We are always looking for new poll-workers. Personal circumstances of current poll-workers or election office procedures may create the need for new poll-workers.
Training sessions will be provided before each scheduled election. Attendance is strongly encouraged.
You will need to be report to the polls by 7:00 a.m. You will be able to leave as soon as the work is finished after the polls close at 8:00 p.m.
Election Board Workers are appointed every two years by the Platte County Election Commissioner to serve at the 27 Platte County Precincts on Election Day. You must be a Platte County Registered Voter and able to work on Election day from 7:00 a.m. to approximately 8:00 – 8:30 p.m. This appointment is for a two-year term and you would be expected to work at every election in that term. If an emergency comes up and you are not able to work, you will need to call the Platte County Election Office at 402-563-4908 to be replaced.
No employer shall subject an employee serving as a Judge, Clerk or Inspector of election to coercion, discharge from employment, loss of pay, loss of overtime pay, loss of sick leave, loss of vacation time, the threat of any such action, or any other form of penalty as a result of his or her absence from employment due to such service on the election board appointment. The employer may reduce the pay of an employee for each hour of work missed by an amount equal to the hourly compensation paid by the county for election board service. The Election Office will provide a letter for your employer as proof of hours worked upon request.