In compliance with the Help America Vote Act, Utah implemented new voting equipment in 2006. The duties and responsibilities of poll workers have changed.

Due to the additional skills and responsibilities required to work with the new voting equipment, the stipend paid to poll workers has been increased. Each poll worker will receive a minimum of $120 for each election. Some positions will receive an extra stipend for transporting supplies and additional training that may be required.

Training is mandatory for each election. All poll workers will be required to attend training prior to each election. Poll managers and touch screen technicians will be required to attend additional training.

Please call 468-3477 if you are interested in serving as a poll worker.

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Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Poll workers are required to arrive at the polls at 6:00 am to set-up.

Poll Worker Titles and Duties:

Poll Manager (Additional training required)

• Pick-up and drop off supplies
• Oversee polling place set-up
• Greet and direct voters
• Assist voters as needed
• Assist provisional voters
• Reconcile Election Day activity
• Transport memory cards to drop-off location
• Must have access to a vehicle and be able to lift a minimum of 35 lbs
• Required to attend two three-hour trainings, basic and specialized

Touch Screen Technician (TST) (Additional training required)

• Oversees voting equipment set-up
• Troubleshoots and provides instructions
• Monitors and maintains machines as needed
• Assists voter with touch screens as necessary
• Reconciles Election Day activity
• Transports supplies
• Must have access to a vehicle and be able to lift a minimum of 35 lbs
• Required to attend two three-hour trainings, basic and specialized

Receiving Judge

• Look up voter's name
• Verify voter identification (if necessary)
• Collect signatures in Official Register
• Assign ballot series (if necessary)
• Required to attend three-hour basic training

PollBook Judge

• Record all voters in poll book
• Verify ballot series
• Relay ballot series to the ballot judge
• Issue & verify provisional ballots
• Required to attend three-hour basic training

Ballot Judge

• Give instructions to voters
• Assign ballot series
• Encode voter access cards
• Spoil ballots (if necessary)
• Required to attend three-hour basic training

Provisional/Information Judge

• Assist provisional voters
• Complete the judges section of the provisional ballot envelope
• Direct voters to correct polling location for their precinct
• Issue paper optical scan ballots
• Required to attend a two and a half hour training

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