Help in your community, election opportunities available!

Published on September 26, 2022

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Want to help on the front line of democracy? The County’s Registration and Elections Division seeks candidates for numerous positions. Election workers can earn $22.30 an hour to start as an office assistant helping with the run-up to the general election on Nov. 8, 2022.

Numerous other short-term paid positions are also available to help conduct a fair, accurate, secure and transparent election. These include:

Vote Center representative: $22.30 per hour
Warehouse and field technician: $26.37 per hour
Office specialist: $26.77 per hour

Several positions require fluency in English as well as Burmese, Cantonese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish and/or Tagalog/Filipino.

Under the Voter’s Choice Act, Vote Centers replace traditional polling places. Vote Centers are open throughout the county for up to a month before Election Day.

All positions are paid: Even “Vote Center Volunteers” can earn a stipend of up to $280 for working on Election Day and attending a training session.

Other positions have immediate openings for office hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Anyone may apply for these important positions. The examination process will consist of an application screening based on the candidates' application, followed by a departmental interview.

To apply, go to https://www.smcacre.org/elections/election-jobs

Free computer access is available at any Menlo Park library or San Mateo County library.

Registered to vote?

Are you registered? It’s not too late.

Visit http://registertovote.ca.gov to register.

You can also check your registration status at http://smcacre.org/elections/myelectioninfo