POLL WATCHING
We Need Volunteers for POLL WATCHERS
at Each Precinct. Please Contact Julie at BarrowEIC@gmail.com if you or someone you know is interested. This is your chance to help us make a difference. Please help us get to our goal of 16-24 volunteers, the more we have the shorter the shifts. We need everyone on board, either volunteering or finding volunteers.
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1840 SECTION 32.
1841 Said chapter is further amended by revising subsections (c) and (e) of Code
1842 Section 21-2-408, relating to poll watchers, designation, duties, removal for interference with
1843 election, reports by poll watchers of infractions or irregularities, and ineligibility of
1844 candidates to serve as poll watchers, as follows:
1845 "(c) In counties or municipalities using direct recording electronic (DRE) voting systems
1846 or optical scanning voting systems, each political party may appoint two poll watchers in
1847 each primary or election, each political body may appoint two poll watchers in each
1848 election, each nonpartisan candidate may appoint one poll watcher in each nonpartisan
1849 election, and each independent candidate may appoint one poll watcher in each election to
1850 serve in the locations designated by the superintendent within the tabulating center. Such
1851 designated locations shall include the check-in area, the computer room, the duplication
1852 area, and such other areas as the superintendent may deem necessary to the assurance of
1853 fair and honest procedures in the tabulating center. The locations designated by the
1854 superintendent shall ensure that each poll watcher can fairly observe the procedures set
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1855 forth in this Code section. The poll watchers provided for in this subsection shall be
1856 appointed and serve in the same manner as other poll watchers."
1857 "(e) No person shall be appointed or be eligible to serve as a poll watcher in any primary
1858 or election in which such person is a candidate. No person shall be eligible to serve as a
1859 poll watcher unless he or she has completed training provided by the political party,
1860 political body, or candidate designating the poll watcher. Upon request, the Secretary of
1861 State shall make available material to each political party, political body, or candidate that
1862 can be utilized in such training but it shall be the responsibility of the political party,
1863 political body, or candidate designating the poll watcher to instruct poll watchers in their
1864 duties and in applicable laws and rules and regulations. Each political party, political body,
1865 or candidate shall, in their written designation of poll watchers, certify under oath that the
1866 named poll watchers have completed the training required by this Code section."
Section 32
of SB202
POLL WATCHERS
(donations are not tax deductible)
Poll Watchers
are needed at all poll locations in Barrow County for the May 21st Primary Election. It’s easy, and helps us all to keep our elections more secure.
Please consider volunteering.
If you would like to sign up as a Poll Watcher, you can RSVP at the links below, attend the online training and certification, and then contact us at the email address listed below with confirmation of completion of training. If you would rather attend a local in-person class, contact us ASAP at the email address shown below to let us know.
Monday, April 8th at 6:30pm (RSVP here)
Friday, April 12th at 6:30pm (RSVP here)
Monday, 15th at 6:30pm (RSVP here)
Friday, April 19th at 6:30pm (RSVP here)
Monday, April 22nd at 6:30pm (RSVP here)
Friday, April 26th at 6:30pm (RSVP here)
Monday, April 29th at 6:30pm (RSVP here)
Contact us at BarrowEIC@gmail.com to sign up for training
and for more information.