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WorksheetsEBC (T&T) CHAPTER 5: Polling Station Set-Up Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the Presiding Officer required to do before Polling Day according to Section 5.1?
Supervise the voting process.
Count the ballots.
Collect Polling Day supplies.
Announce the election results.
Where can variations to the standard polling station layout be found?
Chapter 3 of the election manual.
Appendix (v).
Appendix (ii).
Section 5.2.
Ideally, polling stations should be located on which floor of a building?
The highest floor.
The middle floor.
The ground floor.
Any floor with elevator access.
How should Polling Agents be seated in the polling station?
Behind the Poll Clerks.
In a separate designated area.
In the manner described in Chapter 3, Section 3.2 (b).
At the entrance to observe electors.
What color lines are used to manage electors, and who uses which line?
Blue for ID holders, yellow for non-ID holders.
Red for ID holders, green for non-ID holders.
Green for ID holders, red for all others.
Yellow and black lines for different polling divisions.
Where should 'WAIT HERE' signs be placed?
At the entrance of the polling station.
On the desks of the Presiding Officer and Deputy Presiding Officer.
Approximately five (5) feet in front of the desks of the Poll Clerks and the Deputy Presiding Officer.
Near the voting booths.
When will the Returning Officer provide supplies for the establishment of two (2) voting booths?
If there are more than 300 registered electors.
If the polling station is located on an upper floor.
Where the electorate to be served is in excess of five hundred (500).
Upon request by the Presiding Officer.
According to Section 90(1), what must the Presiding Officer identify?
The number of registered electors.
The location of the ballot box.
Where the Polling Station Limit is.
The names of the Polling Agents.
When should the 'Polling Station Limit' sign preferably be posted?
The day after the poll.
One week before the poll.
On the morning before the poll starts.
The evening before the poll.
What is the prohibited distance for congregating or assembling near a polling station?
Fifty (50) yards.
One hundred (100) meters.
One hundred (100) yards (approximately 91 ½ meters).
Twenty-five (25) feet.
What is the penalty for contravening Section 90(3) regarding the Polling Station Limit?
A warning from the Police Officer.
A fine of $7,500.00 OR imprisonment for 3 months.
Disqualification from voting in future elections.
Community service.
What is the role of the Information Officer on the day before Polling Day?
To assist electors with the voting process.
To count the preliminary ballots.
To familiarize themselves with the polling station compound and map out locations.
To distribute election supplies to the staff.
Why should the Presiding Officer contact the person with the keys to the polling station venue?
To confirm the security arrangements.
To ensure there is no delay in opening the polls.
To arrange for catering for the Polling Station Staff.
To finalize the furniture layout.
With whom should the Presiding Officer liaise regarding the readiness of the polling station (e.g., furniture, lighting)?
The Chief Election Officer.
The Commissioner of Police.
Returning Officers.
The building supervisor.
In split polling stations, how should they be set up in relation to their numeric order?
In reverse numeric order.
Randomly.
In a manner where they run in numeric order (e.g., 0111-1, 0111-2, 0111-3).
Based on alphabetical order of the street names.
What are the prescribed hours for the taking of the poll?
7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
When are ALL Polling Station Staff required to be at their designated polling station on Polling Day?
5:45 a.m.
6:00 a.m.
4:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m.
What is the first pre-poll activity mentioned for the morning of Polling Day (4:00 a.m. to 5:45 a.m.)?
Posting of Signs and Notices.
Testing of X-Stamps.
Declaration of Secrecy and Letter of Appointment.
Examination of the Revised List of Electors.
Who is authorized to administer the Declaration of Secrecy to the Police Officer on duty, if necessary?
The Chief Election Officer.
A Justice of the Peace.
The Presiding Officer.
The Returning Officer.
Which of the following is a sign or notice that must be placed inside the polling station?
Polling Station Limit.
100 yards limit.
Please Leave Your Cellphone Here Sign.
Notice of Taking A Poll [Form No. 46].
What is the Presiding Officer required to do with the pre-inked X-Stamps before the opening of the poll?
Lock them in the ballot box.
Distribute them to the Polling Agents.
Inspect and test all of them.
Count and record the number of stamps.
What should the Presiding Officer do if the Revised List of Electors includes a Supplemental List of Electors?
Ignore the supplemental list.
Treat all references to the Revised List as including the Supplemental List.
Use the supplemental list only for electors without ID.
Keep the lists separate.
When should Polling Agents be allowed to examine the documents to be used in the polling station?
After the first hour of voting.
At any time during the polling hours.
BEFORE the 6:00 a.m. start of voting.
After all electors have voted.
What is a crucial step during the first inspection of the ballot box?
Placing sample ballots inside.
Showing the box locked and sealed to all persons present.
Allowing electors to inspect the empty box.
Affixing the official seal.
What should the Presiding Officer do if neither the Candidates nor their Agents are present to witness the inspection of the ballot boxes?
Proceed with the inspection without witnesses.
Postpone the opening of the poll.
Invite two (2) electors to witness and record it in the Polling Station Diary.
Request the Police Officer to act as a witness.
