Reply #7: KY: Poll workers needed for May 20 Election

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Poll workers needed for May 20 Election

Posted: Jan 29, 2008 12:19 PM
LOUISVILLE (WAVE) -- Over 2,000 registered Democrat and Republican citizens of Jefferson County are needed to work the polls at over 500 precincts for the Primary Election. The Jefferson County Clerk's Office and the Board of Elections are actively recruiting elections officers for the upcoming spring Primary Election to be held on May 20th, 2008.

Election officers receive $15 for attending a poll worker training session, and $105 for working the polls on Election Day. To be considered for an election officer position, Jefferson County residents should call Robert Dunn at 574-8259 or Jennifer Hutchinson 574-6040.

For additional information, check the Jefferson County website at www.JeffersonCountyClerk.org.

To be eligible for an election officer position, citizens are required to:

* Be registered to vote in Jefferson County

* Attend a 2 ½ hour, paid training session

* Work a full day, 5 a.m.-7 p.m., on Election Day

* Work in the polling location assigned by the Board of Elections (every effort is made to place workers in a voting precinct near their home)

NOTE: Pursuant to KRS 117.045(9), "An election officer shall not be a candidate or the spouse, parent, brother sister or child of a candidate who is to be voted for at the election.

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