WELCOME Poll Deputy Primary Election Training

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2 WELCOME 2018 Poll Deputy Primary Election Training

3 Welcome Pledge of Allegiance Thank You Session Overview Facilities Phone Ring Challenge

4 Pasco County Sheriff s Office Poll Deputy Appointment Fun Factoid: Poll Deputies are deputized twice!

5 Poll Deputy Shade Chair *If assigned to your polling place

6 #BeElectionReady

7 #BeElectionReady

8 Primary Sample Ballots Three Ballot Styles (Rep, Dem, NPA)

9 Voter Registration Ease of Voter Registration in FL Online Voter Registration Paper Registration Motor Voter Pre-Registration (16 & 17 YOA) If you turn 18 on or before Election Day-you can vote in that election

10 Voting Ease of Voting in FL Election Day Early Voting Vote by Mail (Local and/or sent to your college dorm or military base)

11 General Information Where do you find election results? Asked the Election Day voter And What about Early Voting and Vote-by-Mail results?

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13 Before the Polls Open NO Opening Procedures may be started earlier than 6:00 a.m. unless ALL Pollworkers have arrived at the polling place! Absolutely No Exceptions!!!! (However, you MUST start no later than 6:00 a.m.)

14 General Information Election Morning REPORT to assigned polling place NO later 6:00 a.m. If you are not at your assigned precinct by 6:15 a.m. you will be replaced. BRING food, drink, and any needed medication for all day

15 General Information Election Morning DO NOT BRING Alcoholic Beverages Laptops Newspapers Pets Radios Televisions

16 General Information Election Morning Make sure cell phones are on vibrate or silent

17 General Information Election Morning Nonpartisan. No campaign paraphernalia can be worn by you at the polls Voters are allowed to display anything that is intended to be worn on the person (voter s with campaign t shirts )

18 General Information Stays outside all day (except for bathroom breaks) Maintains order at the polling place Obeys all lawful commands of the Precinct Supervisor Helps voters into the polling place..

19 General Information Line Length Data Collection Sheet

20 General Information Remind voters to have photo and signature identification ready as they enter the polling place. (However, do NOT send them away if they do not have appropriate identification. Send them inside to determine their eligibility). DO NOT allow anyone into your facility to use the restroom if they must enter the restroom through the polling room. Is friendly and courteous to ALL voters.

21 To Do List on Election Day Voters want to know you are happy they are voting REMAIN NON-PARTISAN / NON-POLITICAL If a voter questions they are eligible or in the right place, SEND THEM INSIDE! Be sure to conduct a perimeter check of your facility periodically

22 General Information DO NOT agree to watch anyone s children or pets while they vote Nothing good can come of this!

23 Politely Ignore Service Animals A service animal should never be distracted. Refrain from petting, touching or talking to the animal. A service animal: IS NOT a pet. IS NOT required to wear an identification badge, harness, sign or symbol. IS on duty. IS trained to assist a person with a disability. IS an extension of his/her owner. IS sometimes used for a disability or difficulty that is not apparent.

24 Politely Ignore Service Animals Allow the voter to proceed with the animal, provided the animal is under control and not a threat to anyone. Handle any situation professionally and politely. If uncertain, seek guidance from the Precinct Supervisor.

25 General Information Poll Deputy Reference Card

26 General Information Poll Deputy Reference Card

27 Election Morning Help Assemble all Privacy Booths (Voting System Specialist directs) Note: Be sure to put up the lights even if not used.

28 General Information Place A-frame precinct sign outside polling place in an appropriate spot easily seen by the voters. Place Directional Signs where voters can be directed to the polling location. Perform a safety check around perimeter of the building 1 st thing & periodically throughout the day

29 Selfie Station

30 Solicitation Information A No Solicitation zone has been designated for each polling place This area MUST be 100 ft from the entrance to the polling place Solicitors cannot come within 100 ft of the entrance to the polling place only exception is exit polling The No Solicitation zone includes the posting of campaign signs

31 Solicitation Information Designated with a red/white no solicitation beyond this point sign at 100 from the entrance of the polling place NO SOLICITATION BEYOND THIS POINT

32 Campaign Signs You arrive at the polling place on election morning and see campaign signs???? Any campaign signs within the 100 zone please take them down and lay them off to the side of the facility Do NOT take them and place them outside the no solicitation zone

33 BOCC Resolution ONLY applicable to county facilities used as polling places (does not apply to private property/facilities) Maximum of two signs at a polling place 100 no solicitation zone still applies Any issues call us

34 Solicitation Information If a problem occurs, warn solicitor that they cannot come within the 100 foot zone and will need to move away. If the 100' takes you onto someone's private property or in the middle of a highway, use the facility s boundary as the zone. Per Florida law, authority ends at 100 or someone s private property. Political signs are not permitted within the 100 zone.

35 Who Can Enter the Polling Place? Maintenance of good order at polls; authorities; persons allowed in polling rooms and early voting areas; unlawful solicitation of voters. (1) Each election board shall possess full authority to maintain order at the polls and enforce obedience to its lawful commands during an election and the canvass of the votes. (2) The sheriff shall deputize a deputy sheriff for each polling place and each early voting site who shall be present during the time the polls or early voting sites are open and until the election is completed, who shall be subject to all lawful commands of the clerk or inspectors, and who shall maintain good order. The deputy may summon assistance from among bystanders to aid him or her when necessary to maintain peace and order at the polls or early voting sites.

