Democracy Needs You! Serve as a Poll Worker

Help your community exercise their right to vote by signing up to be a poll worker. As a poll worker you can make sure voters can easily and safely cast their vote. Gain hands-on experience and take part in the single most important right in our democracy—Voting!

Why be a poll worker?

• ✓ Support your democracy
• ✓ Get involved and assist voters
• ✓ Become an active member of your community
• ✓ Get paid for your assistance (amount varies by county)

What does a poll worker do?

• ✓ Sets up and closes in-person voting location
• ✓ Assists voters at the in-person voting locations
• ✓ Helps voters understand their rights
• ✓ Protects ballots and voting equipment
• ✓ Ensures a smooth and accessible voting experience

Do you speak another language?

• ✓ We need your help providing language access and assistance to voters so everyone can participate

Who can be a poll worker?

To serve as a poll worker you must:

• ✓ Be at least 16 years of age;
• ✓ Be a resident of California*; and
• (*U.S. citizens and legal residents are eligible to be poll workers)
• ✓ Attend trainings

Help your community and sign up to become a poll worker. Complete your form today at pollworker.sos.ca.gov.

For more information about being a poll worker, contact your county elections office or call the California Secretary of State at (800) 345-VOTE (8683), or visit vote.ca.gov.