Election Poll Worker Pay

By james varney the washington times thursday october 29 2020 facebook magnate mark zuckerberg and his wife gave a non profit 400 million to pay election workers train poll workers and rent.

Election poll worker pay. Assistants must help with set up on the day prior to the election as well. Government entity a pays worker y 100 in 2017 for election worker services and also employs y in another capacity in which y earns 1 000 subject to income tax withholding. A handful of states have increased wages recently in order to drum up volunteers.

They receive instruction from their chief judge prior to election day. Poll workers are paid from 175 to 300 electronic poll workers are paid up to 300 and there is a 50 hazard pay with proof of covid 19 testing. Alabama arizona colorado delaware georgia illinois kansas kentucky.

In oklahoma the state reimburses counties for the chief election official s salary and provides training for poll workers each even numbered year paying 25 for attendance. Of the states to offer a daily stipend to poll workers 13 of them have a minimum amount of less than 100 a day. 26 2 118 3 105 1 3 109 to 3 111.

You ll be paid via check four to six weeks after the election. Some counties in metro areas pay more as they did in the primary election. The election worker services of y are excluded from the section 218 agreement but the non election services are included.

The jobs also have coronavirus precautions has. The us election assistance commission has announced that september 1 will be national poll worker recruitment day but states and voter groups aren t waiting to get going tapping public workers. The assistants serve when needed and at the discretion and direction of the chief judge.

Assistants are paid 100. Inspectors can earn up to 240.