Acton (Town), MA

  • Phone:
    (978) 929-6620
  • Email:
    clerk@acton-ma.gov
  • Office Address:
    472 Main St, Acton, MA 01720
  • Start Time:
    6:00 AM End Time:
    9:00 PM     (Poll workers must (at minimum) work a three-hour shift)
  • Compensation:
    $10 per hour.

Voter Registration Requirements

  • Until six weeks before an election, you must be registered to vote in Massachusetts to be appointed as a poll worker. The voter registration requirement does not apply to interpreters, greeters, or 16 and 17-year-old poll workers. Within six weeks of an election, any competent person, regardless of their voter registration status or residency, may be appointed as a poll worker.

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

Work Requirements

  • Minimum Age: 16

  • You must complete training to be a poll worker.

  • Training Details: All poll workers must attend a training yearly, which typically lasts 3 to 4 hours.

Poll workers must be able to read, write, and speak English.