The Election Academy held its kickoff session on Saturday at the City Commissioner’s Elections Warehouse, offering people to see how ballots are handled and counted first-hand.
NBC10 was there for the tour, where people were offered the opportunity to “tour the warehouse facility where voting machines, electronic poll books, and other critical election materials are prepared and stored.”
Election officials also provided how the Election Day process unfolds, and how protocols are followed.
The program is a joint effort between the Philadelphia City Commissioners and the Committee of Seventy that will hold a number of transparency events within the next few weeks.
The academy will hold sessions on satellite election offices and voting by mail in Philadelphia at the following dates and locations:
Monday, March 23, 6-7:30 pm: 5610 Lancaster Ave, Unit 400
Tuesday, March 24, 6-7:30 pm: 6233 N Broad St
Thursday, March 26, 6-7:30 pm: 2739 N 5th St
Monday, March 30, 6-7:30 pm: 1619-1681 Grant Ave, Suite 15 & 16
Tuesday, March 31, 6-7:30 pm: 1835 S Broad St
Two sessions on what goes into registering voters will be held at the following dates and location:
Tuesday, April 7, 6-7:30 pm: 520 N Christopher Columbus Blvd
Thursday, April 9, 6-7:30 pm: 520 N Christopher Columbus Blvd
The academy also plans on holding poll worker training sessions over the next few months, but exact times and locations have not been announced.