People taking selfies for social media after voting need to keep their smart phones out of the polling booth. Orange County Elections Administrator Tina Barrow said voting rules prohibit electronic recording devices to be out in polling places. Voters should keep their devices in a bag or pocket.
After the first few days of early voting in the county, an election judge has had to admonish only one person for taking a photograph. The judge asked the person not to post the picture, Barrow said.
People needing a reminder on their choice of down-ballot offices are allowed to carry a filled-in sample ballot with them. Barrow said the sample ballot must be folded and not visible for other people to see when the voter is outside the booth.
Voters also cannot wear T-shirts, caps or buttons advertising a candidate when going to the polls.
Orange County uses paper ballots that are counted on digital scanners, so rumors about electronic voting machines would not apply locally.
Early voting will continue Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. It starts again Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., except on Tuesday when the hours will be extended from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday November 4 is the last day for early voting.
The Orange County early voting sites are the Orange Public Library, Bridge City Public Works Building, Mauriceville Volunteer Fire Department and Raymond Gould Community Center in Vidor.
Registered Orange County voters may go to any of the early voting sites. On Election Day, Tuesday November 8, voters must go to their assigned boxes.
First week of Early Voting in Orange County saw a grand total of 13,439
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