Deputy Returning Officer & Poll Clerk Guidebook–Advance Poll – Election Night

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Table of Contents

• Getting Ready
  • How do I get ready the night before?
• Counting
  • What should be on my desk to count ballots?
  • Get ready to count the ballots
  • Count the ballots
    • Situations during the count
    • The counterfoil is still attached
    • The initials and APD on the back of the ballot don’t match your polling station
    • A witness objects to your decision about any ballot
    • What ballot marks are acceptable?
  • How do I complete Statement of the Vote?
• Returning
  • How do I organize and return my material?

If you are facing a situation that isn’t described in this guidebook, or you need additional help, see your CPS.

Colour conventions followed in this manual

• RO Returning Officer
• CPS Central Poll Supervisor
• DRO Deputy Returning Officer
• PC Poll Clerk
• Reg. O Registration Officer
• IO Information Officer
• Both Both Audiences

Important information

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