Training Handbooks and Resources

Thank you for agreeing to serve as a polling place election worker. To assist you, we have prepared training handbooks for your use. Select the handbook for the type of precinct you are assigned

Hand-Count Precincts

• Polling Place Election Procedures for Hand-Count Precincts
  Instructional handbook for workers who will be serving at a hand-count precinct on Election Day.
• Election and Closing Procedures Video
  Instructional video on Election processes and Closing processes for hand count precincts .

The touch screen voting unit will be used in hand-count precincts when a federal race(s) appears on the ballot (Primary and General Elections). See Touch Screen Voting Unit Procedures below.

Optical Scan Precincts

• Polling Place Election Procedures for Optical Scan Precincts
  Instructional handbook for workers who will be serving at a precinct with an optical scan unit on Election Day.
  
• Election and Closing Procedures Video
  Instructional video on Election processes and Closing processes for optical scan count precincts .
• Optical Scan Set Up Procedures
  Step-by-step instructions on how to set up the unit and prepare it for voting on Election Day.
  
• Optical Scan Set up Procedures Video
  Instructional video on Election processes and Closing processes for hand count precincts .
• Optical Scan Closing Procedures
  Step-by-step instructions on how to finalize the voting unit after the polls close to obtain the election results, report the results and close the unit.
• Optical Scan Closing Procedures Video
  Instructional video on optical scan Closing processes.

The touch screen voting unit will be used in hand-count precincts when a federal race(s) appears on the ballot (Primary and General Elections). See Touch Screen Voting Unit Procedures below.

Touch Screen Voting Unit Procedures

• Touch Screen Voting Unit Procedures Handbook
  Instructional handbook on how to operate the touch screen voting unit.
  
• Touch Screen Voting Unit Set Up Procedures
  Step-by-step instructions on how to set up the voting unit and prepare it for voting on Election Day.
  
• Touch Screen Voting Unit Closing Procedures for Optical Scan Precincts
  Step-by-step instructions on how to finalize the voting unit after the polls close to obtain the election results, after the polls are closed, report the results and close the unit.
• Touch Screen Set Up and Closing Video
  Instructional video on touch screen setup and closing processes.

Language Assistance Worker/Translator Training

• Election Procedures for Bilingual Election Workers and Translators for Primary and General Elections
  Instructional handbook for workers who are providing language assistance and translation for Primary and General elections.
  
• Election Procedures for Bilingual Election Workers and Translators for REAA/CRSA Elections
  Instructional handbook for workers who are providing language assistance and translation for REAA and CRSA elections.
• Language Assistance Video
  Instructional video on Language Assistance.