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Election Judges: Their duties and responsibilities

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  1. Election Judges Pamphlet (ElectionJudgesPamphlet.pdf)

 

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Pamphlet explaining the duties and responsibilities of election judges

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.WHAT ARE JUDGES OF ELECTION? Judges of elections are responsible for the administration of election procedures in the polling place on election day. They are in the position of ensuring that the election process is administered fairly and in accordance with the law. WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO BE AN ELECTION JUDGE? Be citizen of the United States; Be of good repute and character; Be able to speak, read, and write the English language; Be skilled in the four fundamental rules of mathematics; Be of good understanding and capable; Not be candidate for any office in the election and not be elected committeeman; and Reside in and be entitled to vote in the precinct where selected to serve as judge. However, in each precinct one judge of each party may be appointed form outside the precinct, but from within the county. All judges must be electors within the county HOW ARE JUDGES SELECTED? In national state, county, township and municipal elections, judges of election are selec

 

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Illinois
State Board of Elections
Program: Election Training and Resource Development
Related Materials: www.elections.il.gov

Contact

Name: Brent Davis
Organization: State Board of Elections
1020 S Spring St
Springfield, IL 62704
 
Network Address: bdavis@elections.il.gov
Phone: 217-782-1586
Fax: 217-782-5959

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  • Language(s): EN-English
  • Creation Date (from issuing agency): 06 01 2002
  • Document Modification Date (from issuing agency): 09 09 2005
  • Date Accepted Into Depository: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:34:53 GMT
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