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Training and Education and Resources

Poll Worker Training

• Online Poll Worker Training Memo
• Online Poll Worker Training
• Election Judges and Clerks Handbook 2020 (PDF)
• Early Voting Ballot Board Handbook (PDF)

Volunteer Deputy Registrars

• Volunteer Deputy Registrar Training (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)  

Poll Watchers

• Poll Watcher’s Guide (PDF)

Election Inspectors

• Election Inspector Handbook (PDF)

Voter Education Outreach

• Project V.O.T.E. - A resource for teachers, educators and students
• VoteTexas.gov - Voter information ranging from registering to vote to questions on voter I.D

Election Official Training Materials

Current Webinars

Topic	Password	Date/Time	Presentation Materials
Webinars for May 2021 Uniform Election Date
Campaign Finance Issues for Local Filing Authorities (Webex)	Elections2020	12/15/2020	Campaign Finance Issues for Local Filing Authorities (PDF)
Working with your County Election Official (Webex)	Elections2021	1/5/2021
Preparing Your Order and Notice (Webex)	Elections2021	1/19/2021	Preparing Your Order and Notice (PDF)
Reviewing Petitions (Webex)	Elections2021	1/26/2021	Reviewing Petitions (PDF)
Accepting/Rejecting Candidate Applications (Webex)	Elections2021	2/2/2021	Accepting/Rejecting Candidate Applications (PDF)
Ballots: Preparing, Proofing, and Ballot Corrections (Webex)	Elections2021	2/9/2021	Ballots: Preparing, Proofing, and Ballot Corrections (PDF)
Election Workers	Elections2021	3/9/2021	Election Workers (PDF)
Early Voting Ballot Board (Overview and Procedures) (Webex)	Elections2021	3/23/2021	Early Voting Ballot Board (Overview and Procedures) (PDF)
Canvassing and Other Post-Election Requirements (Webex)	Elections2021	4/6/2021
Webinars for County Election Officials
Precincts and Polling Places and Redistricting (PDF)	Elections2021	2/23/2021
Legislative Update	Elections2021	12/15/2021
Preparing for your May 2, 2022 Constitutional Amendment Election	Elections2021	12/20/2021
Reviewing the new Application for Ballot by Mail form (ABBM)	Elections2021	12/21/2021

For information on additional webinars please contact elections@sos.texas.gov.

Note: The following files are provided in PPSX format (Microsoft Powerpoint). Visit Microsoft.com to download your free software capable of opening PowerPoint presentations.

Historical Webinars

• COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Voting and Election Procedures (April 2020)

Election Law Seminar Presentation Files

• 2021 – 2023 Seminar Dates

20th Biennial Election Law Seminar for County Chairs (2021)

• 2021 Legislative Update (PPTX)
• Primary Finance: Statutes and Administrative Rules (PPTX)
• Primary Finance: Working with the Secretary of State’s Office (PPTX)
• Contracting and Joint Elections (PPTX)
• Duties of the County Chair (PPTX)

39th Annual Election Law Seminar for County Election Officials (2021)

• 2021 Legislative Update *
• Promoting Voter Confidence
• HAVA Updates
• Preparing for the November Election
• Updates from CISA
• How Changes in County Population Numbers Could Affect your Elections
• Redistricting Updates
• Maintaining Your Voter Rolls
• Address Confirmations*
• Updates to Address Confidentiality *
• Moving to Paper Based Voting Systems*
• Chain of Custody Best Practices
• Post-Election Audits*
• Voting by Mail*
• Updates from the Office of the Attorney General Elections Fraud Unit
• Primary 2022
• After the Polls Close
• Duties of the Early Voting Clerk *
• Early Voting vs. Election Day Laws
• Election Security
• Preparing for the Early Voting Ballot Board
• Preparing your Ballot
• Training Your Workers
• Countywide Polling Place program
• Chapter 19
• Primary Finance
• Working with the SOS

* A repeating topic in a web-based format in the weeks following the conference

33rd Annual Election Law Seminar - Cities, Schools and Other Political Subdivisions (2021)

• Preparing for Your Elections (pptx)
  
• Duties of the Early Voting Clerk (pptx)
• Ballots - Preparing Proofing and Ballot Corrections (pptx)
• Chain of Custody Best Practices (pptx)
• Vacancies and Special Elections (pptx)
• Working with your County Election Officials (pptx)
• Early Voting by Mail Changes (pptx)
• Legislative Update (pptx)
• Candidate Applications (pptx)
• Candidacy Eligibility (pptx)
• Accepting and Rejecting Candidate Applications (pptx)
• Cancellation of an Election (pptx)
• Contracting and Joint Elections (pptx)
• Post-Election Procedures (pptx)
• Elections for Entities in More than one County (pptx)
• Keeping Your Elections Secure (pptx)
• Website Posting Requirements (pptx)
• Election Forms (pptx)
• Preparing Your Order and Notice (pptx)
• Counting Your Ballots (pptx)
• Petitions (pptx)
• Early Voting Ballot Board (pptx)
• Campaign Finance Issues for Local Filing Authorities (pptx)

Historical Seminar Presentations

• Nepotism and Conflict (PDF)
• May vs. November