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Anonymous ID: 6a6589 April 19, 2021, 4:35 p.m. No.46743   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>6755 >>6797 >>6818

Well, something is going on at the fairgrounds...

 

Thank you for volunteering to observe the Maricopa County, Arizona Audit.

 

If you do not accept the calendar invitation, your name will not be on the list for admittance at the security checkpoint.

 

The entrance will be at the fairgrounds, (I removed these details).

 

You will be permitted into the parking area upon showing your state-issued identification that matches the information provided on your application.

Please arrive prior to your scheduled shift.

 

No electronics (including cell phones) or recording devices are allowed in the observation area.

 

Please do not bring backpacks or large purses.

 

Please bring your mask.

 

Entrances will be closed immediately preceding auditing procedures, with no one allowed who hasn't arrived for the check-in time as noted on your calendar invitation.

 

If you are unable to fulfill the shift for which you've been scheduled, please let us know at this email address.(removed)

 

The following observation guidelines govern all observers:

 

  1. An observer may not mark any ballot, place any type of material on a ballot, or otherwise touch a voted ballot during observation. Further, an observer shall not offer to assist any voter in the process of voting at a voting location. If a voter specifically requests an observer’s assistance in voting, the observer may only assist the voter after relinquishing the observer’s formal status as an observer (for example, by returning any observer badge or identification, exiting the voting location, and then accompanying the voter into the voting location as an assistant rather than an observer). The observer may resume their role as an observer after assisting the voter.

 

  1. Observers shall not touch or handle election materials, rosters, early ballot envelopes, provisional ballot envelopes, ballot transfer containers, voting machines, or voting machine components except as expressly permitted by the officer in charge of elections during demonstrations.

 

  1. Observers may not interfere with or impede the election procedures or staff.

• If an observer has a question about the proceedings or seeks to raise an objection, the observer should speak solely to the designated point of contact (e.g., inspector, County Recorder, or other officer in charge of elections) and not to other poll workers or staff.

• The officer in charge of elections or inspector may prohibit observers from using electronic devices in the voting location or central counting place if doing so would interfere with or impede the election procedures or staff. No photos may be taken within the 75 foot limit of a voting location. A.R.S. § 16-515(G).

• Observers may not wear, carry, or display any materials that identify or express support or opposition for a political party, political organization, or a candidate or ballot measure appearing on the ballot. A.R.S. § 16-515(F).

• In cases where multiple ballots are dropped off at a voting location, as observer may not, within the 75-foot limit: (1) inspect, copy, or photograph the early ballot envelopes in an effort to discern voters’ identities; or (2) confront, question, or photograph the individual who dropped off the early ballots.

• Observers can enter and leave a voting location or central counting place so long as their entering and leaving does not interfere with or impede the election procedures or staff.

 

  1. Observers may take handwritten notes during observation, but must use a writing instrument of a color designated by the officer in charge of the election or procedure.

 

  1. If an observer is asked by the inspector or other officer in charge to cease an activity that interferes with the election process, the observer must comply or face possible ejection.

 

  1. Observers must be prepared to show their appointment credential immediately upon entering any voting location or central counting place or upon request by any election official.

 

  1. At a central counting place, all observers must check in with the County Recorder or other officer in charge of elections prior to being admitted and may be required to log in and out of the facility each time they enter or leave.

 

  1. At a central counting place, the County Recorder or other officer in charge of elections may ensure that observers are given identifying badges to ensure that observers are clearly identifiable.

 

Ken Bennett, Senate Liaison

Julie Fisher, Deputy Senate Liaison