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0:00 [Music] the Electoral office of Jamaica is pleased to have individuals participating in the election process as election day workers the role of election day workers is an integral part of achieving free and fair elections this training video has been designed to reinforce Concepts and procedures in the training manual for election day workers as well as complement training sessions in this three-part video we take a look at some of the key procedures for election day workers comprising the opening of the poll The Taking of the poll and the closing of
0:48 the poll polling officials should report to duty at least 1 hour before the opening of the poll that is arrive no later than 6:00 a.m. to prepare for the opening of the [Music] pole before the polls open the presiding officer with the assistance of the pole class is required to do the following prepare and organize the
1:35 layout of the polling station ensure you are supplied with adequate material post the flag notices instructions and directions to electors and other items outside the polling station post the other form seven inside voting booth attach the pencil provided for voting to the voting booth and keep the additional pencil on the presiding officer's table to be used for assisted voting ensure that all the relevant documents for the polling station are present invite candidates appointed agents to the polling station and accept the appointment of candidates agent swear or affirm agents of
2:22 candidates or in the absence of any agent of candidate any elector who offers to observe on behalf of the candidate agents May absent themselves from the polling station with the permission of the presiding officer but must return within 1 hour prior to the close of the poll examine election day supplies with agents count ballots and distribute signed certificate of ballot paper issued to the Agents of candidates if at 15 minutes prior to the opening of the poll there are no agents of candid Cates present proceed to count ballot papers with the poll clerk notify the returning officer immediately where
3:08 there are issues relating to the timely opening of the poll recheck all election supplies receive transfer certificates from indoor agents if any examine the ballot box lock it and place it on the presiding officer's table declare the polls open at 7 a.m. and accept electors to cast their vote arrange envelopes in the order in which they will be used at close of poll during the course of the day when there is a lull in the flow of electors pre complete all election [Music]
3:58 forms [Music] the following persons are authorized to to be in the polling station the presiding officer the poll clerk indoor agents if they are absent one elector is permitted to represent each candidate on the request of the
4:45 elector please note that no candidate and his agent should be in the polling station for more than five consecutive minutes observers are permitted to enter any polling location for the purpose of observing any procedure and the voting process being carried out no more than four observers are allowed to remain in any polling location at any one time unless authorized by the ecj a polling location means any premises established for the taking of the pole and in which one or more polling stations are situated so to decare the poing station
5:35 open hary hary polling station number one is officially open an elector who has his or her elector registration identification card also called the voter ID card and is not required to take an oath is referred to as an ordinary elector good morning hi hi good morning may I have your name please Jane Robinson and what's your occupation teacher what's your address please 32 and A2 Jing okay so she's number
6:23 66 stop that's okay [Music] [Applause] [Music] guys see your fingers please [Music]
7:15 using a specimen ballot as an example instruct the elector as follows I am issuing you a ballot with the names of two candidates Tweety Bird represented by the heart symbol and dafid do represented by the star symbol using the pencil provided at the voting booth mark an X next to the symbol for the candidate of your choice after marking the X fold the ballot so that my initials are shown and take it back to me [Music] folded [Music]
8:28 room [Music] the right index finger of the elector is stained with electoral ink and then the ballot is deposited into The Ballot Box here's your ID card thank you for coming and have a great day thank you if the elector refuses to immerse his or her index finger into the Electoral ink the presiding officer has the right to to destroy the ballot good morning good morning may I have your name please Camille Robinson and what is your address for Franklin Avenue and your occupation cosmetologist okay number 6 to2 okay M
9:17 Robinson you have your ID card please I don't have an ID okay the elector name is found on the official voters list but he or she is unable to produce his or her voter ID in order to establish the elector identity he or she will be asked specific questions based on information given upon registration and will be required to take an oath all based on the fact that you do not have an ID card I am required to administer o to you but I have to ask you some questions from the black book that's okay the demographic information in the blackbook is checked the presiding officer by asking appropriate questions
