Defined term
Election Judge
Election Judge: The official responsible for the proper and orderly voting at a polling location or an election process.
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The official responsible for the proper and orderly voting at a polling location or an election process.
Alternative Definitions
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“A presiding election judge and an alternate presiding judge shall be appointed for each election precinct in which an election is he ld.” Texas Elec. Code §32.001. The presiding judge may appoint ELECTION CLERKS for a single election. In the 2007 VVSG, the election judge id narrowly defined only in terms of a par ticular role with respect to the voting system: “The election judge has the ability to open the polls, close the polls, and generate reports.”
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Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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EAC Glossary of Terms
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EAC Glossary of Election Terms
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Electronic Voting Glossary
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