Election Day Poll Official

About the role

A general election day poll official fills a variety of roles within the polling location on Election Day, including but not limited to: assist with setting up the polling location, assuring applications to vote are accurately completed, verifying the voter’s identity, issuing correct ballots, helping the voter with the voting process, assuring voter secrecy is maintained, referring to the Manager when an unusual situation arises, providing excellent customer service, and providing accurate information and helping voters.

Responsibilities

• Assist with setting up the polling location
• Assure applications to vote are accurately completed
• Verify the voter’s identity
• Issue correct ballots
• Help the voter with the voting process
• Assure voter secrecy is maintained
• Refer to the Manager when an unusual situation arises
• Provide excellent customer service
• Provide accurate information and help voters

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and a resident of Barrow County (or neighboring county) or an employee of the Barrow County Government. (not Board of Education)
• Will be required to provide original documentation as proof
• Must be Judicious and Intelligent
• Must be 16 years of age or older
• Must be able to read, write and speak the English language
• Shall have never been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude unless such person's civil rights have been restored and at least ten years have elapsed from the date of the completion of the sentence without a subsequent conviction
• Shall not be a candidate for or holder of public office, while serving as a poll official
• Shall not be a parent, spouse, child, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law of a candidate who is on the ballot in that precinct
• Will be required to attend a 2-3 hour in person training class in Winder, if working at a polling location
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 5 lbs.
• Must be capable of conducting fair and unbiased efficient elections for the qualified voters of Barrow County

Pay

$175 includes training pay

Schedule

This position is a grant funded postion with no benefits.