Friday, 18 January 2008 01:25

Poll Workers Wanted

In an interview Wednesday on TSPN, Amador County Registrar of Voters Sheldon Johnson encouraged registered voters and high-school students over the age of 16 to sign up to work at the polls during the February 5 Presidential Primary Election. “We always need more poll workers,” said Johnson, “and I want people to know there is still time to sign up and get involved.” “Being a poll worker is a fun and easy way to get involved in the electoral process,” said county’s chief elections officer. Amador Countystanding who is a United States citizen, at least 16 years old, and has a grade-point average of at least 2.5. Student poll workers must also have a California residents can serve as a poll worker if he or she is a registered voter, or a high-school student in good driver’s license. Poll workers earn a stipend of $88 for the day. Interested in working on Election Day? Call the county elections office to sign up – there is also a poll worker application form in the county elections booklet. For more information about how to be a poll worker, call the elections office at 223-6465.