Why be an Election judge?
Situation: Concern is growing that our Election Day workforce – often understaffed and under-resourced even in a ‘normal’ year – will be even more understaffed this November.
Urgency: With less than two months to go until Election Day, prospective election judges need to sign up and be trained in time for the November election.
Solution: Consider becoming an Election Judge AND encourage your friends, family and neighbors, here and in other counties and States, to work as impartial Election Judges.
YOU can help ensure that elections, the foundation of democratic governance, are fair, accurate and impartial.
YOU can protect voters’ rights by ensuring that every eligible voter who wants to vote can and that every ballot is counted.
Urgency: With less than two months to go until Election Day, prospective election judges need to sign up and be trained in time for the November election.
Solution: Consider becoming an Election Judge AND encourage your friends, family and neighbors, here and in other counties and States, to work as impartial Election Judges.
YOU can help ensure that elections, the foundation of democratic governance, are fair, accurate and impartial.
YOU can protect voters’ rights by ensuring that every eligible voter who wants to vote can and that every ballot is counted.
who can be an election judge in cook county?
To be an Election Judge, you must:
-Be a qualified elector of the county in which the municipality is located (i.e., an adult citizen of the United States who has resided in the election district for 28 consecutive days and is not otherwise disqualified to vote)
-Be able to read and write fluently in the English language
-NOT be a candidate for any office to be voted on at the polling place at that election
-Be 18 years old, except high school students who may be 16 or 17 years old. For more details about student Election Judges visit: https://www.cookcountyclerkil.gov/elections/work-election-day/student-involvement/high-school-student-election-judges
-Be a qualified elector of the county in which the municipality is located (i.e., an adult citizen of the United States who has resided in the election district for 28 consecutive days and is not otherwise disqualified to vote)
-Be able to read and write fluently in the English language
-NOT be a candidate for any office to be voted on at the polling place at that election
-Be 18 years old, except high school students who may be 16 or 17 years old. For more details about student Election Judges visit: https://www.cookcountyclerkil.gov/elections/work-election-day/student-involvement/high-school-student-election-judges
what are my responsibilities?
Election Judges work as part of a team, with others who have done this before who can help you out and answer your questions. Your local clerk will provide you with training prior to Election Day for the job you will be doing. Election Judges help reduce long lines at the polls and make the voting process easier. Election Judges can make all the difference between a voter casting their ballot or being turned away at the polls. Elections Judges in Cook County are paid.
what is the time committment?
In Cook County, Election Judges can make a vital difference by committing to work just three times an election cycle:
-1 prescheduled training session of three hours
-1 hour of set up the night before the election
-On Election Day from 5am- 8pm (or whenever your team is finished up)
Cook County also seeks Election Judges to work early voting, although that is a greater time commitment.
-1 prescheduled training session of three hours
-1 hour of set up the night before the election
-On Election Day from 5am- 8pm (or whenever your team is finished up)
Cook County also seeks Election Judges to work early voting, although that is a greater time commitment.
how do I sign up?
To sign up here in Cook County, visit: https://www.cookcountyclerkil.gov/elections/work-election-day
what about serving as an election judge or poll worker in another jurisdiction?
Every jurisdiction has a different process for recruiting, hiring and training poll workers. The League of Women Voters in partnering with Power the Polls to make the process more accessible. If you have family or friends in other states who want to help, they can go https://www.powerthepolls.org/
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