Duties of Poll Workers

Inspector

Paid $110 per day
Chairs the precinct board (which includes the two judges) and acts as manager of the precinct.
Attends a training session and retrieves election supplies (including ballots, poll lists and forms) at least two days before the election.
Administers an oath to all poll workers.
Announces the opening and closing of the polls.
Compares and evaluates the signature on an absentee ballot envelope with the absentee ballot application.
May challenge voters.
Assists in the canvass of the votes.
Returns all election supplies to the county election board election evening.

(Election Day judges may work a half day. The shift possibilities are 6 a.m. to Noon or Noon to 6 p.m. The pay for working a half day is $35.)

Paid $75 per day
Assists the Inspector in making decisions on matters that come before the precinct election board.
Provides instructions to voters when asked about the ballot or voting procedures.
May assist voters with impairments.
May challenge voters.
Assists in the canvass of the votes.

(Election Day clerks may work a half day. The shift possibilities are 6 a.m. to Noon or Noon to 6 p.m. The pay for working a half day is $35.)

Paid $75 per day
The primary function of the clerks is record keeping and ballot control.
Assists voters in signing the poll list.
Must initial each ballot before giving it to the voter.
In a Primary Election, the clerks must ensure the voter is given the ballot that corresponds with the voter's stated political party preference.
Assists in the canvass of the votes.