{"id":3310,"date":"2026-01-06T15:55:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/?p=3310"},"modified":"2026-03-02T16:14:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:14:30","slug":"work-at-polls-election-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/2026\/01\/06\/work-at-polls-election-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply to Work at the Polls in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"font-size: 1em;border: none\"><strong>Why Work at the Polls?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>To help America vote! There is a critical shortage of poll workers nationwide and Sudbury is no exception. Help strengthen our democracy, help strengthen your community, and help America vote.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.sudbury.ma.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/270\/2022\/01\/Election-Worker-Application-2022rev.pdf?version=d5a1ab7a1e92ebd9d62998a7bc3f7cd1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3318\" src=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/270\/2022\/01\/poll-worker-signup-button-300x300.png\" alt=\"Help America vote - apply today\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/270\/2022\/01\/poll-worker-signup-button-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/270\/2022\/01\/poll-worker-signup-button-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/270\/2022\/01\/poll-worker-signup-button.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 1em;border: none\"><strong>What Does a Poll Worker Do?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Poll workers (election officials) are essential to the election process. Some tasks include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Checkers &#8211; check voters in via poll pad or voter list, provide ballot to voter<\/li>\n<li>Ballot Box Attendant &#8211; Supervises the ballot box,&nbsp; directs voter to cast ballot into the voting machine for their precinct<\/li>\n<li>Vote Tallying &#8211; Review voting machine totals and count write-in and unread ballots at end of day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are four shifts of duty on <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/?p=2346\">Election Day<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>6:30AM &#8211; 2PM- Morning shift<\/li>\n<li>2PM &#8211; End (around 9PM) Afternoon shift<\/li>\n<li>6.30AM- End&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Full day<\/li>\n<li>8PM &#8211; Completion of Tallying (Tally Tellers)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Poll workers are paid for the hours they work or they can be volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 1em;border: none\"><strong>Poll Worker Requirements<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Poll Workers must be registered voters.<\/li>\n<li>Poll Workers are interviewed by the Town Clerk and appointed by the Select Board.<\/li>\n<li>Poll Workers must attend training prior to working at the polls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Poll Worker Training Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/election-worker-training-2025\/\">Election Worker Training Manual<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/warden-clerk-training-2025\/\">Warden\/Clerk Training Manual<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/teller-instructions-ballot-questions-only-2025\/\">Night Teller Tally Instructions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 1em;border: none\"><strong>Sign up today!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Interested in being a poll worker in Sudbury? Fill out the one-page <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/election-worker-application-2026-v-2-fillable\/\">application<\/a> and email the completed form to the Town Clerk&#8217;s office at <a href=\"mailto:clerk@sudbury.ma.us\">clerk@sudbury.ma.us<\/a>. Our office will contact you to set up an interview.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Questions? If you need more information, please contact the Town Clerk&#8217;s Office at 978-639-3351 or email <a href=\"mailto:clerk@sudbury.ma.us\">clerk@sudbury.ma.us<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.sudbury.ma.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/270\/2022\/01\/Election-Worker-Application-2022rev.pdf?version=d5a1ab7a1e92ebd9d62998a7bc3f7cd1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3315 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.sudbury.ma.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/270\/2022\/01\/HelpAmericaVote_LaunchGraphics_080520_Update-01-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Become a poll worker today. Learn more and sign up.\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/270\/2022\/01\/HelpAmericaVote_LaunchGraphics_080520_Update-01-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/270\/2022\/01\/HelpAmericaVote_LaunchGraphics_080520_Update-01-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/270\/2022\/01\/HelpAmericaVote_LaunchGraphics_080520_Update-01-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/270\/2022\/01\/HelpAmericaVote_LaunchGraphics_080520_Update-01-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/270\/2022\/01\/HelpAmericaVote_LaunchGraphics_080520_Update-01-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/270\/2022\/01\/HelpAmericaVote_LaunchGraphics_080520_Update-01-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Help America vote by\u00a0signing up to be an Election Worker! <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/2026\/01\/06\/work-at-polls-election-day\/\" aria-label=\"Read full article about Apply to Work at the Polls in 2026\">Read full article<span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":162,"featured_media":3318,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[1,6,328,114,329],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3310"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/162"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3310"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5034,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3310\/revisions\/5034"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/clerk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}