Want to be an ELECTIONS HERO? Become a POLL WORKER!
Behind every successful Election Day are the dedicated temporary poll workers who make it all possible. You may not know it, but these everyday people are one of our most important cornerstones of our democracy — keeping our elections running smoothly and ensuring that every voter has the opportunity to cast their ballot securely and fairly. The most important job of a poll worker is to help administer our nation’s elections, ensuring the right to a secure, fair, and accurate vote in our communities. Poll workers handle everything from setting up polling locations and checking in voters to distributing ballots, providing language assistance, helping voters with voting machines, answering questions about the process, and, most exciting of all, handing out “I Voted” stickers. Poll workers are needed for the Primary, May 5, 2026. If this sounds exciting to you, here’s what you need to know about working the polls in Erie County!