10:03 establishes to his or her satisfaction the identity of the elector Miss Robinson what is your Parish of birth Kingston what's your date of birth 241st 1950 okay what's your father's first name Keith and your mother's Parish of birth Portland okay thank you [Music] all right I'm going to take your fingerprint and then after [Music] just
10:58 next can you say here on me [Music] please all right do you affirm or do you swear affirm okay administer the oath in the form of a question for example do you swear or do you solemnly affirm raise your right hand do you solemnly affirm that you are Camille Robinson of for Franklin Avenue I [Music]
11:57 do [Music] M Robinson we have two candidates contesting in today's election swey bird represented by the heart and dff do represented by the star you to 1x for the candidate of your choice using the pencil around the boot that has been provided after you finish marking the xgs with a pencil you're going to fold the ballot like this and return it to be folded just like this all right I'm going to open it for you go ahead Mark and come back thank you [Music]
12:49 welcome thank [Music] you [Music] thank you for coming have a great day thank [Music] you if an elector takes the required oath he or she must be furnished with a ballot on the other hand an elector who
13:34 once refused to be sworn or to answer proper questions is not to be given a ballot either at that time or later in the day even if upon reflection or encouragement he or she wishes to change his or her mind the words refuse to swear or refuse to affirm or or refuse to answer must be recorded as the situation demands morning good morning sir may I have your name please mark BR and what is your address 23 starfish drive and what is your occupation techician do you have an ID card yes I
14:23 do I am sorry Mr Brown I am not seeing your name on this v no Mr from Top Road maybe you're at the wrong poing station you could try the next poing station down the road I am not seeing your name on this PO in this poing station you'd have to talk to the supervisor on the outside and she will direct you where to go on sorry all right sorry about that thank you for coming sure there may be instances when an elector comes to the polling station and his or her name is not on the voter's list the elector must be advised to
15:11 speak with the election day supervisor or call the eoj toll-free number 888 99186 83 good afternoon good afternoon Miss may I have your name please Marcia Jones what is your address five markl and your occupation is teacher do you have an ID card me sure and my ID says marvio okay 2011 on the voters list her name is Marvel Jones but she said her name is Marcel Jones Miss Jones I'm required to
15:58 ask you a few questions from the BL book mhm what's your middle name k what is your mother's mid name Barrett and what is your father's first name Wayne what is your date of birth November 5th 1984 okay thank you all right I am going to scan your fingers thank you all right Miss Jones due to the fact that there is a variance in your name you're required to take a o okay do you swear or do you affirm I affirm all right so I'm going to ask you to raise your right hand thank you do you solemnly affirm
16:44 that you are qualified to vote at this election and you believe that you are the person intended to be referred to by the entry in the list of elector used at this poing station in the name of Marvia Jones whose occupation is given as a teacher and whose address is given as five Mark Lan yes thank you the presiding officer ascertains the identity of the elector using the information in the blackbook and determines whether there is a mistake on the voter's list the presiding officer must administer oath number nine to the elector the poll Clark records the correct spelling of the elector name and his or her pertinent information in
17:31 the poll book The elector name as appears on the official voters list is recorded in the remarks column using the words on list as Miss Jones we have two candidates contesting in today's election T Bird represented by the art do dock represented by the star you are required to make One X for the canand of your choice using the pencil around the booth that has been provided after you finish marking the X you're going to fold the ballot like this return it to me folded just like this show you my initial right so I'm going to open it for you so go ahead Mark and come
18:23 backk you [Music] right thank you for coming have a great day thank you good morning good morning Miss may I have your name please Andrea ke and what is your address C welcome D okay and and what's your occupation anal do you have an ID card me sure thank [Music] you 145 Miss presiding officer I object
