11.40.010 Election officials.
A. Election Supervisor. The borough clerk shall be the election supervisor. The clerk shall have authority to conduct all election proceedings and to carry out the intent of this chapter. The clerk may authorize an assistant to assist with the supervisory functions set out in this chapter. Such assistant shall be an election official and shall be administered the election officials’ oath.
B. Judges. Prior to each election, the borough clerk, with the approval through a resolution of the assembly, shall appoint at least three judges of election for each polling place. One judge shall be designated chair and shall be primarily responsible for administering the election in that precinct. If a judge is not able or refuses to serve on election day, the clerk may appoint a replacement.
C. Election Clerks. The borough clerk may appoint up to three election clerks at any polling place where they are needed to conduct an orderly election and to relieve the election judges of undue hardship.
D. Election Officials to Be Qualified Electors. Each election official serving at a polling place must be a qualified voter and reside within the borough.
E. Oath. Each election official shall take or subscribe to the following oath delivered to the official by the borough clerk:
I, _____________________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will honestly and faithfully perform the duties of judge of the election according to law; and that I will endeavor to prevent fraud, deceit, or abuse in conducting the election, to the best of my knowledge and ability.
F. Training Session. Every election official shall attend an annual pre-election training session which must include at a minimum:
1. Ethics training;
2. Opening/closing duties of polling places;
3. Procedures for hand-counting ballots;
4. Operations of optical scan machines (when used);
5. Contents of the instructions to voters on ballots;
6. An understanding of the Charter and code references for elections; and
7. Any other items deemed necessary and/or appropriate by the clerk.
The clerk is authorized to dismiss any official who is not trained and may make an appointment to fill the vacancy caused by such dismissal.
G. Compensation. The judges and clerks of election shall be paid such compensation for their services as is determined by resolution of the assembly. (Ord. 14-04-373 § 4)