Hinds County, MS

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Voter Registration Requirements

  • You must be registered to vote in Hinds County 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 juniors/seniors who are county residents

  • You must complete training to be a poll worker.

  • Training Details: Poll workers must complete a training course within the 12 months prior to each election in which they serve. There are two forms of training: online and in-person. If the online training course is not completed, the poll worker must attend a 4-8 hour in-person training. If the online training course is completed, then only 2 hours of in-person training is needed.