Lincoln, Vermont Polling Place Code of Conduct Adopted by the Lincoln Board of Civil Authority November 2, 2006—revised October 28, 2010	Download

 

1. No campaigning materials may be worn, or displayed inside the polling place, by poll workers, voters, or the general public.
   
   
2. No cell phone conversations in the polling place, please.
   
   
3. No signs, literature, or people campaigning on the Burnham property, including the parking lot near the bridge.
   
   
4. Any outdoor campaign signs, on the polling place property, must be attended by a person.
   
   
5. Campaign literature, for the purposes of aiding a voter, may be carried into and removed from the voting booth by the voter.
   
   
6. Voters place their own ballot(s) into the ballot box.
   
   
7. Poll watchers must stand to the side of the poll workers.
   
   
8. Poll watchers may not speak to the poll workers while they are working. If the poll watcher has objections, he/she must discuss them with the Presiding Officer, not the poll worker. The poll watcher may periodically look at the entrance/exit checklists, with the permission of the Presiding Officer.
   
   
9. Any person should ask permission from the Presiding Officer before photographing or interviewing poll workers. At no time should poll workers be interrupted from doing their jobs.
   
   
10. Surveys, exit polls, or other solicitations are not allowed inside the designated polling place.
    
    
11. If at any time, a question arises, the Presiding Officer alone or along with any Lincoln Board of Civil Authority member present, will make a decision about conduct at the polling place.
    
    
12. If concerns or questions about this policy exist, please let the Town Clerk know, and they will be addressed at a properly warned meeting of the Lincoln Board of Civil Authority at another time. Rules will not be changed on an election day.