Thank you to those who made it out for tonight's Watcher Training. It was great to see the turnout, we appreciate your engagement and welcome you aboard. Please remember to get your Secretary of State Certification completed and print off a copy, It is your admission to go verify the integrity of your own elections. #NewRequirements #SB1

Louie Gomert understands the importance of sequentially numbered ballots (2:10 mark ). It is vital we push to change our ballots back to sequentially numbering in order to keep accurate count. https://www.dropbox.com/s/47wkc48p5d6p7xf/Election%20Video%202-2022.mov?dl=0

We need people at 11 polling locations on Friday to see the closeout and monitor chain of custody and printing of tape. Where are you working? #GetInvolved

Bring extra forms in case of any issues. We need 2-4 people at Central Count to receive the equipment and take chain of custody notes. NOTES NOTES NOTES!

Would also be good (if possible) to have someone already-postioned at Central-Count (already checked in) and ready to witness election materials (scanner machines, ballot boxes, etc...) arriving on-site there at the Hays County Elections Department... and possibly witness the printing of *RESULTS* tapes from the scanner machines *before* any thumb drives are removed from them.

Kelsey will be at the Government Center along with Michelle 4:00 p.m. - Close

CHECK THE TAGS

Watch for USB movement and security

Don't forget to bring a Name Tag. Have a great shift.

For whomever is planning to poll-watch today, I strongly recommend being on-site at *closing* time to watch the final process on the final night of the Early Voting... especially:

1) Observe the printing of the final "suspense tape" on the *SCANNER* machine. Document the final total # of ballots scanned.

2) Document the final count of "check-ins" from the TENEX electronic poll book machine. Also ask the main clerk what is the total number of "provisionals." Ideally: the scan-count plus the provisional count should equal the check-in count.... but it's possible it won't be perfectly equal (for legit reasons). It should be really close, though.

3) Observe how they secure the scanner machine, and the black bin (full of the paper ballots) below it.

4) Write down the Tag ID's on the seals, for the above [scanner/ballot-box] (so I can check them when they arrive at central count) (Don't bother with the tag ids, seals from all the "Duo" voting machine/printers). If you see various other election documents (provisional ballots, logs, machine-tapes, spoiled ballots, etc...) being gathered up into some kind of bag or box and SEALED, try to Document the seal number on that.

5) Document who physically takes the scanner/ballot-box to transport them to central count... note their departure-time.

6) If possible, follow the transport to Central Count.

Just now arrived at Hays Govt building. I'll watch Early Vote tabulating, I'll try to watch mail-in SigVer/processing, and spend time regular poll-watching at the polling place here, and finally watch Central Count in the evening.