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Poll Worker Information

A Poll Worker Must:

· Be a citizen of the United States and a resident of that county.
· Be at least 16 years of age.
· Be able to read, write, and speak the English language.
· Not hold public office or be a candidate for public office.
· Be able to solve problems.
· Be an effective communicator.
· Not be an immediate relative of an elected official where the relative is a candidate.

The Georgia Youth Poll Worker Project is dedicated to recruiting high school and college-age students to become poll workers.

Poll worker training information from the Secretary of State.

Note: This content is purely informational and does not register you as a poll worker. You must register with your county’s Board of Elections.

The Georgia Peanut Gallery is an initiative of the New Georgia Project.