Poll Worker Stipend

There are five poll worker positions, each with a different stipend rate. 

Precinct Inspector (PI), $150

• Must have previous poll worker experience
• Serves as supervisor of the polling place staff and all activities
• Picks up supplies before Election Day and keeps them in a secure location
• Contacts poll owner and all board members (poll workers) to arrange polling place set-up the evening before Election Day
• Assists provisional voters, observers and media, if any
• Uses personal cell phone for Election Day communications
• Drives with Assistant Inspector (AI) to drop off supplies after polls close

Assistant Inspector (AI), $125

• Assists with polling place set-up the evening before Election Day
• Serves as Precinct Inspector (PI) when necessary
• Fills in for other poll workers when they are on breaks
• Locates voter names in the roster and updates street index
• Drives with PI to drop off supplies after polls close

Technical Inspector (TI), $125

• Picks up equipment before Election Day and stores it in a secure location
• Assists with polling place set-up the evening before Election Day
• Sets up, operates and breaks down ballot marking device on Election Day
• Ensures voters receive the correct ballot

Clerk, $100

• Assists with polling place set-up the evening before Election Day
• Ensures voter privacy as ballots are deposited into the ballot box
• Helps set up and close the poll on Election Day
• Checks mail ballot envelopes for adequate information
• Mails Certificate of Performance to Registrar of Voters after polls close

Standby, $75

• Fills in for any position and can be called anytime up to or on Election Day

Bilingual Poll Worker, +$15

San Diego County pays an extra $15 stipend to poll workers who can speak one of these languages in addition to English:

• Arabic
• Chinese
• Filipino
• Korean
• Spanish
• Vietnamese