County Clerk's please forward a copy of this communication to the
clerks of jurisdictions that will be using new optical scan equipment for the
first time to administer an election in August or September of this year...
Optical Scan
"Rollout" Training Sessions: Please be advised that
beginning on June 27, 2005, several full-day training sessions on the new
optical scan voting systems will be offered at regional locations throughout
the state. A complete schedule of
dates, times and locations is provided below.
Each session will include an
overview of the election day
procedures and forms that are unique to precincts in which optical scan
voting systems are used.
Participants will also receive detailed instruction on the
administrative responsibilities that apply to the use of electronic voting
system users including pre-election logic and accuracy testing
requirements.
The clerks of jurisdictions that
will be using optical scan voting equipment for the first time, to administer
the upcoming August and September elections are strongly encouraged to
attend. All programs are scheduled
to begin at 9 a.m. and conclude at 4 p.m. Participants are requested to bring a pencil and a ruler
with them to training. NOTE: These training sessions are not designed for
the training of election inspectors.
An RSVP is requested. Officials that plan to attend one of
the sessions being offered in Wayne, Oakland or Macomb Counties are requested
to RSVP with the county clerk's office for that county. Officials that plan to attend at one of
the other locations are requested to RSVP by contacting Sandy Prenger at 517-335-5141 or prengers@ameritech.net. Please provide the name of your home
county, jurisdiction, number of people that will be attending, and the date and
location of the session that you plan to attend.
Schedule
June 27 Wayne
County
Grosse
Pointe Woods City
Grosse
Pointe Woods Community Center
20225 Mack
Plaza
Grosse
Pointe Woods City, MI
June 27 Oakland
County
Troy
City
Troy
Community Center Rm. 303
3179
Livernois
Troy,
MI
June 28 Wayne
County
Northville
Township Hall
41600
W. Six Mile Rd.
Northville,
MI
June 29 Jackson
County
Blackman
Charter Township Hall
9190
W. Parnall Rd.
Jackson,
MI
(Park in
rear of building. Enter lower
level.)
June 29 Washtenaw
County
Scio
Township Hall
827
Zeeb Rd.
Ann
Arbor, MI
June 30 Monroe
County
Monroe
Township Hall
4925
E. Dunbar Rd.
Monroe,
MI
June 30 Lenawee
County
Lenawee
County Library
4459
W. US 223
Adrian
City, MI
July 6 Mason
County
Pere
Marquette Township Hall
1699
S. Pere Marquette Hwy
Ludington,
MI
July 7 Muskegon
County
Muskegon
County Human
Resource Bldg.
133 E. Apple Ave. Room 203
Muskegon, MI