STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
REGULAR VOTERS 1. 2. Name and Address. Voter tells clerk his/her name and address Find Name on Index. 1st Clerk confirms name and address in Green Precinct Board Alpha Index, or Yellow Supplemental List of Registered Voters, or Inactive File following the orange divider page in the Green Alpha Index. If Found – Draw Line Through Voter’s Name. If it matches, clerk draws line through voter’s name with red pencil, see “Special Circumstances at the Polls” flip chart for all other scenarios. Voter Signs Roster. 2nd Clerk has voter sign Gray Roster of Voters and write in address. Line From Roster Recorded by Voter’s Name in Alpha Index. Line number from Roster is recorded to left of Voter’s name in Green Alpha Index. Public Alpha Index Updated. Clerk assigned to updating index draws line with red pencil through voter’s name in Gold Public Alpha Index to keep it updated as required by law. Voter Gets Ballot. 3rd Clerk gives voter ballot with marking pen and provides voter with instruction on how to record vote by connecting the head and tail of the arrow pointing to their choices. If the Voter Wants to Vote on the Touchscreen. Write your 4-digit voting precinct number on the Touchscreen User Ballot ID Card, hand the card to the voter, and direct the voter to the Voting Systems Specialist who will activate the correct ballot for that voter. Follow directions in the Voting System Specialist Guide for the AVC Edge Touchscreen. Voter Votes. Confirm Touchscreen Voter Casts Ballot. Advise voters not to leave the machine until they see the Green Thank You Screen. Optech Paper Ballot Deposited. Paper Ballot Voters return ballot inside secrecy folder to 4th Clerk at Insight scanner who will remove the top stub, give stub to voter, and the voter will feed the ballot into the scanner. Follow directions in the Voting System Specialists Guide for the Optech Insight Scanner.
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SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR SERVING VOTERS WITH SPECIFIC NEEDS Refer to the Special Circumstances flip guide or Serving Voters with Specific Needs Guide or call the HOTLINE at 831-454-3081. ABSENTEE VOTERS WHO ARE JUST DROPPING OFF BALLOTS 1. Drop off Ballot With Clerk. You may have a separate line for voters to drop off voted Absentee Ballots with a Clerk. 2. Voter to Sign Blue Roster. Voter must print name, sign name, indicate who he/she is returning the ballot for, and relationship to that voter on the Blue Voted Absentee Ballot Roster. 3. Deposit Voted Absentee Ballot in the Auxiliary Bin. Confirm voter signed the envelope.
4. Done. Clerks do not need to find the voters’ name on any index. LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN THIS ELECTION WAS
October 23, 2006