Richmond
City Council /
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Friday,
24 August 2018
Help Wanted: 200 Richmond Election Officers
needed to work November 6 Election Day - Starting pay $130.00
Individuals invited and encouraged to apply to serve
WHAT Richmond, Virginia
- The Richmond Office of the General Registrar is looking for 200
Election Officers to serve during the upcoming election on November 6, 2018.
Election Officers are critical to ensuring that elections are conducted in a
fair and impartial manner so that the outcome reflects the will of the citizens
of Richmond.
Dedicated individuals that are registered to
vote in Virginia, who take pride in their work, are patient, and enjoy working
with people are invited and encouraged to apply to serve as a Richmond Election
Officer. Election Officers are paid for their service, starting at $130.00 for
their work for the day.
Duties on Election Day may include:
·
Arranging a voting location (polling place)
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Greeting and helping manage the flow of voters
·
Setting up voting equipment and preparing voting location/polling
place for voting
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Helping determine if voters are qualified to vote and process them
in the "voter pollbook"
·
Admit voters to voting machines
·
Tallying results
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Packing up supplies
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Reporting to voting location/polling place (the time can vary, but
never later than 5:15 a.m.) and staying until done (this can sometimes be as
late as 9:00/10:00 p.m.)
All new Election Officers must complete a basic training class that will be
held in September and October. Election Officers completing basic training will
be paid $15.00.
Applications can be obtained from the Richmond Office of the General Registrar,
located in Richmond City Hall; 900 East Broad Street Room 105 (1st floor);
Richmond, Virginia. Individuals can also apply online at https://apps.elections.virginia.gov/OnlineForms/OfficerofElection. A brochure with additional information is available at http://www.richmondgov.com/Registrar/index.aspx.
CONTACT For more information,
please contact the Richmond Office of the General Registrar, at 804.646.5950
(tel), or by visiting the Richmond Office of General Registrar, located in
Richmond City Hall; 900 East Broad Street, Room 105 (1st floor); Richmond, Virginia.
Interested individuals can also apply
online, at https://apps.elections.virginia.gov/OnlineForms/OfficerofElection
(web)
