FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 28, 2018) — Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, Kentucky’s chief election official, is encouraging voters to serve as poll workers, also known as precinct election officials, in the upcoming Nov. 6 General Election. Approximately 15,000 Kentuckians are needed to help administer the election.
"We appreciate the thousands of Kentuckians who further their civic participation by serving on the front lines on Election Day as precinct election officials," said Grimes. "It takes around 15,000 people to help staff our polling locations on Election Day, and we have recently faced shortages, so I encourage Kentuckians to sign up to help support our democratic process."
Poll workers must be 18 and registered voters. An individual may not serve if he or she is a candidate, if their spouse or an immediate relative is a candidate, or if they have changed their party affiliation within the last year. Duties include attending mandatory training, setting up the polling station, processing voters, and completing and returning paperwork to the county clerk’s office on election night.
Poll workers are paid a minimum of $10 for attending the mandatory training session before Election Day, and a minimum of $60 per Election Day, as well as additional payment for mileage. Each county board of elections sets the rate for compensation.
For more information or to sign up to become a precinct election officer, visit GoVoteKY.com, contact your county clerk or your party’s county executive committee, or call 502-564-3490.
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