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A. On
Election Day, you will be directed to the proper precinct by election
officials and/or signs. Because
of the number of voters residing in the City, there are two voting
precincts.
Genesee Street
is the precinct boundary line. Knowing
your voting precinct upon entering City Hall will save you time;
however, we are ready to assist you.
Precinct No. 1 is the voting place for residents living north
of
Genesee Street
, including those residents living on the north side of
Genesee Street
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Precinct No. 2 is the voting place for residents living south
of
Genesee Street
, including those residents living on the south side of
Genesee Street.
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B. Upon entering your
precinct, you will be required to complete a simple application form.
Should you require any
special needs, please inform a precinct official at this time. |
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C. STEP
ONE. The “Application
to Vote” form requires you to complete your full name, address, day
and month of birth and your signature.
Once you’ve completed the application form, please move to the
next station.
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D. STEP
TWO. Please
present the completed “Application to Vote” form to the precinct
official. They will verify
the information on the application form with our official voting or poll
list. |
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E. After verifying your
name on the polling list, you will take your “Application to Vote”
form to the next station.
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F. STEP
THREE. This station is
where you will be issued a voting ballot and offered instruction on ALL
aspects of the voting process. Upon
completing this step, you will have in your possession the official
ballot issued to you and your “Application to Vote” form and be
directed to the first available voting booth.
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G. STEP
FOUR. While in the
voting booth, you may use a “slate card” of candidates and proposals
that you prepared at home; however, we will ask that you use this
information discretely because campaign literature of any type,
including campaign buttons, is prohibited in and around the precinct.
Only a voter is required to be in the voting booth; however, a
minor child (anyone under 18 years of age) may accompany a voter in the
booth or election officials who have been requested to assist a voter
with special needs.
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H. STEP
FIVE. After completing
your ballot, please take your ballot and the “Application to Vote”
form to the next station. At
this time, an election official will verify, in your immediate presence,
the printed number on the ballot stub with the number written on your
application form, all while preserving the secrecy of your ballot.
Once the ballot number has been verified with the application
form, the stub will be removed from your ballot and you will be directed
to the final station to cast your ballot. |
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I. City
precincts process ballots using an Optical Scan Voting Machine.
This machine electronically tabulates ballots after the polls
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J. STEP
SIX. At this final
station, you are required to insert your ballot into the voting machine
without assistance (unless you
have requested assistance due to a special need).
The machine accepts ballots face-up, face-down, backward and
forward. Please give
adequate space to those voters inserting their ballots ahead of you in
order to insure ballot secrecy. Please
don’t exit the precinct until you are sure that your ballot is
accepted by the tabulator. Should
the tabulator return your ballot, an election official will be nearby to
offer you assistance. |
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K. Our goal is to insure
your right to vote. A few
minutes of your time and six easy steps are all it takes.
We want your voting experience to be a pleasant one.
Please feel free to contact an election official or the Clerk’s
office should you need assistance, have comments or offer any
suggestions. Thanks for
allowing us to serve you.
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