19:09 this lady has been away between 8 to 12 years and I'm surprised her name is still on the voter list as opposed to Mr Brown's son who has not left here for a day and his name cannot be found something is just not adding up okay not do you know me sir it's my duty to know my constituency ma'am okay there may be an objection to an elector receiving a ballot paper or an objection to the elector right to vote in a particular polling station the grounds for the objection must be clearly stated by the agent of candidate objections made by agents of candidates must be recorded Miss K there is an objection
19:56 from Tweety Mr tweet's agent um So based on the fact that there's an objection about your qualification of a ven a citizen I'm going to ask you to take an O for me okay then all right so do you swear or do you affirm swearing means the Bible yes and affirming means not the Bible right right I guess we at the Bible I'm telling the truth okay all right so miss ke I'm going to ask you to read put your right on on the Bible Miss ke do you swear that you are an ordinary
20:42 citizen of Domo and you are qualified to vote in this election I do okay all right once the elector name is on the voter's list and the presiding officer establishes to his or her satis satisfaction the identity of the elector then the elector must be allowed to vote the elector is required to take oath number 10 Mr Thompson I am satisfied that she is qualified to vote in this polling station however I will note your objection in the poll [Music] book
21:35 this ke we have two candidates contesting today's election sweety bird represented by the art Daffy do represented by the star you're going to mark an X for the candid of your choice using the pencil that has been provided around the bo after you finish marking one next for the can of your choice you're going to fold the ballot like this and return turn it to me folded just like this my initials [Music] sorry sorry about that thank you pencils are on the bo yes Miss thank
22:26 you thank you all right I ask you to get your [Applause] right before my go in the Box yes Miss have my ID please thank you for coming have a great day you too good morning good morning may I have your name please C Robinson what is your address for Franklin Avenue what's your occupation store manager do you have an ement
23:12 sure thank you number 62 V already no no no V the first time come here V vote no no no no this is the first com here I haven't voted from morning sit there you can check my fingers a personated elector is one who when applying for a ballot paper is informed by the presiding officer that someone has already voted in his or her name in such a case the elector before being issued a ballot paper must be advised of the situation and be informed of the procedure to be followed in order for
23:59 him or her to be issued a ballot paper the elector will be required to answer questions put to him or her to satisfy the presiding officer as to his or her identity and will be required to take an oath all right Mr Smith can you allow me to follow the procedure please all right so Miss Robinson it has appear that someone has already voted in that name so tell me can't get it's not you miss it's not I'm not saying it's you but here that somebody has already voted in that name so I'm going to check your
24:45 fingers all right I'm going to ask you some questions from the black book no problem as long as we get for vote you will vot you will be voting Miss what is your middle name Roden what's your father's first name barington what is your mother's mid name Williams and your of birth is the 5th of May 76 Mr Smith I am duly satisfied that Miss Robinson has answered all the question I have checked her finger and there is no electoral ink on her finger and I'm going to proceed and allow her to vote okay right
25:31 [Music] right mix on [Music] P and S here for me please sure all right so M Roden do you do you swear or do you affirm I affirm can you raise your right hand for me please do you solemnly affirm that you're C Robin for Franklin Avenue I do thank
26:19 you the poll clar records oath form number 11 in the column form numbers of Oaths if any elector is required to swear on the left side of the poll book in the remarks column of the poll book the poll clock inserts the word second ballot issued C consecutive number stating the consecutive number given to the personator in the poll book when it was entered at the instance the poll clerk should record the elector name consecutive number of elector on voter's list and the words sworn or affirmed on the right hand side of the poll book under the column particulars of persons applying for ballot papers after another
27:04 person has voted as such [Applause] person Miss Robinson we have two candidates contesting in today's election TIY bird represented by the AR Daffy Duck represented by the star you are required to Mark 1X using the pencil that has been provided around the bo after you finish marking you're going to fold the ballot like this return it to me folded just like this want show my initial pistol Mark and [Applause] [Music]
27:56 okay [Applause] [Music] all right thank you for coming have a great day okay all right under the representation of the people act electors who are blind or otherwise unable to Mark the ballot without assistance because of a disability have the right to participate
