Qualifications
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Chairperson or Co-Chairperson
Responsible for overseeing the Election Day operations at an assigned polling place. This includes recruiting, managing and working with election workers assigned to the polling place, coordination of site access, picking up supplies, setting up equipment and opening the polls, assisting and processing voters, completing the closing procedures, transmitting election results and ensuring the ballots, voting materials, supplies and voting equipment are secured and returned to the division.
Poll Worker
Responsible for assisting the Chairperson and Co-Chairperson in the polling place operations. This includes setting up equipment and supplies, assisting and processing voters, and assisting in the closing procedures.
Additional Qualifications
Be willing to work an approximate 16 hour day or more on Election Day OR share a position and work a split shift and attend a four to five hour paid training session.
Early and Absentee Voting Official – Work at a voting station beginning 15 days prior to Election Day through Election Day.
Questioned Ballot Review Board – Work at a regional elections office for approximately 15 days after an election reviewing and processing questioned ballots.
Regional Accu-Vote Board – Work at a regional elections office before and after Election Day testing ballot counting equipment and counting ballots.
Field Workers – On Election Day, provide assistance to polling places by helping with voting equipment and voting procedures.
Absentee Ballot Review Board – Work at a regional elections office beginning seven days prior to an election through approximately 15 days after an election reviewing and processing absentee ballots.
Absentee and Questioned Ballot Logger – Work at a regional elections office assisting with receipt (data entry) of absentee and questioned ballots.
Election Night Workers – Workers who serve on Election Night at a regional elections office assisting with various activities such as receiving materials and answering telephones.
Additional Qualifications
Depending on the position, be willing to work two to four weeks during the election period, work election day and/or election night.
Bilingual outreach workers and Bilingual Poll Workers are needed to provided language assistance to voters in local Native languages throughout communities in Alaska.
Bilingual Outreach Worker
Bilingual Poll Worker
Additional Qualifications
Must speak the language of the community you will be assisting voters.
Your community needs YOU! The Youth at the Booth Program is designed to enliven your interest in the political process and help you learn your rights and responsibilities as a citizen.
Additional Qualifications
Registrars are qualified voters authorized by the Division of Elections to assist with the completion and verification of an applicant’s identity and the submission of voter registration forms to the Division of Elections. This is not a paid position.
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