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Ballot Logistics: Plan, Order, Allocate
This course outlines the fundamentals of preparing a ballot print order and appropriately supplying your polling places. It is intended for all local election officials and their staff.
Course Number
BM11Self-Paced
About This Course
This course covers the fundamentals of ballot ordering and allocation. For experienced election officials, it contains familiar information along with tools, reminders or approaches you haven’t used in a while. For those newer to elections, this course offers step-by-step guidance to help you plan, order and allocate ballots with confidence.
In this course, we will:
- Review the key steps of ballot planning and ordering
- Explore strategies to reduce waste and minimize risk
- Identify common pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Provide actionable tools for working with vendors, vote centers and multiple voting methods
Whether you manage vote centers, coordinate with a print vendor or oversee ballot distribution for mail, in-person or provisional voting, this course is designed to make the process more manageable. Along the way, you will find practical tips, examples and tools you can use right away.