28:43 in the voting process with the assistance of a friend or with the assistance of the presiding officer good morning morning good morning I'm blind and need my friends assistance okay may I have your name please Aliah Bailey what is your address T Avenue what is your occupation operator do you have an ID card yes I do okay thank you
29:33 number 10 okay all right Miss biley I'm going to ask your friend to just stepped out so I can ask you a question all right so you can just step up for me please no problem all right so Miss Bailey you have two Choice your friend can mark the ballot for you or you can ask the P St the presider officer in the presence of the PO Clerk and the Agents which one would you prefer I prefer my friend okay the presiding officer must outline the two options available to the elector that is the ballot may be marked on behalf of the elector by a friend or by the presiding
30:19 officer the options should not be given in the presence of the friend if by a friend of the elector the ballot will be marked at the voting booth by the friend on the instruction of the elector if by the presiding officer the ballot will be marked at the presiding officer's desk in full view of the poll clar and sworn agents sir you can come back all right based on the fact that you're unable to Mark and ballot a ballot for yourself I am going to ask you to take a h as well
31:06 as your friend all right so do you swear or do you affirm I affirm can you raise your right hand for me please do you alab of 10 Judith Avenue solemnly affirm that you are incapable of voting without assistant by reason of blindness I do okay bring your hand Please Mr Wong can you raise your right hand please do you Mr Wong affirm that you will keep the secret of the name of the candidate for whom you have marked the ballot paper of the blind elector on whose behalf you hack and that you have not already act
31:51 as a friend of a blind elector at this election I okay blow your hand the presiding officer must administer oath of the blind elector oath number 13 to the blind elector and the oath of friend of blind elector oath number 14 must be administered to the friend of the blind elector no person is allowed to act as the friend of more than one elector in an election the poll clerk should record the oath number 13 and the word sworn or affirmed in respective Columns of the
32:39 poll book oath number 14 is not to be recorded in the poll book the presiding officer gives the friend of the blind elector the necessary instructions on how to properly Mark fold and return the ballot let me see your fingles please so you'll be marking the ballot on her behalf so we have two candidates contesting in this election sweety bird
33:26 represented by the heart mhm theod duck represented by the star okay you are going to mark an x on her behalf Right Use the pencil that has been provided around the booth after you finish marking the X you're going to fold the ballot like this and return it to me folded just like this give a second please okay all right so I'm going to open it for you so go ahead and Mark on our behalf and come back so the Bo on there please remember to use the pencil follow [Music] me the ballot is marked by the friend of
34:14 the blind elector on the instruction of the blind elector and they return the ballot to the presiding officer get back to [Music] the thank you all right right
35:05 pleas only the finger of the blind elector is immersed in the Electoral [Music] ink can hear it Bailey here is your ID card thank you for coming have a great day thank you have a good day the poll clock should record blindness ballot marked by friend in the remarks column of the poll book hello morning good morning may I have your name please Andre Watson your
35:52 address 14 Fleet Avenue okay what is your occupation I used to be a bus driver do you have an ID card sir yes this is in front of my jacket assist where right in the pocket Mr wson you have I realize you don't have in your hands right so you have two options do you like would you like to get a friend to help you mark The Ballot or would you like your student the presiding officer to mark it for you in the presence of the PO CL and the Agents I'm okay with you mark for me okay all [Music] right although the elector has attended
36:38 the polling station alone the presiding officer must still advise him or her of the available options for assistance you are required to take a oath or you swear or you affirm which one would you prefer i s all right so you have no arms but I'm going going to rest the Bible here all right the presiding officer administers oath of incapacitated elector oath number 12 to the elector with a physical disability other than blindness so do you swear that you're incapable of voting without assistance by reason of physical incapability I swear
37:25 okay CL so we have two candidates contesting in today's election Tweety Bird represented by the art and daff do represented by the star which one would you like me to mark for all all right the presiding officer then marks the ballot as directed by the elector in the presence of the pole Clerk and of the sworn agents of the
