TMCCP Presents Election Law Seminar January 25-26, 2018, Frisco, Texas HANDOUT FOR Recruiting & Training Election Workers with speaker Amanda McCrory, TRMC, City Secretary, Burleson Texas Municipal Clerks Certification Program 1155 Union Circle #305067, Denton, Texas 76203-5017 940-565-3488 municlerks@unt.edu municlerks.unt.edu
RECRUITING & TRAINING ELECTION WORKERS AMANDA MCCRORY, TRMC CITY SECRETARY, BURLESON RECRUITING ELECTION WORKERS GOOD ELECTION WORKERS ENSURE A SMOOTH ELECTION. 1
USE YOUR BEST ASSET YOU! Personal Appearances Local Organizations ( Lions, Rotary, Garden Club, Retired Teachers Association, etc) Festivals ( set-up, or just walk around) Senior Citizens Center High School Booster Clubs Facebook Live COMMUNICATE LOUD AND OFTEN Local High Schools County Election Office Advertising Website Local Newspaper City Newsletter Flyers/Brochures ( placed at city buildings high traffic areas) Social Media (facebook, twitter, instagram) 2
FEED THEM CAKE OR PIZZA Host a Reception Reception open to the public use all your avenues to promote. Have cake, cookies, cupcakes make it a real reception. Ask current Election Workers to help host and present. Students Love Pizza Have a pizza meeting invite the local students of high school, youth group or college. The pay can attract the student and pizza should get them to attend. THEY ARE INTERESTED NOW WHAT? Applications simple and short to begin Letters or email to confirm they are accepted Those who are not accepted ask if you can share their information with County Outline all the facts in response Pay how much and timeframe for payment Hours be honest with the time Paperwork complete before you train 3
Pick Presiding Judge & Alternate Judge First 4
TRAINING ELECTIONS WORKERS GOOD TRAINING = CONFIDENT WORKERS PRESIDING ELECTION JUDGE & ALTERNATE JUDGE Qualifications Should be someone who has already worked as Election Clerk Training Local County Election Training Online Training Secretary of State Publication Handbook for Election Judges and Clerk 1 on 1 training comfortable in your office Expectations Should help train clerks 5
TRAINING THE TROOPS Take online SOS class yourself Review latest legislative changes Review all your forms Work with your Election Judges to develop training Set-up training if possible in a polling location Be flexible with Training times setup times for workers to view SOS web class at city hall Feed Them and Pay Them TRAINING OUTLINE Start at the beginning Election Type Opening the polls Who is allowed in polling place Qualifying the Voter What kind of voters important in Joint Elections Processing the perfect voter Processing situational voter Closing the Polls Time & what do with people in line Processing paperwork Securing ballots 6
O Situations O Acceptable Forms of ID problems O Voter Registration List Omissions O Substantially Similar Names O Expired IDs O Spoiled ballots O Provisional Voter O Who is a provisional voter O Processing O Presiding Election Judge O Assisting Voter O Poll Watchers O Who can and how ACTIVITY NOT ALLOWED IN POLLING PLACE Wireless devices Phones Cameras No Go Pros Recording devices Reveal information about election While Polls open do not reveal who has voted Influencing the voter Cumbria, England 7
CLOSING THE POLLS Time Make sure they know what is the official clock What about those in line Paper Work All the colorful envelopes Transfer ballots to Counting Getting results to City Secretary Securing the Polls Have a plan Know the personnel they will need and contact information FINAL TIPS Feed and Pay Them Always Get to know them and have snacks Give them proper work area and chairs If your polling place is in city building make sure they have access to employee bathrooms and break area Give them plenty of opportunities to handle paperwork and have mock voters QUESTIONS? 8