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Sample Election Day Experience Questions:

Overall Experience

In what role did you work at the polls in the November 4, 2008 general election?  Please  mark all that apply.


Please circle your job title on Election Day June 6, 2006:

     Inspector     Judge      Clerk      Other____________________

On a scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being “very poor” and 10 being “excellent”, how would you rate the overall performance of your fellow poll workers? You can use any number from 1 to 10.

                _____________________________number between 1 and 10

Were you missing any supplies at your polling location?

Did your polling location have all the workers it needed?


Did you work at the polling location where you would normally vote, or were you at a different location?

Confidence in Election Procedures

How confident are you that votes in the November 4, 2008 general election were recorded accurately?

How confident did you feel about your knowledge of what types of identification you could accept from voters?


Equipment and Facilities

How would you compare the touchscreen voting system to the punch card system that had been used previously at your polling place?

On a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being very poor and 5 being excellent, how would you personally rate your polling facility in regards to the following?  Please select ONE number per line.

                                                        Very Poor                                Excellent  
Accessibility for people with disabilities       1           2         3          4         5
Condition of the facility                             1           2         3          4         5
Noise level of the facility                           1           2         3          4         5
Availability of parking at facility                 1           2         3          4         5
Adequate space to operate the polls           1           2         3          4         5
Temperature                                            1           2         3          4         5

Did you have any difficulty with the printer spools or loading paper in the printer at your polling place?
Did you have any difficulty with the card encoder at your polling place?
How adequate were the available reference materials for guiding you through Election Day processes and procedures?
Did you have adequate reference materials available to you on Election Day?

What materials were most useful on Election Day?______________________________

Election Day Happenings

Did you or any other election worker at your polling place call the county election office at any time during the Election Day to get help resolving a problem?

Thinking back on your experience during the most recent election, please tell us whether you agree or disagree with the following statements.  Please select ONE number per line.

                                                                                             Strongly   Somewhat    Neither Agree   Somewhat    Strongly
                                                                                               Agree       Agree         nor Disagree    Disagree      Agree
There were problems setting up the voting machines in my precinct. 1             2                    3                  4                5

There were problems shutting down the machines at the end
     of the day and reporting the results.                                         1             2                    3                  4                5

There were problems with the electronic voting machines
     throughout the day.                                                                1             2                    3                  4                5

Generally speaking, voters were satisfied with the electronic
     voting machines.                                                                    1             2                    3                  4                5

The poll workers in my precinct worked well together.                     1             2                    3                  4                5

The voting process went smoothly at my polling location.                 1             2                    3                  4                5

The electronic voting machines are reliable.                                   1             2                    3                  4                5

The electronic voting machines provide voters with enough
     privacy as they vote.                                                              1             2                    3                  4                5

I thought the electronic voting machines were easy to use.             1             2                    3                  4                5

I felt prepared to help voters who did not speak English well.          1             2                    3                  4                5

I felt prepared to help voters with disabilities.                                1             2                    3                  4                5

There were many provisional ballots cast at my precinct.                1             2                    3                  4                5

There were party challengers and watchers at my precinct.            1             2                    3                  4                5

My polling place had a county-precinct map to help voters              1             2                    3                  4                5
locate their polling location.

How often did you ask voters to present identification before allowing them to vote?


What is the most common reason why you asked voters to present identification before they voted?  Please select only ONE.

To your knowledge, did any voter return a completed absentee ballot to your polling location?
Under what circumstances were provisional ballots issued at your polling location?
Check all that apply.

In your opinion, how well did Election Day processes go at your polling place?