PROCESSING VOTERSPrecinct Election Official Training

Regular City Election 2013November 5, 2013

STEP ONE: Check in(p. 9)

OPTION 1: Voter VERIFIES & SIGNS eligibility slip

OPTION 2: Voter FILLS OUT an eligibility slip COMPLETELY

Voter fills in name, address, and signature (phone is optional).

NOTE: (Possibly have voters fill out eligibility slips before coming to the computers!!!)

Direct the voter to the next available Precinct Atlas computer

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When voters arrive in a precinct, stop working on other

non-election tasks and be available to

help the voter.

STEP TWO: Process the voter through the Precinct Atlas Program (cont.)

(p. 10)

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• After printing a label and sticking it on the top half of the Eligibility Slip, initial the Eligibility Slip. Return the Eligibility Slip to the voter and send the voter to the PEO distributing ballots

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STEP THREE: Distribute a ballot to voter

(p. 13)

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(1)Check for PEO initials – this is the voter’s “pass” for a ballot

(2)Check the ballot style on the eligibility slip label

(3)Inspect ballot

(4)Initial ballot

(5)Put ballot in secrecy folder

(6)Check for an open voting booth

(7)Give the voter the ballot and a pen with brief explanation, and offer

use of AutoMARK

(8)File the eligibility slip in numerical order

STEP THREE: Distribute a ballot to voter (cont.)

(p. 14)

Ballot Package Contents

Ballot Package Opened/ Time and Initials

Number Package Should Have

(+) Over, (-) Under or 0

1 6:55 a.m. SR 50 +4

2 8:12 a.m. SR 50 -2

3 10:32 a.m SR 50 0

4 12:45 a.m. SR 50 +2

5 2:19 p.m. SR 50 +1

6 3:57 p.m. SR 50 -1

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As the ballot packages are opened, count the number of

ballots and record the number on the Precinct Record of

Ballots.

STEP FOUR: After the voter marks the ballot, have the voter insert their ballot in the M100

(p. 15).

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STEP FIVE: File the eligibility slip numerically (p. 15).

• Preserve the voter’s right to a secret ballot

• Ballot may be inserted in any direction• The machine beeps and a prompt will

appear on the screen if a voter over voted. If voter would like to change their selection hit RETURN, otherwise hit ACCEPT to overwrite the notification.

• Retrieve pen and secrecy folder• Offer voter an “I VOTED” button

Yellow vs. White Registration Form

Follow the screens in Precinct Atlas! If not registered in Johnson County or

cancelled voter: use YELLOW Election Day Registration (EDR) Form Must prove identity (who the voter is) and residency

(where voter currently lives) Proof of residency must contain current address

If already registered in Johnson County, but need to change address or name: use WHITE Voter Registration Form Prove identity or residency

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Special Circumstance: Voter Spoiled Their BallotSpoiled Ballot Materials in back of Black Mesh Basket

(pg. 20)

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A voter is allowed a maximum of 3 ballots

Special Circumstance: Voter Needs Assistance

(pg. 21)

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Curbside Voting

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Secrecy Folder

Special Circumstance: Voter Needs Assistance

(p. 21)

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Inside Polling Location(Voter Requesting Assistance

Folder)

Other PEO Duties

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Balance the number of Eligibility Slips with the number of ballots cast (p. 23)

INSERT BALLOTNUMBER OF VOTERS: 048

#48

EDR

Use the Purple Register to keep track of Election Day Registrations (EDRs) (p. 23)

General Guidelines for Election Day

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Campaign signs on public property: signs prohibited within 300 feet of the polling place door. If there is a sign on public property within that distance of your polling place, you may take it down, lay it face down, or cover it so that it cannot be read.

Campaign signs on private property: signs are allowed within 300 feet of the polling place door (but not on the polling place itself).

Also prohibited are loitering, congregating, electioneering, or soliciting votes within 300 feet of the entrance to the polling place.