Poll workers over the age of 18 must either be registered voters in California or be lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the U.S. and otherwise eligible to register to vote except for their lack of U.S. citizenship.
Note: This voter registration requirement does not apply to poll workers under the age of 18.
Minimum Age: 16-year-old students who are U.S. citizens or lawfully admitted for U.S. permanent residence.
You must complete training to be a poll worker.
Training Details: Hourly paid workers must attend two to five full days of training, depending on position. Flat-rate paid workers must attend 3.5 hours of training. All training is conducted in-person.
Santa Clara County encourages individuals fluent in English and one of the following languages to apply: American Sign Language, Mandarin, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Hindi, Korean, Gujarati, Telegu, Punjabi, Tamil, Nepali, Farsi, Syriac, Japanese, Russian, and Khmer.
