Published on: 28204125. The proposed changes are to update the manual with statutory changes made in 2023 and to reflect common problems that have been identified through reports and observations in the last election cycle, and provide clarity ....
Published on: 28113624. The proposed changes are to update the manual with statutory changes made in 2023 and to reflect common problems that have been identified through reports and observations in the last election cycle, and provide clarity ....
Published on: 22663679. This rule will amend the incorporated polling place procedures manual to require statewide Spanish-language assistance at the polls because the state's Puerto Rican American population has increased since the devastation of Hurricane Maria in September 2017, but there is currently no uniformity in Spanish-language assistance. The manual will also be updated to reflect statutory changes, including additional forms of identification at polling places and substitution of the term “vote-by-mail ballot” for the term “absentee ballot,” and address circumstances encountered by voters and poll workers in past elections.
Published on: 22163256. This rule will amend the incorporated polling place procedures manual to require statewide Spanish-language assistance at the polls because the state's Puerto Rican American population has increased since the devastation of Hurricane Maria in September 2017, but there is currently no uniformity in Spanish-language assistance. The manual will also be updated to reflect statutory changes, including additional forms of identification at polling places and substitution of the term “vote-by-mail ballot” for the term “absentee ballot,” and address circumstances encountered by voters and poll workers in past elections.
Published on: 20964239. This rule will amend the incorporated polling place procedures manual to require statewide Spanish-language assistance at the polls because the state's Puerto Rican American population has increased since the devastation of Hurricane Maria in September 2017, but there is currently no uniformity in Spanish-language assistance. The manual will also be updated to reflect statutory changes, including additional forms of identification at polling places and substitution of the term “vote-by-mail ballot” for the term “absentee ballot,” and address circumstances encountered by voters and poll workers in past elections.
Published on: 20424725. The rule is being amended to make the text within the incorporated polling place procedures manual more plain, clear and unambiguous, ensure uniformity in the procedures in the polling place, and address common problems encountered by voters and poll workers at the polls as reported or observed by election staff and provide or clarify procedures to mitigate or eliminate those problems. The proposed amendments expand more upon security at the polls and ballot marking devices.