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Be a Guardian of Democracy!

Be a Poll Worker 
State-by-State Requirements for All 50 States and links to sign up

Just click your state in the table below and start on your way to becoming a Poll Worker!
(Alphabetical by State)

Alabama

Maine

Pennsylvania

Alaska

Maryland

Rhode Island

Arizona

Massachusetts

South Carolina

Arkansas

Michigan

South Dakota

California

Minnesota

Tennessee

Colorado

Mississippi

Texas

Connecticut

Missouri

Utah

Delaware

Montana

Vermont

District of Columbia

Nebraska

Virginia

Florida

Nevada

Washington

Georgia

New Hampshire

West Virginia

Hawaii

New Jersey

Wisconsin

Idaho

New Mexico

Wyoming

Illinois

New York


Indiana

North Carolina


Iowa

North Dakota


Kansas

Ohio


Kentucky

Oklahoma


Louisiana

Oregon


ALABAMA

Sign up with local board of elections:

Find yours here: https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/board-of-registrars-all-counties


DEADLINE Sep 19, 2020

More info: http://aldemocrats.org/resource/poll_workers


Poll watchers: 1 per party per station


ALASKA

Learn more & links to sign up here: http://www.elections.alaska.gov/Core/workers_poll.php


DEADLINE to sign up: April 15, 2020


ARIZONA

To sign up, contact the local board of elections:

Find yours here:

https://azsos.gov/elections/voting-election/contact-information-county-election-officials


DEADLINE: August 5, 2020


ARKANSAS

To be a Poll Worker (Clerk, Judge, Inspector), contact county election commissioner. Find them here: http://www.arkansas.gov/sbec/election-commissioner

Poll Watcher - 1 per candidate

CALIFORNIA

Contact the local board of elections DEADLINE August 5, 2020

Find yours here: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices/


Further info here: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/poll-worker-information/


COLORADO

To be Poll Worker (Election Judge), contact county election officials: https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Resources/CountyElectionOffices.html


DEADLINE April 28, 2020

Info: https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Resources/BecomeElectionJudge.html


Info on Poll Watcher: https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/watchers.html


CONNECTICUT

Contact your local registrar's office here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lPPnstVsiMoR05riLrnzEDl_f_5b4L91/view

Poll Watcher: Designated by town chairman of each party 2+ days before election.


DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

To be a Poll Worker (Election Worker):

Fill out application here: https://dcboe.org/Poll-Workers/Apply-to-be-an-Election-Day-Worker


Further info here: https://dcboe.org/FAQS/Election-Day-Workers


DELAWARE

Application https://elections.delaware.gov/pubs/pdfs/election_officer_application.pdf


Info https://elections.delaware.gov/information/electionofficers.shtml


Poll Watcher: County chairperson each party appoints 1 observer in room where provisional ballots tallied


FLORIDA

County Contacts here: https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/contacts/supervisor-of-elections/


DEADLINE October 14, 2020

Poll Watcher: 1 per party & 1 per candidate


GEORGIA

To be a Poll Worker in GA contact your local board of elections. More info: https://georgiapollworkers.sos.ga.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Poll Watcher: 2 per precinct https://georgiapollworkers.sos.ga.gov/Pages/default.aspx

HAWAII

Contact your county board of elections here: https://elections.hawaii.gov/resources/county-election-divisions/

Poll Watcher: Names must be submitted to local election officials 10 days before election; 1 per party.


IDAHO

Contact your county clerk here: https://idahovotes.gov/county-clerks/


DEADLINE January 10, 2020

More info: https://idahovotes.gov/poll-workers/


Poll Watcher:1 person authorized by each political party


ILLINOIS

Contact election authority here: https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionAuthorities.aspx?MID=cQHxtxVEmuo%3d


DEADLINE May 2020

Poll Watcher: Parties & candidates can appoint 2 per precinct


INDIANA

Contact county election board: https://indianavoters.in.gov/CountyContact/index


Info https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/2674.htm


Poll Watcher: 1 watcher per political party, independent candidate & media DEADLINE May 3, 2020

IOWA‌

Contact County Auditor Office/Elections Commissioner https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/auditors/auditorslist.html


