•        Attend training sessions, when offered, with local election officials before Election Day.

•        Work at the polls on Election Day.

–        Shifts vary among communities. Some cities and towns require that poll workers work the entire time polls are open; others have split shifts.

•        Prepare the precinct by setting up voting equipment and organizing materials.

•        Provide voters with appropriate ballots.

•        Assist voters in completing their ballots if requested.

•        Serve as a translator, working before Election Day at the election office or at the polls on Election Day.

•        Direct voters to their correct polling place if they are at the wrong precinct.

•        Close the precinct and prepare election materials and reports as necessary.

•        In many communities poll workers get paid.

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