Sentences with phrase «election inspectors»
"Election inspectors" refer to individuals who are appointed or hired to oversee the voting process during an election. They ensure that the voting is conducted properly, fairly, and according to the laws and regulations. Their main responsibilities include verifying voter identity, distributing ballots, and maintaining order at polling stations. Full definition
Doing so would reduce costs by decreasing the number of election inspectors.
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The party seeks and supports candidates for various offices, helps find candidates to work as election inspectors for the Board of Elections, and donates money to help candidates, Kosmider said.
Voters sign in with election inspectors at Town Hall Tuesday Sept. 12, 2017 in Grafton, NY.
Additional legislation would help boards of elections recruit and retain essential staff by allowing election inspectors to split work days into shifts (A.6907 - A, Hunter).
The bill (S1836) permits local Boards of Elections to hire election inspectors for half - day shifts, preventing fatigue and flexibility for workers whose shifts often start before the polls open at 6 AM and end after they close at 9 PM.
The ID request came up, the commissioners said, when election inspectors asked for the paperwork to locate the voter's information in the poll books.
Christine Roe, left, casts her primary ballot with help from election inspector Beth Wagar at Town Hall Tuesday Sept. 12, 2017 in Grafton, NY.
Turnout appeared to be heavier than expected in suburbs like Hamburg, according to several election inspectors.
Voter turnout was «fantastic» and «unusually high» at Amherst Baptist Church, according to election inspector Veronica Cavan.
Lancman and Avella said they will push legislation in Albany to reform the voting process, including allowing college students to be election inspectors even if they do not live in Queens, which is currently mandated, in order to get younger people who are more adept at technology working in elections.
A district leader oversees a vast array of party duties, from hiring poll workers and election inspectors on Election Day, to endorsing judges, filling vacancies when elected officials die, and voting for the party's county leader.
The Rockland County Board of Elections will be hosting Election Inspectors Classes in August for anyone interested in becoming an Election Inspector, at the Fire Training Center, 45 Fireman's Memorial Drive, Pomona, New York 10970 --(Intersection of Route 45 / Pomona Road) on the following dates and times: MONDAY AUG 5, 2013 CLASS # 1 9:30 AM -LSB-...]
The Greenport Village Board appointed three alternate election inspectors at a special meeting Monday night after another alternate resigned last month.
Democratic Election Inspectors must be named and available for each election district.
The scanner stores the paper ballot as a back - up to be used for recounts or when election inspectors believe a machine has malfunctioned.
For example 52 of their challenges (10 %) were directed at individuals who received absentee ballots because they were working as Election Inspectors, employed by the Suffolk County Board of Elections and because of that work unable to vote in their home districts.
Anderson argued that a new voter ID law was unnecessary as state law already allows election inspectors to ask for identification if they suspect fraud.
During an election, polls are open an average of 16 hours, not including time needed for opening and closing the polls, and election inspectors are required to be present during this entire process.
You are so out of touch with the voters that you can not even remember our conversation that I initiated with you in October 2011 to inform you that I voted for you via absentee ballot when I worked as an election inspector.
«This is a higher turnout than the presidential race last year,» said Bob Mulholland, an election inspector at the Scranton Fire Hall.
«We're recruiting elections inspectors to work in the booth, training new election inspectors and just getting ready for election day,» Lenihan said.
«Allowing election inspectors to work half - day shifts is a common sense change to New York election law.
Stewart received the largest number of votes, [2] but the election inspectors made a false vote count and certified the election of Weill who was seated at the beginning of the session of the 121st New York State Legislature in January 1898.
It is also beneficial if the election inspector lives in the election district he or she is assigned to because they would be more likely to know the voters in that district.
Poll watchers and election inspectors should advise you of that when you pick up your ballot.
This list can also help you in looking for Democrats to be Committee People, election inspectors or poll watchers.
Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said there have been a few «standard problems» today - an election inspector who didn't show up, a scanner that jammed - but officials have no reports of anyone being unable to vote, he said.
At least one location - St. Lucy's Church on the Near West Side of Syracuse - has ballots for eight different primaries, and election inspectors have to be careful to give each voter the appropriate ballot.