Election 2024

Be a Poll Worker

Update: September 20, 2024

Many Georgia counties still have significant needs for more poll workers.  The need is particularly acute In Dekalb County, but other counties still have needs.  Without poll workers, we cannot have a functioning democracy.  If your schedule permits, please consider being a 2024 poll worker.

While poll workers are paid, no one ever signed up to be a poll worker for wealth or glory.  However, poll workers report that the job is fun, important, and fulfilling.  By becoming a poll worker, you will perform a vital function in ensuring that we have free and fair elections.
Poll workers must be U.S. citizens who are at least 16 years old.  They must reside in the county where they wish to work or a bordering county.  If they live in a bordering county, their county Board of Elections must complete a form agreeing for them to work in the other county.   All poll workers must participate in a training class.

Georgia’s early voting for this fall’s general election begins on Tuesday, October 15.  Election Day is Tuesday, November 5.  If you can work on some or all of these days, please consider applying with your county Board of Elections to be a poll worker.

The simplest way to apply is through the Power the Polls website: http://powerthepolls.com/truah

Democracies require elections and elections require poll workers. Simply put, without poll workers, we cannot have a functioning democracy.  If your schedule permits, please consider being a 2024 poll worker.  While poll workers are paid, no one ever signed up to be a poll worker for wealth, fame, or glory. However, poll workers report that the job is fun, important, and fulfilling. By becoming a poll worker, you will perform a vital function in ensuring that we have free and fair elections.

Poll workers must be U.S. citizens who are at least 16 years old. They must reside in the county where they wish to work or a bordering county. If they live in a bordering county, their county Board of Elections must complete a form agreeing for them to work in the other county.  All poll workers must participate in a training class.

Georgia’s early voting for this fall’s general election begins on Tuesday, October 15. Election Day is Tuesday, November 5. If you can work on some or all of these days, please consider applying with your county Board of Elections to be a poll worker.

If you live in Cobb, Dekalb, Fulton, or Gwinnett Counties, the information on how to apply is below. To apply for other counties, visit your county Board of Elections website. You can get specific information from your county Board of Elections or Larry Auerbach, 404-375-3484 is available to assist you.

Cobb County

• Apply at: Electronic poll worker application
• Information is available at: https://www.cobbcounty.org/elections/employment/election-day-poll-worker-jobs
• Applications are being accepted now.  There is no deadline for applying.

Dekalb County

• Online poll official application here
• Apply as soon as possible.
• Training starts in early August so you need to apply before August 1.

Fulton County

Applications for poll workers are currently closed.

• To work during the fall early voting, apply after August 26 at doverstaffing.com and then follow up at 770-434-3040 ext. 621.
• For Election Day (November 5, 2024) check this website after August 26:
• https://www.fultoncountyga.gov/inside-fulton-county/fulton-county-departments/registration-and-elections/become-a-poll-worker

Gwinnett County

• Accepting applications now until all jobs filled.
• https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/web/gwinnett/departments/elections/pollofficialapplication?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwrvyxBhAbEiwAEg_KgtsORWNsEj-wSISpEs-QDXBorubuUQXuI9sTJzzDnKAhgyl74UkDWRoCfkMQAvD_BwE

RSJI Young Voter Project

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