38:19 candidates right thank you for coming all right have a nice day all right same to you if an election Observer is present inside the polling station he or she should not be present at the table or in earshot of the blind or incapacitated elector giving information on the candidate for whom he or she wishes the presiding officer to Mark the ballot good morning good morning may I have your name please Marie Brooks what is your address 24 waterl and your occupation is I'm a business woman do you have an ID card Miss yes ma'am thank you number
39:06 17 this GL thank [Music] to Miss Brooks we have two candidates contesting in today's selection TI bird represented by the art Daffy dock represented by the star you are required to Mark One X with a pencil around the bo after you finish marking the X you're going to fold the ballot like this and return it to me folded just like this sh my initial all right so go ahead Mark and come back remember to fold the pencils around the
39:55 blue [Music] okay Miss Brooks can youer in the ink for me please I don't want to dip my finger in that ink Miss books can you please dip your right in that finger in the ink what if I had no hand right that's a different case but you have hands so you are required by law to di your finger in the I don't want know that I come and vote I not diing my finger in that ink okay that's the only way the ballot can be valid and goes in the bun the B
40:42 box well give my ID all right so if you refuse to dip and you leave the polling station you cannot reenter again to vote that's it for you for the day well me value my life more than this so give ID all right thank you thank you for coming have a good [Music] day
41:45 [Music] if the elector having marked the ballot paper and returned it to the presiding officer ref refuses to immerse his or her finger in the Electoral ink the presiding officer should deem the ballot spoiled and carry out the following steps defac the ballot paper by removing the counter foil and destroying it drawing a line through his or her initials writing the words refused to dip across the ballot using the pen to punch a hole through the ballot paper place the ballot paper in the envelope labeled form E8 for spoiled ballots draw
42:33 a line through the elor's name on the presiding officer's official voter's list and write refused to dip instruct the poll Clark to record refuse to dip in the remarks column of the poll book draw a line through the elector name on the official voters list used by the poll Clerk and record refused to dip beside the elector name afternoon m'am good afternoon may I have your name please G Redwood and what is your address Elgen Street what's your occupation unemployed Mom okay do you have an ID card just a minute just a minute yes I do thank you here you go
43:18 thank [Music] you 184 [Music] right all right Mr Redwood we have two candidates contesting in today's election Tweety Bird represented by the art doy dock represented by the star you
44:04 are required to Mark One X using the pencil that has been provided Around The Bard after you finish marking the X anyway here are there you're are going to fold the ballot like this and return it to me folded just like this show you my initial go ahead Mark and come back okay m'am remember to use the pencil Miss I made a mistake on this ballot I hope you can get a new one sure okay just fold it and return it to me
44:51 please here you go thank you Mr red I'm going to be ising you with another ballot okay so Mr Rood I'm going to ask you to
45:37 be very very careful this time when you go to mark your ex so we have two candidates going to give you the instruction again we have two candidates contesting in today's election Tweety Bird for the heart dff duck for the star you're going to mark an X for the candidate of your choice using the pencil around the boot that has been provided after you finish marking your X you are going to fold the ballot like this return it to me folded just like this sh my initial go ahead Mark and come back thank you remember to use the
46:24 pencil here you go mom thank you [Music] sir can you di your right in the [Music] spangle thank you for coming have a great day okay if an elector declares that he or she has made a mistake on the ballot the elector should return it to the presiding officer folded the presiding
47:10 officer should not inspect the ballot nor attempt to ascertain what mistake was made before issuing another ballot the presiding officer should deface the return ballot by removing the counter foil and destroying it drawing a line through his or her initials writing the word spoiled across the ballot paper using the pen to punct a hole through the ballot paper and then place the ballot paper in the envelope labeled form E8 for spoiled ballots the pole clock should record the serial number of the ballot paper returned place a dash in the First Column of the poll book in
47:56 the line immediately below the elector details and in the same line record the serial number of the second ballot issued and when the ballot is returned record the serial number in the same line the poll closes at 5:00 p.m. all eligible electors within the precinct of the polling location who are desirous of voting must be allowed to cast their vote at at 5:00 p.m. the presiding officer declares the poll closed it's now 5:00 I'm going to declare the pole closed it's now 5:00 I declare polling
