This page contains information for the City of Hartford. For information on being a poll worker in the Town of Hartford, please click here.
Minimum Age: 16-year-old high school students.
You must complete training to be a poll worker.
Training Details: In-person training typically lasts 2 hours. Training is required at least once every two years. Chief election inspectors are required to take 6 hours of training every 2 years.
In most cases, poll workers must be qualified electors of the county in which they serve (i.e., adult U.S. citizens who reside in the county and are not otherwise disqualified to vote).
16 and 17-year-old student poll workers can only work at the polling place serving their residence.