting is done how do you close out the machine to print off the report?
You must enter the close card and follow the prompts to print the report
Are weapons of any kind allowed in the polling location?
No, weapons of any kind are not allowed in a polling location by anyone.
Name at least 3 tasks that are done before polls open by any election judge.
1. posting the vote here signs
2 posting the handicap sign with number to call if you need curbside voting
3. posting no electioneering signs
4. getting all of the supplies ready and organized for the day.
5. GETTING POLL PAD TURNED ON AND READY TO BE SIGNED INTO
What is the Machine/Poll pad check form used for, and how often should it be checked?
This form is used to make sure the number of voters signed into the poll pad matches the number of ballots in the FVS.
every 1/2 hour to hour
A registered Missouri voter from another county can do this at the central poll office of the local election authority on election day.
What is update their address to vote in the new county?
115.165
What is the CERTIFICATE OF BALLOTS used to check?
This form is used to make sure the number of ballots at the end of the day matches the number at the beginning. This is to make sure every ballot is accounted for.
What is the distance for electioneering and the penalty?
25 feet from the door of the polling place violation of this law is a Class 4 Election Offense punishable b imprisonment of up to one year/or a fine of up to $2,500
The County Clerk should be notified if you feel this law has been broken as she has to check into it and report it to the proper authorities.
The first task that should be done after arriving at the polling location on election day is
Turn on the FVS machine
Why should the change of address form be filled out and who should fill it out?
1. if you moved from one address to another within the county. You should sign it at your new polling place and vote there.
2 if you were married and you need to change your last name, be sure new last name is used in the signature
3. Judges should make sure the information is ledge-able.
If a voter inserts their voted ballot into the machine then leaves. A judge realizes it was kicked out what should be done?
A bi partisan team should go and touch the accept button the the screen then insert the ballot. A ballot should never be spoiled without the voter requesting it.
What are some items that should be returned to the clerks office after polls close?
1. thumb drive
2 voted/non voted ballots
3. poll pads
4 spoiled ballots
5 provisional ballots
6 election day forms
Is judges talking about items on the ballot amongst themselves at a polling location during election day considered electioneering?
It is best to avoid any discussion amongst judges that could be misunderstood and electioneering just to protect yourself and the integraty of the election.
The payroll sheet is signed by whom?
All judges working with noted if they are working all day or 1/2 day and supervisor judge or not
What would be the cause for someone to use a blue provisional envelope for their ballot, and where will it be stored during the day?
1. If they had no photo id they can fill out the blue provisional envelope and they insert their ballot into it. If they bring ID back to the polling place with the blue tab from the envelope they may open the envelope and insert their ballot into the FVS.
2. They feel they are registered and are not showing up in the poll pad they may use this voting method only after speaking to the County Clerk's Office.
After a picture is taken and sent to the County Clerk for verification a bi partasin team can acturally insert the ballot into the machine if the clerk's office gives them permission. If not it is stored in the emergency bin of the ballot box. At the end of the day it is removed and brought to the courthouse in the blue bag, then handed to the clerk.
If a voter request curbside voting what is the procedure?
A bi partisan team will take the poll pad and ballot placed in a folder to the car and check ID and sign the poll pad. The proper ballot is given to the voter to vote.
The voter will fill out their ballot and inset in the provided folder, for the bi partisan team to take and put in the FVS machine and not look at how the voter voted.
When should the security bin be emptied?
After the close card has been entered into the FVS machine to close it out.
Who is to return everything but the FVS machine and ballot box it sets on the courthouse?
The supervisor judges as a bi partisan team. The FVS machine and the ballot box it sets on will be picked up the next day