Election official

Election official

An election official, election officer, election judge, election clerk, or poll worker is an official responsible for the proper and orderly voting at polling stations. Depending on the country or jurisdiction, election officials may be identified as members of a political party or non-partisan. In 41 of the 50 United States, high school students can serve as student election judges.

About Election official in brief

Summary Election officialAn election official, election officer, election judge, election clerk, or poll worker is an official responsible for the proper and orderly voting at polling stations. Depending on the country or jurisdiction, election officials may be identified as members of a political party or non-partisan. They are generally volunteers or paid a small stipend for their work. In 41 of the 50 United States, high school students can serve as student election judges.

In California, poll workers can be any citizen who requests the job at least two months prior to an election. About 85% of election officials, or LEOs, are very satisfied with their current voting systems. However, many reported areas in which improvement was needed such as accuracy in counting, reliability, security, and ease of use by voters.