Chapter Two

Basic Poll Watcher Rights & Responsibilities

  1. Poll Watcher Requirements.
    1. Registered To Vote
    2. Appointed
    3. Credentialed
      1. Reproduction of Poll Watcher Credential Form
      2. Signing Credentials
      3. How Many Poll Watcher Credentials Shall You Need?
      4. Presenting Credentials
      5. Revoking a Poll Watcher's Credentials
      6. Poll Watchers At Registration Events
      7. Poll Watcher Comings & Goings.
        1. Leaving the Polling Place
        2. Signing In & Out At The Polling Place
        3. Multiple Days
        4. Leaving One Site For Another
        5. Leaving & Entering Before the Polls Open & After the Polls Close
  2. Electioneering
    1. Restricted Subjects
    2. Restricted Actions and Objects
    3. Consequences
    4. Electioneering & the Poll Watcher
    5. Electioneering & Peace Officers
  3. The Lay of the Land, The Polling Place and Central Counting Facility.
    1. The Campaign Free Zone
    2. The Polling Place
    3. The Polling Room
      1. Waiting To Vote Within the Polling Room.
        1. Voting Paper Ballots in Voting Booths
        2. Voting Machines
    4. The Voting Booth Area
      1. Poll Watcher Access to Voter Booth.
        1. Checking the Voter Booths
        2. The Exception: THE ONLY TIME a Poll Watcher Is Allowed In the Voting Booth Area When A Voter Is Present
    5. The Ballot Box/Tabulator Area
      1. Only an Election Judge Can Assist or Instruct the Voter at the Ballot Box/Tabulator
      2. Checking the Ballot Box/Tabulator
    6. The Public Forum
    7. Other Voting Areas
    8. The Central Counting Facility
    9. The Election Judge Panels
  4. Who Are the People In the Polling Place?
    1. The Voter
    2. The Person Assisting the Voter
    3. Children
    4. The Poll Watcher
      1. Other Poll Watchers
      2. The Number of Poll Watchers
    5. Election Judges
      1. Majority of Election Judges
      2. Major Parties
      3. Identification Badges
    6. Election Workers
    7. Election Officers or Precinct Election Officials
    8. Election Officials
    9. Election Authority
      1. Election Authority In the Polling Place
    10. Peace Officers
    11. Candidates
    12. Other Observers
    13. Major Parties
  5. What Can A Poll Watcher See?
    1. A Poll Watcher Can See Anything
    2. An Unreasonable Record
    3. A Poll Watcher Cannot See A Ballot
    4. The Three Times A Poll Watcher Can See A Ballot
  6. What Can A Poll Watcher Touch?
    1. A Poll Watcher Can Touch Nothing
    2. What About The Poll Watcher Sign-In Sheet?
    3. Why Do I Get To Haul A Chair Around?
    4. Good Manners
  7. When Is A Poll Watcher Is Allowed The Polling Place Or Central Counting Facility?
    1. The Polling Place
      1. Voting Over Multiple Days
    2. The Central Counting Facility
      1. The Observer
      2. Election Judge Panels
 
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