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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

The Office of the Elections Administrator is hosting mandatory Q&A sessions on Zoom for all judges and clerks working the Dec. 12 Runoff Election. Key procedures will be reviewed, and instructors will answer questions.

Q&A Session Dates

Election Day

Judges/DCSs
Monday, Dec. 7, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Clerks
Monday, Dec. 7, 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 10, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Americans with Disabilities Act (For high school techs who did not take ADA training in November)
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Early Voting

Early Voting workers will receive an email with a link to the appropriate Early Voting Q&A session. If you are working BOTH Early Voting and Election Day, you only need to attend the Early Voting Q&A session.

EV Judges/DCSs – Sunday, Nov. 22, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m
EV Clerks – Monday, Nov. 23, 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

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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Online Training Paysheet

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)
PPE Guide for Early Voting
PPE Guide for Election Day

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

CLASS SLIDES
The following slide presentations are from the November 2020 election training classes. Feel free to utilize these as resources, but please use the updated forms and checklists included in your supplies.

Choose the correct class below to download the slide presentation from your class:

Early Voting Judges Class Slides
Early Voting Clerks Class Slides
Election Day Judges Class Slides
Election Day NEW Judges Class Slides
Election Day Clerks Class Slides
Early Voting Clerk to Election Day Judge Class Slides
DTV Judges and Clerks Class Slides

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:

Equipment Setup - While this video was developed for the Electronics Supply Specialists, it is a comprehensive description of setting up and breaking down all the election equipment.
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.

Election Division Election Training

Next Election: December 12, 2020 - Joint Runoff Election

Mail Ballot Tracking
Early Voting: NOW
November 25, November 30 - December 8

Election Training

Election Training Election Training Classes

Election Training Training Through ZOOM

Election Training Handouts/Manuals

Election Training Supplemental Training

Election Division Contact Us

Elections Department

Social Media

Ballot by Mail

Elections Administrator's Main Office

Election Division Election Training

Next Election: December 12, 2020 - Joint Runoff Election Mail Ballot TrackingEarly Voting: NOWNovember 25, November 30 - December 8

Election Training

Election Training Election Training Classes

Election Training Training Through ZOOM

Election Training Handouts/Manuals

Election Training Supplemental Training

Election Division Contact Us

Elections Department

Social Media

Ballot by Mail

Elections Administrator's Main Office

Next Election: December 12, 2020 - Joint Runoff Election

Mail Ballot Tracking
Early Voting: NOW
November 25, November 30 - December 8