Region 2 – Anchorage (Municipality of Anchorage and Whittier) Region, AK

  • Phone:
    (907) 522-8683
  • Email:
    electionsr2@alaska.gov
  • Office Address:
    2525 Gambell St, Suite 100, Anchorage, AK 99503-2838
  • Start Time:
    6:30 AM End Time:
    Approximately 9:30 PM     (Part-day shifts available)
  • Compensation:
    $20 to $20.50 per hour for Election Day and training.

Voter Registration Requirements

  • You must be registered to vote in Alaska to be a poll worker

  • Note: This voter registration requirement does not apply to poll workers under the age of 18.

Work Requirements

  • Minimum Age: 16-year-old high school students who are U.S. citizens

  • Training Details: New and returning poll workers are encouraged to participate in training prior to working as part of the Division of Elections’ comprehensive training plan. Training is held in even-numbered years prior to Alaska’s primary election in August and the general election in November. In some areas of Alaska, poll worker training must be conducted in-person (Toyukak v. Treadwell). Supervisory workers must attend a 3 to 4 hour training.

Bilingual poll workers are needed to provide language assistance to voters in local Native languages throughout communities in Alaska. For more information, click here and select the “Bilingual Assistance Workers” tab.

Supervisory workers help set up the precinct the night before an election.