Election Commissioner Test

Enter ALL information in the form below in order to receive credit for this test. Read each question and select your answer. You will be allowed forty-five minutes to complete the test. Unanswered questions will be scored as wrong. You must complete at least ten (10) answers correctly to be eligible for certification. You may refer to the Election Code and Informational Pamphlet during the examination but not other source of information may be used. You may review your test paper during the thirty day period following the date of the examination.

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1. No political activity related to items on the ballot is allowed between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on election day within:

300 feet of the entrance to any polling place.

600 feet of the entrance to any polling place, except on private property, and inside the polling place.

On private property.

2. In identifying a voter prior to voting, a commissioner shall first request:

His Louisiana driver's license, a Louisiana special identification card, or other generally recognized picture identification card that contains the name and signature of the applicant.

A credit card.

His voter identification card.

3. If there is a problem with a voting machine, the commissioners shall:

Try to repair the voting machine.

Contact the parish custodian (Clerk of Court).

No longer use the voting machine.

4. A person marked on the precinct register as "voted absentee":

Must vote in person if he is within the parish on election day.

Shall not vote in person at the polls on election day.

Can vote in person if he desires to do so, and his absentee ballot will not be counted.

5. For what elected offices are voters allowed to cast a provisional ballot?

Governor and other statewide offices

Louisiana State Senators and State Representatives

Federal offices (U.S. President, U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, or Presidential Preference Primary).

6. The name of every person who votes at the polling place shall be entered on the poll lists, kept separate from the precinct register:

By the voter.

By the commissioners.

By the watchers.

7. If a voter arrives without any form of photo identification, a commissioner shall:

Not allow the person to vote.

Call the Registrar of Voters.

Ask the voter to complete a voter identification affidavit and check the identifiers (date of birth & mother's maiden name) with the information in the precinct register to make sure it matches before allowing the voter to vote.

8. Which answer does NOT apply in determining whether to allow a voter to receive assistance in voting?

Allow a voter to receive assistance if he tells you he needs assistance.

Allow a voter to receive assistance if the precinct register so indicates.

9. Prior to serving at the polling place, a watcher must:

Show his driver's license.

Present his commission to the commissioner-in-charge.

Produce a letter from the candidate naming him as a watcher.

10. One of the three grounds for challenging a person applying to vote is:

The applicant is not listed on the precinct register.

The applicant has not voted in the last four elections.

The applicant is not qualified to vote in the precinct.

11. According to law, who shall be allowed to go to the front of the line to cast a ballot at the polls?

A voter who is visibly handicapped.

A voter who is late for work.

A voter who is accompanied by a child.

12. If a commissioner-in-charge fails to appear at the polling place before the opening of the polls on election day, the commissioners in attendance shall immediately:

Notify the Parish Board of Election Supervisors.

Select a commissioner-in-charge from the watchers present.

Notify the parish custodian (Clerk of Court) for a replacement commissioner-in-charge to be sent.

13. The blue "Put In Voting Machine" (P-16) envelope should contain:

Address confirmation card and a poll list.

Zero proof reports, duplicate machine certificate and a poll list.

Voter identification affidavit and a duplicate machine certificate.

Payroll affidavit and zero proofreports.

14. If on the signature line next to a voter's name there is "ADDRESS CONFIRMATION REQ." and the voter has not voted absentee, which form must be completed?

A precinct register correction.

An address confirmation.

A voter identification affidavit.

15. If the name of a qualified voter was omitted from the precinct register or the supplemental precinct register, the commissioner shall:

Not allow him to vote.

Take his word that he is a registered voter and allow him to vote.

Contact the Registrar of Voters or Secretary of State to determine whether or not the person should be allowed to vote and if so, fill out the precinct correction form.

In order to verify your Identity, please provide the last 4 digits of your social security number along with your Ward and Precinct (if known):

Thank you for completing the examination. Your results have been emailed to the DeSoto Parish Clerk of Court's Office. Please contact this office if you have any questions regarding this examination 318.872.3110.

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