The Clerk of the Circuit Court administers all federal, state, county, municipal and special elections for that county.
Prepares and proofs ballots; processes candidate declarations and campaign finance reports; appoints, trains and compensates precinct election day staff members; provides and allocates supplies and equipment for all precincts; redefines precinct boundary lines; demonstrates and instructs in the use of voting machines; verifies accuracy and integrity of voting machines; and provides election day assistance to precinct workers, media and general public.
Performs critical tests on machines; sets machines to distinguish unique voter classifications; inserts ballots; and may instruct precinct workers on use of machines.
Verifies and tallies machine, absentee and write-in votes; and prepares certification of the official vote totals.
Receives requests, determines voter's eligibility and accepts application; provides appropriate ballots to enable voting in federal, state, county, municipal, township, school board, and special elections; conducts voting for confined voters at private homes, nursing homes, and hospitals.
Secures voting precinct locations; complies with federal handicapped accessibility requirements; recommends adjustments to facilities; and mediates contracts.
Registers all voters within county; maintains official records of voter registration and voter turnout histories; generates records for use by precinct election board members to verify registered voters at polling locations; instructs and gives credentials to outside registrars; maintains records for jury management; notifies voters of precinct changes; provides certification for petition of candidates' and independent political parties' names to be on the ballot.
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