1. Precinct Official Training Amy Strange March 15, 2006

2. Coaching

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

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

5. 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

6. Test Poll Worker Skills

7. 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

8. Review Accessibility Practice completing accessibility checklists

9. 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?

10. Humor Helps

11. Post-Game Analysis