County clerks are always in need of responsible, registered voters to serve as a precinct election officer.
Click Here to apply online to be a precinct election officer.
A precinct election officer is a very important person who works the polls all day on election day to ensure that voting is conducted fairly and orderly in each precinct.
Each precinct is required to have 4 precinct election officers serve on the day of the election.
Each election officer is paid a minimum of $10 for attending a mandatory training session before election day, and a minimum of $60 per election day, as well as additional payment for mileage. Please contact your
County Clerk for the exact rate of pay for your county.
If you are interested in becoming a precinct election officer, please review the qualifications below, contact your county clerk directly.
Kentucky County Clerks
Qualifications
- You must be a qualified, registered voter. If you will be 18 years old on or before the General election, you can serve as a precinct election officer.
- You cannot serve if you are a candidate during the election year.
- You cannot serve if are the spouse, parent, brother, sister, or child of a candidate who is to be voted for in that precinct. You may serve in other precincts in which your spouse or relative is not on the ballot.
- An election officer shall not have changed his or her voter registration party
affiliation after December 31 immediately preceding his or her appointment to
serve for the primary, or after the second Tuesday in August to serve for the
regular election.
Duties
You must be a responsible person who wants to serve the community in a very important role. Below is a list of duties one must perform while serving as a precinct election officer:
- Attend the required training sessions before the election;
- Your election day will begin at 5:30 a.m. (or earlier as required by your county board of elections) when you report to your polling place;
- Arrange your polling place with all the necessary election materials and voting equipment in a way to ensure privacy for each voter and security in the voting process;
- The precinct must open by 6:00 a.m.;
- Process voters and provide any assistance;
- Administer all election laws;
- Treat every voter with respect and courtesy;
- Close the polling place after the last voter in line at 6:00 p.m. has voted;
- Complete all necessary paper work; and
- Return all election materials to the County Clerk's office that evening.
The State Board of Elections 2024 Primary Election Officers Guide Final Version contains a detailed explanation of a Precinct Election Officer's duties on election day. **updated 3/28/24**