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Election Division Election Training

Next Election: November 03, 2020 - General and Special Elections
Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked): October 23, 2020
Early Voting: October 13, 2020 - October 30, 2020

Election Training

Election Training Classes
Training Through ZOOM
Handouts/Manuals
Supplemental Training
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Close to 10,000 Harris County registered voters will operate 120 Early Voting locations and more than 800 Election Day locations for the Nov. 3, 2020, General Election. To ensure that all election workers are knowledgeable on election law and procedures and feel confident in conducting an election, Harris County provides comprehensive instruction and documentation prior to every election. In addition to the required training classes, Harris County has also developed a variety of supplemental training videos that can be viewed at any time.

Election Training Election Training Classes

All Early Voting and Election Day workers are required to attend training. Comprised of two sections — Election Procedures and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) — classes include instructions on election equipment and procedures, as well as updates to federal and state election code.

Harris County provides comprehensive, role-specific training to all election workers. Classes are offered as webinars with live instructors through ZOOM.US.

Election Day Judges
For those serving as an Election Day judge who have attended training during 2020.

Election Day NEW Judges
For Election Day judges who have NOT attended training during 2020.

Election Day Clerks
For all who are serving as an Election Day clerk

DTV Judges and Clerks
For judges and clerks working at any of the Drive-Thru Voting locations—Early Voting and/or Election Day.

Electronics Support Specialists
For high school students serving as techs during Early Voting and/or Election Day.

Full List of Election Training Classes

EARLY VOTING

Early Voting classes will occur from Sept. 29 through Oct. 2 via ZOOM.US. All EV judges and clerks are pre-assigned to training classes. If you have questions or cannot attend your scheduled class, please contact the Early Voting line at 713-755-5941.

All Early Voting workers will receive a letter/email with your assigned training class, as well as your Early Voting location, immediate responsibilities, and confirmation form.

If you are working BOTH Early Voting and Election Day:
Early Voting Judge AND Election Day Judge

If you will be working as a judge for both Early Voting and Election Day, you are required to take only the Early Voting Judges class. You will be provided with documentation for those few judge procedures that differ between Election Day and Early Voting.

Early Voting Clerk AND Election Day Clerk

If you will be working as a clerk for both Early Voting and Election Day, you are required to take only the Early Voting clerks class. You will be provided with documentation for those few procedures that differ between Election Day and Early Voting.

EV Clerk to E-Day Judge

For those serving as a clerk during Early Voting and as a judge on Election Day, you are required to take the Early Voting clerks class AND the “Clerk to Judge” class on Oct. 31. Since you will already have received the required American with Disabilities Act training during your Early Voting class, the Oct. 31 class will focus on the differences between serving as a clerk and a judge.

Election Training Training Through ZOOM

To help ensure the health and safety of Harris County election workers, all Early Voting and Election Day classes are delivered through the website ZOOM.US as webinars. Taught by live instructors with real time question/answer sessions, classes offer a thorough coverage of procedures as well as an interactive experience to enhance learning, all from the safety of your home.

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More than 40 classes are available for Election Day judges and clerks. Choose the appropriate category:

Election Day Judges
Election Day NEW Judges
Election Day Clerks
DTV Judges/Clerks
Electronics Support Specialists – coming soon!

NEW TO ZOOM?
ZOOM.US is a web-based meeting app that allows people anywhere in the world to meet “face to face.” Harris County Elections is utilizing the website ZOOM.US to provide effective webinars to the thousands of election workers who will help conduct the November election. To get the most out of your elections training webinar, access this helpful guide for instructions and tips.

ZOOM VETERAN?
Maybe you are already using ZOOM.US for business meetings or visiting with friends and family. Since the elections classes are being offered as webinars, this guide also provides information on the differences between ZOOM.US meetings and ZOOM.US webinars and ways to maximize your experience.

Access this helpful guide to participate in elections training classes through Zoom.

Election Training Handouts/Manuals

Election workers are provided with handouts of the training slides as well as manuals for every class.

Elections Reference Manual
ADA Manual (Americans with Disabilities Act)

Because these documents are large, you can download them here. They will not be emailed.

CLASS SLIDES
Each election worker training will include a slide presentation. Choose the correct class below to download the slide presentation from your class:

Early Voting Judges Class Slides - coming soon!
Early Voting Clerks Class Slides - coming soon!
Election Day Judges Class Slides - coming soon!
Election Day NEW Judges Class Slides - coming soon!
Election Day Clerks Class Slides - coming soon!
DTV Judges and Clerks Class Slides - coming soon!

Election Training Supplemental Training

In addition to the required training for election workers, Harris County has also developed a variety of supplemental training videos that you can view at any time:

Setting up Your Polling Location
Opening the Polls
Processing Voters
Suspending the Polls (Early Voting)
Closing the Polls

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
The Texas Secretary of State has produced several resources for Texas election workers.

Poll Watcher Guide
Appointment of Poll Watchers Form
Handbook for Election Judges and Clerks
Texas Voter ID Requirements
SOS Election Worker Training *

* Does not replace training conducted by Harris County

Election Division Contact Us

Information is vital to accessing the voting process. For this reason, I encourage you to contact us if you have a question, need assistance or have a suggestion.

Elections Department

Harris County Adminstration Building
1001 Preston, 4th Floor, Rm. 439
Houston, TX 77002

(713) 755-6965
county.clerk@cco.hctx.net

ADA Coordinator: Rachel Brown
(713) 755-6965
ada@cco.hctx.net

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Election Division Election Training

Next Election: November 03, 2020 - General and Special Elections Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked): October 23, 2020 Early Voting: October 13, 2020 - October 30, 2020