DEADLINE May 3, 2020

List here https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/auditors/auditor.asp?CountyID=00


Poll Watcher: No more than 3 at a time per political party


KANSAS

Contact your County election office: http://www.sos.ks.gov/elections/elections_registration_ceo.asp


Info on Volunteering: http://www.voteks.org/after-you-vote/volunteer.html


Poll Watcher: 1 Rep per polling place


KENTUCKY

To be a Poll Worker (Precinct Officer):

Contact county clerks: https://elect.ky.gov/About-Us/Pages/County-Clerks.aspx


Info: https://elect.ky.gov/Voters/Pages/Become-a-Precinct-Election-Officer.aspx


Poll Watcher: No more than 2 people appointed by each party per precinct

LOUISIANA

Application https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/PublishedDocuments/BecomeAPollCommissioner.pdf


DEADLINE February 7, 2020

Parish Clerk Addresses https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/PublishedDocuments/ClerkOfCourtAndRegistrarOfVotersLis t.pdf


https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/GetInvolved/BecomeAnElectionWorker/Pages/default.aspx


Poll Watcher: Each candidate 1 watcher at every precinct


MAINE

Poll Worker (Warden, Ward Clerk, Election Clerk, Deputy Registrar):

Contact your Municipal Registrar https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/munic.html


Info: http://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/21-A/title21-Asec503.html


Poll Watcher: 1 person per party allowed.


MARYLAND

Contact your Local Board of Elections: https://elections.maryland.gov/about/county_boards.html


DEADLINE January 28, 2020

Info: https://elections.maryland.gov/get_involved/index.html


https://elections.maryland.gov/get_involved/election_judges.html

MASSACHUSETTS

Contact your local board of elections. http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleclk/clkidx.htm


MICHIGAN

Application here: https://www.michigan.gov/documents/Elec_Inspec- Appl_131809_7.pdf?20150422085944


Or contact local board of elections: https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/


DEADLINE May 15, 2020

https://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-5647_12539_29836-182653--,00.html


MINNESOTA

Contact a city/county election office using info here https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/get-involved/become-an-election-judge/

DEADLINE May 1, 2020

Poll Watcher: 1 challenger per each political party per precinct


MISSISSIPPI

Contact your local board of elections here to sign up: https://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/County-Election-Info.aspx

MISSOURI

Info: https://www.sos.mo.gov/pollworker/faqs


To sign up fill out his form: https://s1.sos.mo.gov/pollworker/signup


or contact local election authority here: https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/localelectionauthority


https://s1.sos.mo.gov/pollworker


MONTANA

Contact county election administrator https://sosmt.gov/Portals/142/Elections/Forms/electionadministrators.pdf

DEADLINE April 18, 2020

Info https://sosmt.gov/elections/judge/


Poll Watcher: 1 poll watcher per party per polling place


NEBRASKA

Application here https://sos.nebraska.gov/elec/pdf/election%20worker%20brochure.pdf


Contact County election offices here: https://sos.nebraska.gov/elec/clerks.html


Poll Watcher: 1 observer per party per station

NEW HAMPSHIRE

To be a Poll Worker (Moderator, Ward Clerk, Selectmen):

Contact County clerks: https://app.sos.nh.gov/Public/ClerkDetails.aspx


Or City Clerks: https://app.sos.nh.gov/Public/Reports.aspx


DEADLINE September 15, 2020


New Jersey

DEADLINE January 10, 2020

Info: https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/county-information.shtml


Poll Watcher:2 challengers per district


NEW MEXICO

To sign up contact your County Clerk.

Find them here: https://www.sos.state.nm.us/voting-and-elections/voter-information/county-clerk- information/


DEADLINE April 8, 2020

Poll Watcher: 1 watcher at a time in a polling location.

NEW YORK‌

Application https://www.elections.ny.gov/BecomePollworker.html


Contact local board of elections here: https://www.elections.ny.gov/CountyBoards.html

https://www.elections.ny.gov/BecomePollworker.html


DEADLINE July 15, 2020

Poll Watcher: 2+ candidates can appoint


NEVADA

To sign up, contact your local board of elections https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/elections/voters/county-clerk-contact-information

DEADLINE May 9, 2020

Poll Watcher: Members of general public may be poll watchers, but not media


NORTH CAROLINA

Poll Worker (Precinct Official, Chief Judge, Election Staff)

To sign up, contact your local board of elections here: https://vt.ncsbe.gov/BOEInfo


Poll Watcher: 2 observers per polling place

NORTH DAKOTA

Contact your county election officials.

