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Kids Voting North Carolina
Cumberland County (KVNCCC) will reach out to over 50,000 students
(public, private, parochial, home, military and charter) in Cumberland
County this year, and we need your help to ensure a positive experience for
each of them. We hope you, your business, or your organization will adopt a
precinct! All precinct adopter's receive recognition and items for their volunteers. Most importantly, you will help promote democracy and
encourage civic responsibility of Cumberland County's future voters.
Responsibilities for Adopting A Precinct:
1. Registering with KVNCCC by November 3,
2006.
2. Select a Precinct Captain.
3. Securing 12-15 volunteers to work in pairs in 2-4 hour
shifts from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m.
4. Attending (Precinct Captain only) one training session
to obtain instructions for volunteers and
pick-up supplies: voting booths, ballot boxes, ballots, etc.
5. Sending confirmation letters and instructions to
volunteers (KVNCCC will provide a form letter).
6. "Opening" your precinct by 6:20 a.m.
on Election Day, so it
will be ready to operate starting at 6:30 a.m. This includes transporting and setting up
the voting booths, ballot boxes, ballots and other supplies.
7. Ensuring that the Kids Voting area is staffed during
the hours the Kids Voting polls are open, 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
8. "Closing" your precinct at 7:30 p.m. This
means breaking down the voting booth and transporting ballots, voting
booths, ballot boxes and leftover supplies to Election Headquarters.
Election Headquarters to be determined in October.
9. Providing a list of names and addresses of poll workers
so KVNCCC can send a 'Thank You' letter.
10. Calling the Board of Elections Chief
Precinct Judge to
introduce yourself and ensure that space, table, and chairs will be available for Kids
Voting.
If the captain cannot be there the entire day, he or she
will need to ensure that someone is responsible for opening and closing the precinct. The
Kids Voting polls will be open all day because Kids Voting believes that the voting
experience for children should simulate that of adults as much as possible. We suggest
that the precinct captain and other volunteers take a book or a project to keep them
occupied in the event that their precinct has any periods of light traffic.
Our goal is to have every precinct adopted, thus assuring
that no child is disappointed on election day. We will have 65 precincts to staff,
and we urge you to adopt one on Election Day and assume
responsibility for volunteer coverage.
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