Chapter 12 — After Election Day
K. Special Election Judge Panels
Election Judge Panel
per election judge panel
The central counting location has its own number of observers, who may or may not be poll watchers.
The number of poll watchers attending the Special Election Judge Review Panel are in addition to those observers and do not reduce the number of observers in the central counting location.
Special panels are election judge panels appointed by the county. An of the need for special election judge panels could be if there is an unexpected increase in vote by mail ballots that need to be processed.
Special election judge panels conducted the same way any other election judge panel at the central counting location.
For further discussion on the conduct of the election judge panel and the poll watcher's role in the panel, see:
Election Judge Panels at the Central Counting Location
Needless to say, poll watchers are permitted to be present during the casting of votes.