36 Who Can Enter the Polling Place? (3)(a) No person may enter any polling room or polling place where the polling place is also a polling room, or any early voting area during voting hours except the following: 1. Official poll watchers; 2. Inspectors; 3. Election clerks; 4. The supervisor of elections or his or her deputy; 5. Persons there to vote, persons in the care of a voter, or persons caring for such voter; 6. Law enforcement officers or emergency service personnel there with permission of the clerk or a majority of the inspectors; or 7. A person, whether or not a registered voter, who is assisting with or participating in a simulated election for minors, as approved by the supervisor of elections. (b) The restriction in this subsection does not apply where the polling room is in an area commonly traversed by the public in order to gain access to businesses or homes or in an area traditionally utilized as a public area for discussion.

37 Who Can Enter the Polling Place? (4)(a) (b) No person, political committee, or other group or organization may solicit voters inside the polling place or within 100 feet of the entrance to any polling place, a polling room where the polling place is also a polling room, an early voting site, or an office of the supervisor of elections where voteby-mail ballots are requested and printed on demand for the convenience of electors who appear in person to request them. Before the opening of the polling place or early voting site, the clerk or supervisor shall designate the no-solicitation zone and mark the boundaries. For the purpose of this subsection, the terms solicit or solicitation shall include, but not be limited to, seeking or attempting to seek any vote, fact, opinion, or contribution; distributing or attempting to distribute any political or campaign material, leaflet, or handout; conducting a poll except as specified in this paragraph; seeking or attempting to seek a signature on any petition; and selling or attempting to sell any item. The terms solicit or solicitation may not be construed to prohibit exit polling.

38 Who Can Enter the Polling Place? (c) (d) Each supervisor of elections shall inform the clerk of the area within which soliciting is unlawful, based on the particular characteristics of that polling place. The supervisor or the clerk may take any reasonable action necessary to ensure order at the polling places, including, but not limited to, having disruptive and unruly persons removed by law enforcement officers from the polling room or place or from the 100-foot zone surrounding the polling place. Except as provided in paragraph (a), the supervisor may not designate a no-solicitation zone or otherwise restrict access to any person, political committee, committee of continuous existence, candidate, or other group or organization for the purposes of soliciting voters. This paragraph applies to any public or private property used as a polling place or early voting site. (5) No photography is permitted in the polling room or early voting area.

39 Poll Watcher Information One poll watcher per candidate, political committee, or political party at any one time Applies to early voting sites and polling rooms on Election Day Are there for the observance of the election Must be a registered voter in Pasco County and approved by

40 Poll Watcher Information , Florida Statutes No watcher shall be permitted to come closer to the officials table or the voting booths than is reasonably necessary to properly perform his or her functions, but each shall be allowed within the polling room or early voting area to watch and observe the conduct of electors and officials The poll watchers shall furnish their own materials and necessities and shall not obstruct the orderly conduct of any election The poll watchers shall pose any questions regarding polling place procedures directly to the clerk (Precinct Supervisor or Site Supervisor) for resolution

41 Poll Watcher Information Each approved poll watcher will be issued an identification badge by the The badge is mailed to the poll watcher with their approval letter and this guide The badge must be worn by the poll watcher while in the polling room or early voting area Precinct Supervisors will have a list of approved poll watchers for their polling place or early voting site They cannot loiter around the entrance to the polling place!

42 Concealed Weapons

43 Emergency Numbers Election Day Phone Numbers for law enforcement help! Pasco County Sheriff s - Department In an emergency, dial 911 Be sure to notify your Precinct Supervisor of any incidents

44 Disability Information Due to the provisions set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), poll deputies must be aware of the needs of voters as they make their way into the polling place. But remember, though ADA may require the offering of assistance it is just the right thing to do.

45 Disability Information If assigned to your precinct, place orange cones in designated places marking disabled parking and access area pursuant to Solicitation Accessibility Drawing

46 Disability Information Place orange cones marking 5 access aisle (if assigned to your precinct)

47 Disability Information Threshold strip If the threshold is not level and has a rise of ½ or more, a piece of molding will be provided.

48 Disability Information Threshold strip Molding will need to be put down and taken up after each use for persons in wheelchairs or electric scooters.

49 Poll Closing At 7:00 p.m., get in line behind last voter. Kindly turn anyone away who arrives after that time.

50 Closing the Polls Deputy will collect the following and stack with other supplies for pick up by SOE staff: A-frame Precinct Sign Disabled Parking Signs No Solicitation Sign Selfie Sign Directional Signs (if assigned to your precinct) Threshold Strip (if assigned to your precinct) Orange Cones (if assigned to your precinct) Poll Deputy Shade Chair (if assigned to your precinct)

51 Closing the Polls Please clean up any debris (trash, signs, etc.) that was left outside during the day. It s important to keep our polling places clean inside and outside so we may use them again. Also, take down any campaign signs and stack them up away from the entrance of the polling place

52 Closing the Polls The Poll Deputy should get with the Precinct Supervisor for further instructions on breaking down the polling place: Disassembling Privacy Booths Taking down tables/chairs

53 Stay Informed For the latest information on all things elections/voting in Pasco Facebook Instagram

54 Alexis de Tocqueville The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens.

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56 Final Thoughts