Version 4.1 of the Chief's Manual is here to download (~25MB).  Printed copies will be provided to Chief's and Assistant Chief's during pre-election education sessions.

These are copies of the materials used in education sessions for this election.

Slides used for Chief and Assistant Chief Education for the November 4, 2025, election.

Slides used for New Officer of Election Education for the November 4, 2025, election.

Slides used for Officer of Election Education for the November 4, 2025, election.

SDR & Provisional Specialist Education for the November 4, 2025, election.

 

The Assistant Chief Education Program (ACEP) is a course of study for officers of election (and Assistant Chiefs or Chiefs who would like a review) to learn what you need to know to serve effectively as an Assistant Chief in a polling place. The program of study is accessed by a series of recorded presentations which are on the Albemarle County Elections Training Materials playlist on YouTube.  There are 11 modules in this program.  The presentations are all named beginning "AC Elections ACEP" followed by the module number and name. 

An outline of the curriculum can be found here.   

The presentations are found here in a playlist, or you can select modules individually in the table below.

If you want to apply to be an Assistant Chief, you may want copies of the slides used in the presentations and you will want access to the tests for each module.  The tests are fillable PDF files.  Links to these files can be found in the table below.  You will probably want to open the test files in Adobe Acrobat or another PDF reader to be able to fill in and save your responses. When you complete the tests, send the filled-in PDFs along with your letter of application and any recommendations to the Elections Manager Alex Branch.  You will be informed as to whether your application is acceptable or not, and if not, why.  Acceptable applications will be reviewed by the Electoral Board.

Module Name
0-1 Introduction	Presentation	Slides	Test
0-2 The Law	Presentation	Slides	Test
I-1 Project Management 101	Presentation	Slides	Test
I-2 Communications	Presentation	Slides	Test
I-3 Team Planning	Presentation	Slides	Test
I-4 Pre-Election Activities	Presentation	Slides	Test
II-1 Election Day Before Open	Presentation	Slides	Test
II-2 Election Day Administration	Presentation	Slides	Test
II-3 Election Day Emergency Procedures	Presentation	Slides	Test
II-4 Election Day Closeout	Presentation	Slides	Test
III-1 Post Election	Presentation	Slides	Test

Here you can find educational materials for the Check-In officer, specifically Poll Pad reference materials from KNOWiNK, guides to handling certain types of valid IDs and home-grown instructional videos.

Poll Pad Guides:   Poll Pad Quick Start     Poll Pad Setup Guide   Poll Pad Check-In Guide

Guidance on Certain Electronic IDs:     Virginia Mobile ID (mID)     UVA Electronic ID 

Instructional Videos:  Poll Pad Setup      Poll Pad Packing

The ES&S DS300 is the ballot scanner and tabulator used in Albemarle elections.

Instructional Videos:    Loading the DS300 into the Cage

The ExpressVote is the ADA marking device that is available in all Albemarle County polling places.  It is only a ballot marking device, it does not count votes.  The ExpressVote can assist voters who have vision or motor limitations in marking their ballots by themselves.

Instructional Video:   ExpressVote Packing

The Virginia Department of Elections publishes many documents and resources that are useful for officers of election.  Among these are:

The "What-Ifs" - updated usually every year, handy guide to many questions for EOs

Polling Place Lookup - a tool EOs and voters can use to find where there polling place is based on the address