Washington County Board of Elections

Be A Polling Place Official

Sign up to be a poll worker!

To be a poll worker in Ohio, you must:

Be at least 18 years of age

Be registered to vote in the county you plan to work as a poll worker

Also:

You will need to have transportation to and from the polls

You may not have a relative on the ballot in the precinct in which you work

You will need to attend a training session

You will need to work from approximately 5:30 AM to 8:00 PM

Washington County does participate in Youth at the Booth, a program promoted by the Voting Rights Institute with the Secretary of the State's Office that allows students in high school to work at the polls. To participate as a poll worker, a student must:

Be at least 17 years of age

Be a high school Senior

Click here to visit the State of Ohio's Online Poll Worker Training Program.

Desired Poll Worker Qualifications

Have a Positive Attitude

Be courteous and attentive to the voters

Possess civic pride, want to do the job

Ability to follow directions

Possess some mathematical skills, the signature book and the clerk’s book need to balance with the number of ballots that were processed through the M100. Poll worker must be able to account for every ballot.

The poll worker should be able to operate electronic equipment. They need to be comfortable with machines like a DVD and microwave--must be able to find the card in the M100 so they can insert it and take it out. If they have difficulty during the Election Day, it is helpful in the communications process if the poll worker has some ability to communicate about electronic equipment.

Respects Voter privacy at all times

Be available to work in the polling place for the entire day

Be willing to absentee vote if they are not working in their own precinct so they can stay in their assigned polling place for the entire day.