MANSFIELD, Ohio — The Richland County Board of Elections needs poll workers to work the polls in the Nov. 3, 2015 General Election, as well as the March 15, 2016 Presidential Primary and the Nov. 8, 2016 Presidential General Election.
The first of a series of classes to train new workers is scheduled for Wednesday Oct. 7, 2015 at the Longview Center, 1495 W. Longview Avenue in Mansfield. The class lasts from 6-8:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., and the compensation for this training session is $25 which is included on the check received after the Election for working the polls.
A second class to learn how to operate the Electronic Poll Books is then scheduled for Saturday morning Oct. 10th from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. $25 compensation is included on the worker’s paycheck for this class.
We encourage new workers to attend a regular poll worker “Station Training” session as well, which gives more of an individual one-on-one instruction on specific procedures involved with processing the voters. You do not have to attend all day, but you can come anytime during the hours posted below and stay for at least 1 ½ hour to visit each training station.
The pay for this training is an additional $20. The dates and times for these classes are as follows: Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Thursday, Oct. 15 from 9 a.m.-7 .m.; Saturday, Oct. 17 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m.; Monday, Oct. 19 from 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
The compensation for working the polls on Election Day is $165 for Presiding Judges, $140 for Presiding Assistants, and $130 for regular workers/clerks. Checks are mailed out approximately one week after the election, with no taxes or other deductions. The Presiding Judge is the person in charge of picking up and returning the voting equipment to the Board of Elections’ office and supervising the other precinct workers. The Presiding
Assistant is a person of the opposite party than the Presiding Judge, who must ride back to the Board of Elections’ office with the Presiding Judge on Election night to return the ballots and voting equipment. For more information, or to sign up for the classes, please contact the Board of Elections at 419-774-5530.