48:42 station number one [Music] closed the presiding officer should note the last person in the line and instruct the polling Station security assistant not to allow any other person to join communicate with the edw cluster supervisor to ascertain if there are any electors within the precinct of the polling location and allow persons in line and in the precinct of the polling location to vote once all persons have voted the presiding officer must follow through with all the following procedures the presiding officer seals the slot on top of The Ballot
49:30 [Music] Box presiding officer then examines the poll book and writes a statement below the last entry indicating the number of persons who voted at the polling station places his or her signature at the end of the statement and draws a diagonal line after the statement [Music] admit at least two witnesses if official agents are
50:15 absent check and package all spoil ballots SPO ballots record the number on the envelope labeled form E8 if there are no spoil ballots insert the word [Music] none all sealed envelopes must be signed by the indoor agents [Music]
51:11 put it in the GRE on count and pack AG on used ballots and record the number on the envelope labeled form E5 six on news reconcile the number of ballots spoiled unused and the number of persons who voted against the number of ballots supplied by the returning officer
52:24 that clear the table and prepare for the preliminary count distribute the tally sheets to pole Clark and [Music] agents so I'm opening the The Box open The Ballot Box and remove ballot papers one at a time unfold each ballot paper and count audibly showing the ballots to the poll Clark and
53:12 [Music] agents TI bird [Applause] all right so nothing was marked for this one so I'm going to reject it agree Tweety word place the ballots cast for each candidate in separate piles D do
54:07 right so that's the final one the law allows for ballot papers to be rejected for the following reasons ballot papers were not supplied by the presiding officer ballot papers were not marked for any candidate ballot papers were marked for more than one candidate ballot papers had marking or writing by which the elector could be identified ballot papers were marked with an instrument other than the pencil
54:53 provided the ballot should not be be rejected because earlier the presiding officer failed to remove the counter foil or to place his or her initials in the designated spot [Music]
55:49 place the unfolded ballot papers cast for each candidate in the resp respective color coded envelope labeled form [Music] e14 write the number of ballots cast for each candidate on the respective [Music] envelope [Music]
56:46 [Applause] [Music] place the unfolded rejected ballot papers in the envelope labeled form E7 and write on the envelope the number of ballots [Music] enclosed [Music]
57:43 complete the statement of the poll after counting the ballots at the back of the poll book [Music]
58:41 then complete the statement of the pole after counting the ballots form 19 that is the carbonized form place the original in the envelope labeled form E6 and give each each agent their color coded copy
59:28 complete the preliminary statement of the poll affixed to The Ballot Box complete the certificate of the preliminary count of the pole in quadruplicates
1:00:23 place the or original in the envelope labeled form E9 and issue colorcoded copies to the [Music] agents complete the polling station account and place it in the form E9 [Applause]
1:01:23 envelope [Music] package letters of appointment of candidates agents official voters list and transfer certificates in envelope labeled form E10 except for the presiding officer official voters [Music] list [Applause] [Music] [Applause]
1:02:23 h package all remaining papers unused envelopes and forms pencils pen ink notices ink pad tissue Etc in the envelope labeled form E12 addressed to the director of [Applause] Elections [Music] [Applause] [Music]
1:03:11 Place The Ballot Box key into the envelope labeled form E2 and place it into the envelope labeled form E9 [Music] place the envelope labeled for E6 Into The Ballot Box place the envelopes labeled form E5 E7 E8 E10 e14 and E15 along with the pole book
1:03:59 into the large plastic envelope labeled form E1 then place the sealed form E1 envelope Into The Ballot Box remember all envelopes must be signed by the presiding officer poll Clerk and [Music] agents [Music]
1:05:00 thank you place the black book Into The Ballot Box only three items must be placed into The Ballot Box envelope labeled form E6 the envelope labeled form E1 and the black B lock The Ballot Box with the padlock and seal the lid with The Ballot Box seal
1:05:48 provided all right can you sign the SE for me please come on come send put just put on yours and send hold on allow agents to also Place their seals on The Ballot Box
1:06:53 that tape the envelope labeled form E9 on top of the ballet box deliver The Ballot Box presiding officers voters list and other documents to the Ed cluster
1:07:46 supervisor the quality and integrity of our electoral process depends on you continue to do your part to preserve Jamaica's democracy
