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Be An Election Judge

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If you are interested in being an election judge, please read the following and complete the application (even if you have served before as a judge).

Election Judge Requirements

Colorado Revised Statutes Section 1-6-101(2) establishes certain requirements for election judges. Please review the following before submitting your name for consideration as an election judge in Weld County. To be an election judge, you must:

  • Be registered to vote and be willing to serve;
  • Be physically and mentally able to perform and complete the assigned tasks;
  • Attend a class of instruction concerning the tasks of an election judge prior to each election;
  • Have never been convicted of election fraud, any other election offense or fraud;
  • Be neither a candidate whose name appears on the ballot anywhere in Weld County nor a member of a candidate’s immediate family, related by blood, marriage, or civil union to the second degree, of a candidate whose name appears on the ballot anywhere in the county.
  • Be able to provide your own transportation to the school of instruction, polling place, and counting center, as applicable.

Be advised that some of the following abilities and tasks may be required to:

  1. Understand Dominion Democracy Suite ImageCast X voting equipment after receiving training
  2. Read the LCD display screen on the Dominion Democracy Suite ImageCast X equipment.

What are the Election Judges Positions and Duties?

  • Supervisor:  VSPC & Board Coordinator, responsible for assigning duties and supervising the conduct of the election.
  • Ballot Box Judge:  Responsible for the collection of Mail Ballots at VSPC’s.
  • Greeter Judge:  Provides Signature Card to voter and verify voter identification was brought.
  • Log Book Judge: Ensures voter identification requirements are met and maintain the log book of voters entering the VSPC.
  • Computer Judge: Responsible for registering new voters, providing in person paper ballots, mail ballots or ballot marking device credit, and indicating on each voter’s record that they have voted.
  • Voting Assistance Judge: Provide direction for voter to assure a secret ballot.  If paper ballot is chosen then the voter will be directed to a voting booth to complete, and if a ballot marking device, then assist voters as needed to complete the process and print out their ballot. The Exit Voting Assistance Judge will direct voter to place ballot in Ballot Box.
  • Ballot Courier:  Responsible for collecting ballots from polling locations and 24-hour drop off locations and delivering them to the ballot processing facility.
  • Receiving Board Judge:  Responsible for collecting ballots delivered by couriers, arranging them, and applying a date stamp received to each envelope. 
  • Signature Verification Judge:  Responsible for comparing voter’s signature on the voter’s mail ballot to what is on file.  Identify any discrepancies and report them to election staff.
  • Opening Board Judge:  Responsible for separating the ballot from the envelope then batching ballots together for processing and scanning by the Central Count Judges.
  • Central Count Judge:  Responsible for scanning ballots, duplicating ballots too difficult to scan, and adjudicating ballots that are over-or-under voted. 
IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Election Judge Application