1. Lock-out information (This pertains to certain people being able to vote on certain things at a particular poll).
2. Instructions on opening and closing of polls.
3. Reviewing responsibilities of being a commissioner or commissioner-in-charge.
4. Handing out of commissioner slips for that election.
5. Providing test for commissioners and commissioners-in-charge who need to re-certify.
6. Passing out of Sample Ballots.
7. Guidelines for voter requirements.
8. Open discussion on any questions.

Qualifications to be a Commissioner-in-Charge are as follows:

• A qualified voter who is not entitled to assistance in voting and is not a candidate in the election may be selected as a commissioner in any precinct of the ward where he/she is registered to vote, except pursuant to R.S. 18:434(B) and (D) (Louisiana Revised Statutes Election Code) in which case you may be selected as a commissioner in any precinct of the parish where you are registered to vote.
• No person shall be selected as a commissioner in a precinct in which a member of your immediate family is a candidate for election to public office.
• No person who has been convicted of an election offense enumerated in Chapter 1o of this Title shall serve as a commissioner.
• A person shall not serve as a commissioner, except pursuant to R.S. 18:434(D) (Louisiana Revised Statutes Election Code), unless he has attended a course of instruction for commissioners, has received a certificate of instruction during the term of office of the Clerk who conducted the school, and has provided their correct party affiliation to the Clerk. A commissioner who has received this certificate shall be classified as a certified commissioner. A commissioner selected pursuant to R.S. 18:434(D) (Louisiana Revised Statutes Election Code), who has not been issued such a certificate, shall be classified as an uncertified commissioner.

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