The issue of how the voter's signature must be written if the ballot is to be counted seems to have been addressed only on the Application For Absentee Voter's Ballot. The multiple uses for absentee ballots were not covered in the training session, for example for handicapped persons in vehicles on election day. Not all inspectors attended one of the current training sessions. Elections Division Clearly accessible public entrances were not consistently available at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse on the night of the election. The front door was locked early in the evening.
Procedures vary unacceptably at the polling places.
Substitutes should be provided for inspectors who have not attended a current training session. This duty should be specified in the Handbook . This duty should be specified in the Handbook. A list of supplies and how they are to be used should be included in the Handbook. Inspectors should instruct workers that if they damage a ballot card when they tear off the stub, they should drop the ballot into the box and not tamper with the ballot.