SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS

C. Election Judge and Poll Worker Training

33. Prior to each election during the term of this Agreement, as part of its training program for election judges and poll workers, Harris County will provide training on Title II of the ADA and the requirements of this Agreement as applied to Harris County’s voting program, including:

    1. Voting room or area requirements under the 2010 ADA Standards;

    2. Temporary remedial measures, including:  (a) why such measures are necessary; (b) how the measures must be implemented (e.g., how to install ramps, the placement of mats over (and not in front of) thresholds); and (c) a description of the role of Harris County’s Election Day Surveyors (EDSs), as set forth in Paragraph 37 of this Agreement, and the need to follow the instructions of the EDSs regarding the implementation of temporary measures on Election Day;

    3. Interacting with individuals with disabilities and making reasonable modifications necessary to ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are afforded an equal opportunity to participate in Harris County’s voting program; and

    4. Harris County’s revised policies, practices, and procedures, including the policies, practices, and procedures revised pursuant to Paragraphs 21 and 23 and Section F.

34. After the first election occurring after the Effective Date of this Agreement, and at each training session for each election thereafter, Harris County will identify each election judge in attendance whose polling place was identified as non-compliant by an EDS compliance review from the previous election (pursuant to Paragraph 37 of this Agreement).  Harris County will explain to each election judge the nature of the noncompliance and explain what the election judge must do to remedy the identified issue(s) on Election Day.

35. Prior to each election during the term of this Agreement, Harris County will provide training to all EDSs designated pursuant to Paragraph 37 of this Agreement.  The training of the EDSs will address: (a) temporary measures, including why they are needed and how the measures must be implemented (e.g., how to install ramps, the placement of mats over (and not in front of) thresholds); (b) how to resolve errors in the implementation of temporary measures on Election Day; (c) how to document the implementation of temporary measures on Election Day using checklists or compliance review forms referenced in Paragraph 36 of this Agreement; and (d) what the EDSs are required to do to implement the requirements of this Agreement.