IDAHO SECRETARY OF STATE

Ben Ysursa, Secretary of State

TABLE OF CONTENTS

a. How to Use This Manual and Materials
b. County Clerk Training Survey Response
c. Idaho Best Practices
d. Best Practices Sample Documents
e. Other States’ Best Practices

Part 1 - Clerks and Election Staff Training

1. Absentee Procedures
a. Absentee Voting Considerations
b. Absentee Polling Place
c. Absentee Registration
d. PunchCard - Procedural Outline for Absentee Voting - Primary
e. PunchCard - Procedural Outline for Absentee Voting - General
f. Sample Application for Absente Elector’s Ballot

2. Accessible Voting
a. Accessibility Requirements
b. Privacy and Independence
c. Voter Education
d. HAVA Compliance at the Polling Place
e. Reporting Requirements
f. Sample EAC Questionnaire 2006
g. Application for HHS Polling Place Accessibility Grant
h. Accessibility Precinct Description
i. Sample HHS Grant Approval Letter & Reporting
j. HAVA 301, Voting System Standards
k. Idaho State Guidelines for Polling Place Accessibility
l. About the AutoMARK
m. Logic and Accuracy Testing
n. Assisting the Visually Impaired
o. Setting up the AutoMARK
p. ES&S 6 - Pre-Election Procedures for the Election Official
q. ES&S 7 - Election Day Procedures for the Poll Worker
r. ES&S 4 - How a Voter Uses the Voter Assistance Terminal
s. ES&S 5 - For the Voter - How to Use the Voter Assistance Terminal
t. AutoMARK Voting Screen Shots
u. Troubleshooting
v. ES&S 10 - Troubleshooting
w. Closing the AutoMARK
x. AutoMARK Tabulation
y. ES&S 8 - Post-Election Procedures and Maintenance

3. Ballots
a. Ballot Layout Introduction
b. Ballot Layout - PunchCard Ballot
c. Sample Ballot Layout - PunchCard - Canyon County

4. Board Procedures
a. PunchCard - Central Count Procedures

5. Election Consolidation
a. Election Consolidation

6. Office Procedures
a. Mail Ballot Precincts
b. Campaign Disclosure
c. Campaign Disclosure - 10 Important Things to Remember
d. Candidate Filing Procedure
e. Candidate Filing Requirements Chart
f. Declaration of Candidacy for County Offices
g. Declaration of Candidacy for Independent Candidates
h. Declaration of Candidacy for Precinct Committeeman
i. Declaration of Intent for Write-In Candidates
j. Sample Candidate Withdrawal Letter
k. File Maintenance & Record Retention
l. Election Night Reporting
m. Abstract Submission Instructions

7. Registration
a. Registration, Documentation and Validation
b. Election Day Registration Procedural Manual

8. Statewide Voter Registration System
a. Voter Registration System - Frequently Asked Questions & Answers
b. Voter Registration System - Registration Validation
c. Voter Registration System - Reports

9. Voting Equipment
a. Logic and Accuracy Testing
b. PunchCard Test Deck Letter Primary
c. PunchCard Test Deck Letter General

Part 2 - Poll Worker Training

10. Poll Workers - Absentee Procedures
a. PunchCard Absentee Procedures - Central Count - List
b. PunchCard Absentee Procedures - Central Count - Review Puzzle

11. Poll Workers - Accessible Voting
a. PunchCard - Assisting Voters
b. Disability Etiquette
c. About the AutoMARK
g. Assisting the Visually Impaired
h. Setting Up the AutoMARK
i. ES&S - 7 Election Day Procedures for the Poll Worker
j. ES&S - 4 How a Voter Uses the Voter Assistance Terminal
k. ES&S 5 - For the Voter - How to Use the Voter Assistance Terminal
l. AutoMARK Voting Screen Shots
m. ES&S 10 - Clearing a Paper Jam
n. Troubleshooting
o. Closing the AutoMARK

12. Poll Workers - Registration
a. Voter Registration Card Diagram
b. Election Day Registration Diagram
c. Registered Voters Procedure Flow Chart
d. Election Day Registration Flow Chart
e. Election Day Registration Procedural Manual

13. Judges and Clerk Procedures
a. Conduct of Election - Flow Chart - 11 X 17
b. Poll Book Calculations - Flow Chart
c . PunchCard Ballot - Before the Polls Open - Flow Chart
d. PunchCard Ballot - Polls Open - Flow Chart
e. PunchCard Ballot - Issuing and Receiving the Ballot - Flow Chart
f. PunchCard Ballot - Closing the Polls - Flow Chart
g. PunchCard Ballot Judges and Clerks Procedural Manual

14. Poll Workers - Tools and Techniques
a. Poll Worker Responsibility
b. Questions and Answers for Poll Workers
c. PunchCard Voter Ballot Demonstration
d. Role Play Instructions
e. Role Play Script
f. Idaho Election Day Cross Word Puzzle

15. Notes & Power Point Presentations
a. Idaho Statewide Voter Registration System
b. Optical Scan Ballot
c. Voting System Grant Program
d. Poll Worker Training Support
e. Integrity of the Election Process
f. Candidate Filing
g. Election Consolidation Calendar
h. Campaign Disclosure
i. HHS Grants and HAVA Compliance
j. Election Night Reporting
k. Reporting Abstracts
l. Election Day Data Survey
m. Media Support 2006
n. Identification Verification
o. Absentee Procedures
p. Federal Voting Assistance Program
q. Post Office Presentation