2021 Municipal Elections Handbook Municipal Election Handbook Table of Contents Table of Contents 1.1 Who is in Charge? ................................................................................................................................................ 4 Primary Elections .................................................................................................................................................... 4 General and Special Elections ................................................................................................................................ 5 Written Agreements ................................................................................................................................................ 5 1.2 Voter Roll Maintenance ....................................................................................................................................... 6 1.3 Dates of Elections .................................................................................................................................................. 6 1.4 Qualifying Procedures for Candidates................................................................................................................ 7 Party Candidates in Primary Elections ................................................................................................................. 7 Independent Candidates in General Elections ...................................................................................................... 7 1.5 Additional Requirements of Candidates ............................................................................................................. 8 Statement of Economic Interest.............................................................................................................................. 8 Campaign Finance Disclosure ................................................................................................................................ 8 1.6 Preparation of the Ballot ...................................................................................................................................... 9 Ruling on Candidate Qualifications ....................................................................................................................... 9 1. Party Candidates in Primary Elections........................................................................................................ 9 2. Party Nominees and Independent Candidates in General Elections. ......................................................... 10 Printing the Ballot ................................................................................................................................................. 11 1. Primary Elections ...................................................................................................................................... 11 2. General and Special Elections ................................................................................................................... 11 3. Candidate Withdrawals .............................................................................................................................. 12 4. Vacancy in Nomination between Primary and General Election ............................................................... 12 Preparing Absentee Ballots ................................................................................................................................... 12 1.7 Absentee Balloting .............................................................................................................................................. 12 Who is Eligible? ..................................................................................................................................................... 12 Procedure for Absentee Balloting ........................................................................................................................ 13 1. Summary Requirements. ............................................................................................................................. 13 2. Voting in the Municipal Clerk’s Office. ..................................................................................................... 15 3. Voting by Mail. ........................................................................................................................................... 15 4. Voter Assistance while Absentee Voting. ................................................................................................... 15 5. Permanently Disabled List of Absentee Voters .......................................................................................... 16 Military and Overseas Voters (UOCAVA) .......................................................................................................... 16 When Absentee Ballots May Be Cast ................................................................................................................... 17 1. First Primary Election ............................................................................................................................... 17 2. Second Primary (Runoff) Election ............................................................................................................. 18 3. General Election ........................................................................................................................................ 18 Hand Delivery of Absentee Ballots Prohibited .................................................................................................... 19 1.8 Poll Managers ..................................................................................................................................................... 19 Qualifications of Poll Managers ........................................................................................................................... 19 Municipal Election Handbook 1 Rev. 04/2021 When to Make Appointments of Poll Managers ................................................................................................. 20 Party Affiliation of Poll Managers for General and Special Elections.............................................................. 20 Compensation of Poll Managers ........................................................................................................................... 20 Training of Poll Managers .................................................................................................................................... 20 Who Appoints Poll Managers? ............................................................................................................................. 20 1.9 Duties and Responsibilities of Poll Managers at the Polling Place ................................................................. 21 Manager-Bailiff ...................................................................................................................................................... 21 Initialing Manager ................................................................................................................................................. 22 Alternate Initialing Manager ................................................................................................................................ 22 Receiving and Returning Manager ...................................................................................................................... 22 1.10 The Voting Process ........................................................................................................................................... 23 Paper Ballots .......................................................................................................................................................... 23 Direct Recording Equipment (DRE) – Voting Machines ................................................................................... 24 Voter Photo Identification Requirements (See Also Appendix A) ..................................................................... 25 1.11 Voter Assistance (See Also Appendix 1.A) ..................................................................................................... 27 Inside the Polling Place ......................................................................................................................................... 27 Curbside Voting ..................................................................................................................................................... 27 1.12 Challenges (See Also Appendix 1.B) ........................................................................................................... 27 Who Can Challenge? ............................................................................................................................................. 27 Bases for Challenge ............................................................................................................................................... 28 Ruling on Challenge .............................................................................................................................................. 28 1.13 Affidavit Ballots (See also, Appendix 1.D) .................................................................................................. 29 1.14 Prohibitions Against Campaigning at the Polls ........................................................................................