The Richland County Board of Elections needs additional poll workers for the November 8th, 2022, General Election. Therefore, the Board has scheduled two classes for new Precinct Election Officials (Poll Workers) for the November 8th General Election on Tuesday evening, October 18th, at 6 P.M. and October 19th at 9 A.M. at the Longview Center, 1495 W. Longview Avenue at the Upper-Level Classroom. New poll workers only need to attend one of the classes. If you enter through the front entrance from the main front parking area, the classroom will be to your right, past the elevators. The class will consist of an overview of the Electoral process and should last approximately 2 hours. A brief presentation will be included to demonstrate how to set up the voting equipment. Attendees will receive $30.00 with their check for working the polls and attending this class.
Most new poll workers will be assigned. We try to place workers as near as possible to their home area, but sometimes it’s necessary to ask them to travel to another part of the county.
Each polling precinct is staffed by one Precinct Election Official - Presiding Judge (PEO-PJ), who is considered to be the lead Poll worker, one Precinct Election Official - Presiding Assistant (PEO-PA), who must accompany the PJ back to the office with the equipment and ballots after the polls close, and two Precinct Election Officials-Clerks (PEO-Clerk). Vote Centers, which are polling places with more than one precinct, will also have a VLM (Voting Location Manager) to oversee the entire location. Usually, the more experienced workers are assigned as a VLM or PJ. An equal number of poll workers from each party must be assigned to each precinct.
VLMs are paid $190.00, Presiding Judges $180.00, Presiding Assistants $155.00, and Clerks $145.00, plus their training compensation. No taxes, social security, or other deductions are taken out of these checks.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with the Board of Elections Office at 419.774.5530.
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