Charlton (Town), MA

  • Phone:
    (508) 248-2249
  • Email:
    town.clerk@townofcharlton.net
  • Office Address:
    37 Main St, Charlton, MA 01507
  • Start Time:
    6:30 AM End Time:
    9:00 PM or later     (You must work the full day)
  • Compensation:
    Poll workers are paid at the state's hourly minimum wage rate for Election Day and training.

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: In-person training for new poll workers typically lasts 1 hour. Returning workers are typically updated the morning of an election. Additional training may be required, as determined by election officials.