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Challengers at the Polls

The primary duty of a Challenger is to observe the election, keep a record of who voted, and challenge any voter for whom they have a reasonable basis to believe is not qualified to vote.

• Challengers are required to give the left side (permit) of their challenger credentials to the poll worker.
• Challengers need to keep the right side (badge portion) with them at all times, wearing the badge inside the polling place.
• If you wish to challenge a vote - go the poll workers and ask for the information on "Challenging A Vote."
• Voters are not to go to the challengers to check-in. Challengers can not impede the voter's progress.
• Challenger tables are arranged by the poll workers in a location that does not interfere with the voters, but close enough to hear the poll workers call the voters name.
• Challengers may not sit at the same table as the poll workers or handle any voting materials. (books, voting authorities, etc.)
• Challengers may not electioneer nor wear buttons, pins or T-Shirts showing candidate or political party support.
• No more than one challenger for a party, candidate or a public question shall be present at any one time in any polling district.
• Candidates are automatically challengers and do not need a challenger badge.
• Challengers may not use cell phones in the polling place.
• Challengers must wait for poll workers to complete their work of closing the polls before asking for the results.

Challengers May Observe...

• the opening of a polling place and the opening of machines.
• the official Election Zero Report to be sure the totals on the report are zero.
• voters casting their ballots.
• the voters cast being counted.
• ballots being counted.

Challengers have the right and power to challenge the counting or rejecting of any ballot or any part of a ballot.