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Cochise County trains poll workers on opening, security and new ID-verified early-ballot procedures
Summary
Cochise County Elections held a training session for poll workers covering opening/closing duties, equipment setup and security, handling provisional and surrendered ballots, ADA access, chain-of-custody rules and a new Arizona ID-verified early-ballot procedure under HB 2785.
Cochise County Elections led a full-day poll-worker training that walked staff through opening and closing procedures, equipment setup, voter identification standards and new procedures for ID-verified early-ballot drop-offs.
The training, presented by a county elections trainer and staff, emphasized that vote centers must open by 6 a.m., that the DS200 tabulator counts regular ballots only, and that provisional and early ballots follow separate chain-of-custody procedures. “Every poll worker, every voter, and every vote matters,” the presenter said in closing.
Why it matters: the session reiterated legal and procedural safeguards that preserve ballot integrity and voter access, from the 75-foot electioneering perimeter to ADA…
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