Election judges have many responsibilities and perform several tasks on Election Day, including:
- Opening the polling place at 6 a.m. sharp and closing it at 7 p.m.
- Setting up election equipment
- Providing assistance to voters
- Signing in voters
- Verifying voter qualifications
- Distributing ballots/activation cards for touch screen machines
- Operating voting equipment
- Filling out forms
- Processing and transmitting votes when polls close
- Certifying vote totals