Qualifications
Every election in Richland County the Board of Elections needs over four hundred trained precinct election officials to the work at the polling locations. Precinct Election Officials are prescribed by the law to actuate an unbiased and fair election.
The requirements to qualify to be a precinct election official are as follows:
- Must be a registered voter in Richland County
- Must attend training sessions
- Must be affiliated with a major political party
- Must be able to perform clerical tasks and lift voting equipment
- Must not have been convicted of a felony
- Must be at least 17 years old
Precinct Election Officials/Poll Worker Recruitment
Precinct Election Official COMPENSATION
Voting Location Manager – $190 per election
Presiding Judge – $180 per election
Presiding Assistant – $155 per election
Judge-Clerk – $145 per election
Additional compensation for training as determined by the Board.
Training for new workers is scheduled approximately six weeks before each primary or general election. Presiding Judges are trained as needed. Applicants will be notified of the dates and locations of the training sessions.
Election Official Manuals:
Secretary of State
Sign-up to be a Poll Worker
Training
NOVEMBER 5, 2024 GENERAL ELECTION
PRECINCT ELECTION OFFICIAL TRAINING
NEW PEO TRAINING DATE
Monday October 14th – New PEO Training 6 pm to 8 pm
PEO TRAINING DATES (Station Training)
Wednesday October 16th – PEO Training 9 am to 6 pm
Friday October 18th – PEO Training 9 am to 5 pm
Wednesday October 23rd – PEO Training 9 am to 6 pm
Saturday October 26th – PEO Training 9 am to 2 pm
** Training Dates may be added as needed**
Station Training is hands on. You rotate from Station to Station. It generally takes 2 hours to complete all Stations. You show up at any of these times, on any of the days that are convenient and remain as long as it takes to complete the training. You only need to attend once.
If you plan on arriving later in the day, please be here 2 HOURS BEFORE the end time to allow ample time to rotate through the stations.
All Training Sessions are all held at Longview Center, 1495 W. Longview Ave. Mansfield OH 44906 in the upstairs classroom. If you enter through the front entrance from the main front parking area, the classroom will be to your right, past the elevators.
