Virtual Poll Observer Training with the Maine Dems Voter Access Team
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
Multiple times available: See dates & times: mobilize.us/mainedems/event/1021719
What you’ll learn
- What you can and cannot do inside a polling place, and what your standing as a pollwatcher actually is
- How Election Day unfolds hour by hour, what to check on arrival, and how to observe the absentee canvass
- Where poll workers most often get registration and identification wrong, including why a student ID answers identity but not residence
- The issues that come up most often, from students and New Mainers to how a challenge actually works
- How to use LBJ, our reporting tool, and why it matters to log the problem you solved yourself
- What to do in rare situations, including evacuations and federal law enforcement near or in the polls
Pick any session
Sessions run online from September 15 through October 30. See dates & times: mobilize.us/mainedems/event/1021719
What happens next
The week before Election Day, you will be assigned to a polling place and give you the contact numbers you need for the day.
Who can attend
Anyone interested, 18 or older. You do not need to be a Maine resident.
Questions? Email the Maine Democratic Party Voter Access Team at votersupport@mainedems.org.