Precinct Official Training Amy Strange March 15, 2006

Coaching

To win, you need: talented players To become talented, you need Practice The Game

Voting Equipment Practice –Setup –Opening the polls –Printing zero tapes –Casting votes –Common machine messages –Closing the polls –Printing results tapes

Practice on Real Forms Finding voters on the registration list Using a pollbook or ATV form Searching the county address list Filling out precinct transfers Examining provisional envelopes

Test Poll Worker Skills

Review Contact Procedures Practice using cell phones Tape your emergency contact number on each cell phone. Keep a list of phone numbers for every polling place—both landline and cell Keep a list of home phone numbers for the contact person for each polling place

Review Accessibility Practice completing accessibility checklists

Coach’s practice Test visual aids from different places in the training room Check projector’s focus Test audio. Can the back of the room hear?

Humor Helps

Post-Game Analysis