BECOME AN ELECTION OFFICIAL!
and work at a Polling Place on Election Day

Monterey County Elections is recruiting Election Officials. For this purpose we have 3 great programs:

INDIVIDUAL ELECTION OFFICER ~ please see requirements

An ongoing recruitment program for individuals who are interested in working on Election Day. A great way to serve your community and make a few extra dollars! If you are interested please read the requirements and submit your application online.

TEAM UP FOR DEMOCRACY ~ more information

An Election Official recruitment program by the Monterey Elections Department specially designed for Service Organization wanting to raise funds while providing a great service to their community. For more information please contact the Precinct Services Coordinator at: (831) 796-1499

STUDENT ELECTION OFFICER ~ more information

Legislation in California now allows eligible students to be appointed to work as Election Officials. As Election Officials, students will participate in the operation of a poll site on Election Day. For students to be eligible, teachers will nominate qualified students to serve as Election Officials for each election. Teachers can download more information and the nomination form in PDF* format here.

Poll worker list

*You must have acrobat reader installed in your computer to read and print this file.

Accessibility Training

Assisting Voters


Mitigating Barriers


Setting Up an Accessible Polling Place


How to set up the Voting Machine


Using the Voting Machine