Find them here: https://vip.sos.nd.gov/CountyAuditors.aspx


DEADLINE January 30, 2020


OHIO

Be a Poll Worker (Precinct Election Official/PEO)

Apply Online here: https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/precinct-election-officials/peosignup/


Or contact County Board of Elections here: https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/elections- officials/county-boards-of-elections-directory/


https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/precinct-election-officials/


DEADLINE September 15, 2020


OKLAHOMA

Contact your County Election Board (CEB) https://www.ok.gov/elections/documents/cebinfo.pdf


Poll Watcher: Any candidate / political party can have poll watcher; must file with Sec. of State / CEB


OREGON

OR has vote-by-mail and does not have traditional polling, so no Poll Worker

You can still volunteer on Election Day, contact here https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Pages/countyofficials.aspx


Poll Watcher: May watch county clerk count ballots

PENNSYLVANIA

Contact your County Election Office

Find them here: https://www.votespa.com/Resources/Pages/Contact-Your-Election-Officials.aspx


Poll Watcher #Pennsylvania: Candidates can appoint 2 and parties 3 per district


Rhode Island

Online Application https://vote.sos.ri.gov/


DEADLINE September 19, 2020

More info here: http://www.elections.ri.gov/pollworkers/index.php


Poll Watcher: Parties may appoint "checkers" "runners"& "watchers"


SOUTH CAROLINA

Info https://www.scvotes.org/south-carolina-poll-manager-information-page


Application https://www.scvotes.org/files/yes.html


County Election Commission DEADLINE January 15, 2020

Poll Watcher: 2 per party per 1,000 voters per polling place


SOUTH DAKOTA

Contact County Auditor

https://sdsos.gov/contact-us/county-auditors.aspx


DEADLINE September 19, 2020

Poll Watcher: 1 watcher per polling place per party

TENNESSEE

To signup, contact your county election commission, contact details here: https://tnsos.org/elections/election_commissions.php

Poll Watcher: Each candidate can have 1 and each party 2


TEXAS

Poll Worker: (Presiding Judge, Clerk) https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/pamphlets/deputy.shtml

To signup, contact county clerks here: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/cclerks.shtml …

Poll Watcher: Max of 7 per early voting site and 2 per Election Day site


UTAH

To signup, contact your county clerks here: https://elections.utah.gov/election-resources/county-clerks

Poll Watcher: 1 watches counting ballots; 1 inspects ballot packages.


VERMONT

To signup, contact your town clerks here: https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/878762/townclerkguide.pdf

Poll Watcher: No more than 2 representatives outside the guardrail. https://www.sec.state.vt.us/elections/town-clerks-election-workers.aspx

VIRGINIA

Contact local voter registration office: https://vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation/PublicContactLookup


Or fill out Online Application https://apps.elections.virginia.gov/OnlineForms/OfficerofElection


DEADLINE January 22, 2020

Poll Watcher: 1 person per party per polling place


WASHINGTON

WA has vote-by-mail and not traditional polling

To Volunteer Election Day, contact county auditors: http://countyofficials.org/Directory.aspx?DID=15

Poll Watcher: County auditors must request observers appointed by political parties be present


WEST VIRGINIA

Appointed by County Executive Committees. https://sos.wv.gov/elections/Pages/ExecComm.aspx


DEADLINE March 24, 2020

Poll Watchers not permitted

WISCONSIN

Democratic County Chairpersons


Info https://elections.wi.gov/elections-voting/voters/become-a-poll-worker


DEADLINE November 30, 2019

Poll Watcher: Any member of public


WYOMING

To signup, contact your County Clerk: http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/WYCountyClerks.pdf


OR Democratic party chairs


DEADLINE May 18, 2020

Info: http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/BecomeAPollworker.aspx


Poll Watcher: 1 per party

 
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