What does it take to be a high school poll worker? To serve as a high school poll worker, a student must: Be a United States citizen Be at least 16 years old on Election Day Attend a public or private high school Have at least a 2.
State Employees Government Code section Regulations: Employee shall be eligible for both regular state compensation and the fee paid by the Registrar of Voters for serving as a poll worker. Eligibility of a state employee to serve at the polls is subject to approval by the employee's manager or supervisor.
Employee seeking release time to work at the polls shall provide sufficient notice to allow the department to maintain adequate coverage and meet operational needs. Verification of service as a poll worker on Election Day may be required by the appointing authority by requiring the employee to provide written verification of service from the Registrar of Voters, including the name of the employee serving and the date of the election.
View a list of state agencies in your county. Our Mission: Ensure the integrity of the electoral process. Enhance public confidence. Encourage citizen participation. We use over 2, registered Orange County voters to work as nonpartisan poll workers on Election Day. All workers are required to attend training before each election.
The first step to working at the polls is to attend an orientation class. The orientation class includes information about the requirements for becoming a poll worker, the basic duties for each position, and what a day as a poll worker looks like. Orientations will resume in Instead, contact our office by phone or in writing. Follow us:. Classroom Presentations We gear classroom presentations toward specific grade levels. High School Student Government Elections We encourage high schools around the county to use real voting equipment to vote for their student government and class officers.
Topics include: The importance of voting Voting trends in Orange County and Florida Understanding the levels of government Upcoming elections Adopt-A-Precinct Program For more information on how we can bring classroom presentations and elections to you, or to request a speaker, contact us.
Additionally the county recognized the importance of providing poll workers with the opportunity for a final review of election procedures and materials just prior to them serving on Election Day. As a result they developed "Practice Makes Perfect," an open house review staffed by poll worker trainers, which is held on the weekend Friday evening through Sunday preceding every election. YATB participants played an important role in the successful transition to recently deployed electronic poll books, as they often have a greater familiarity and understanding of technology.
By pairing technological savvy high school students with longer serving precinct election officials, who have a better understanding of election processes, the county can provide the perfect combination of technological comfort and experience at the polls.
Additionally the county instituted a new program to engage the business community and government agencies in the election process called " Partners in Democracy. This fall the county is also implementing an own online training course for precinct election officials who feel the need for additional training. To help retain precinct election officials , the county administers a post-election survey of these officials seeking input on ways the election process could be better run.
Some of the best ideas to improve processes have come through these surveys. Montgomery County, Maryland has created a formalized review procedure called the Precinct Performance Report , which evaluates and develops election judge performance and ultimately improves the voters' experience at the polls. This assessment provides critical data documenting and visualizing which precincts need attention and those areas where multiple precincts are underperforming, and to improve the county's training program.
The report see sample charts each precinct's success or failure at meeting established performance standards and goals. Since the data is precinct-specific, it clearly distinguishes between issues that face all or most precincts and those issues that are specific to one or a few precincts. The report is based on reports and logs related to the voting equipment, provisional voting, and other paperwork that must be completed on Election Day.
Using these data a detailed assessment on each precinct is created and each precinct receives a ranking. The portal is updated weekly and is designed to thoroughly prepare poll workers for their specific duties.
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