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Poll Worker Online Training Course

Get ready for the upcoming election! Enhance your preparation with this concise, user-friendly online training module designed specifically for Schenectady County Poll Workers. Equip yourself with essential knowledge and skills in just a few short videos.

Take the Poll Worker Refresher Course

Watch each video and complete the Poll Worker Training Refresher Training Course Self Attestation. The Poll Worker Online Refresher Course does not replace the required In-Person Training Requirements. 

 

Primary Election Basics

An overview on how Primaries in NYS work, how to identify the proper party ballot, how to confirm a voter is eligible, and what to do if they are not.

Primary Election Basics
Primary Election Basics
Affidavit Ballots

An overview of the process of issuing an affidavit ballot.

 

 

Affidavit Ballots
Affidavit Ballots
Voiding and Spoiling Ballots

An overview of the process of voiding and spoiling a ballot.

Voiding and Spoiling Ballots
Voiding and Spoiling Ballots
Changing the Name of a Voter

An overview of the process of changing a voter’s name.

Changing the Name of a Voter
Changing the Name of a Voter
Primary Ballot Transmittal Forms

How to submit the form at the beginning and end of the day.

The Primary Ballot Transmittal Form
The Primary Ballot Transmittal Form
Early Voting Basics

A general walk-through of early voting.

The Primary Ballot Transmittal Form
The Primary Ballot Transmittal Form
Early Voting Basics
Privacy Screen Set Up

A walk through on how to set up a privacy screen at a polling station.

Privacy Screen Set Up
Privacy Screen Set Up
A walk through on how to set up a privacy screen at a polling station.
Poll Worker Training Self Attestation

Now that you've watched all required training videos in this series, take a moment and compelte the online Poll Worker Training Self Attestation.