3.A. The Voter
A voter (also known as "elector") is allowed in the Polling Room.
The following may accompany a voter into the Polling Room and to the voting booth:
- Voter Assistance From Someone Other Than Election Judges, this link opens in a new browser tab.
- Children, this link opens in a new browser tab..
People accompanying the voter, who are not themselves voting, are not allowed in the Polling Room and may wait within the Polling Place but outside of the Polling Room.
Parents and spouses may attempt to remain in the Polling Room. The poll watcher may point this out to an Election Judge or make a challenge. The poll watcher does not confront the person; the issue is reported to an Election Judge.
The number of people allowed to wait in the Polling Room is:
- If paper ballots are used, no more than two (2) voters who have been issued ballots may wait for a voting booth at any one time.
See: Waiting for an Open Voting Booth, this link opens in a new browser tab - If voting machines are used, the number of voters allowed to wait in the Polling Room is twice the total number of voting machines in the Polling Place.”
See: Waiting for an Open Voting Machine, this link opens in a new browser tab