Commissioner-in-charge May 4, 2015/by adminEnter 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 one hour to complete the test. Unanswered questions will be scored as wrong. You must complete at least fifteen (15) 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. Name Address Email Phone Number 1. 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.2. 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 Presidenti al Preference Primary) .3. If a commissioner fails to appear at the polling place before the opening of polls on election day, the commissioner-in-charge shall: Call him on the telephone and allow him to come in late. Notify the Registrar of Voters. Notify the Clerk of Court that an alternate commissioner is needed to replace the late/absent commissioner.4. 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 prec inct register to make sure it matches before allowing the voter to vote.5. lf on the signature line next to a voter's name there is "ADDRESS CONFCRMATION REQ.'' and the voter has not voted absentee, which form must be completed? A precinct register correction. An address confirmation. A voter identification affidavit.6. 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. Allow a voter to receive assistance if he presents proof of disability by presenting a physician 's certificate, a mobility impaired card , or letter of di sability from Social Security Adm., Veteran's or LA Rehabilitation, paratran it services, or Office for Citizens with Dev. Disabilities.7. 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 wi ll not be counted.8. 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.9. Who compares the number on the seal and protective counter of each voting machine with the numbers on the envelope containing the keys and/or seals to the voting machines? The watchers. The commissioner-in-charge and commissioners . The voters.10. Who may challenge a voter as not eligible to vote in the election? Any qualified voter, including a commissioner or watcher. Only a commissioner or commissioner-in-charge. Only a candidate or his watcher.11. 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.12. 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 ident ification card that contains the name and signature of the applicant. A credit card. His voter identification card.13. The blue "Put In Voting Machine" (Pl6) 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 proof reports.14. 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.15. 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.16. lf 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.17. No political activity 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.18. Who receives the sealed envelope containing the keys and/or seals to the voting machines? The commissioner-in-charge. The watchers. The first commissioner to arrive at the voting precinct.19. The commissioner-in-charge shall administer the oath to the commissioners: At 6:30 a.m. After the first vote is cast. Prior to the opening of the polls at 6:00 a.m. for Tuesday elections and at 7:00 a.m. for Saturday elections.20. The documents required to be posted, shall be posted: In a conspicuous place at the principal entrance to the polling place. In the parking area. On the front of each machine.Please fill in the comment box below. 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. Time is Up! http://desotoparishclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/logo_web.png 0 0 admin http://desotoparishclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/logo_web.png admin2015-05-04 14:47:312020-04-29 23:51:18Commissioner-in-charge