Election Officials/Poll Workers
What You Need to Know
Election Officials must:
- Be non-partisan.
- View Secretary of the State’s on-line training.
- Attend all local training sessions.
- Be on time.
- Be professional.
- Assist voters.
- Have an email address & the ability to communicate via your email address (this is mandatory).
Election Officials will:
- Be paid.
- Receive meals.
- Work a minimum of 15 consecutive hours at an election or primary.
- Need to come to a one-hour training class which is required annually before each primary or election.
- Take a four-hour class every four years if you are a Moderator (the chief polling place official).
In most cases, you will be asked to start at one of the more basic positions (Official Identification Checker or Ballot Clerk). As you grow in experience, you may be asked to take a position with more responsibility, such as Assistant Registrar or Moderator. A copy of the training instructions for each of the positions is now online. Please feel free to review them and give the registrars your thoughts on the position you would like to be assigned. If you are interested in becoming a poll worker, please complete an application here.
(Thanks to Fred DeCaro, Registrar in Greenwich, Connecticut, ROVAC, and the Secretary of State for their important links shared here.)
General Information
- Title 9 Elections-Statutes
- All You Need to Know About Absentee Ballots
- Webinars for Election Officials
Poll Worker Training Materials
- Poll Workers/Election Officials Manual
- Poll Worker Training PowerPoint
- NEW 2023! Poll Worker Training PDF
Moderator and Assistant Registrar
- Moderator's Handbook
- Moderator Checklist
- Assistant Registrar Duties
- Moderator & Assistant Registrar Reminders
- EMS Manual
Official (Book) Checker
Electronic Checker
- Official Checker's Guide - Electronic Poll Book
- Guide to Restoring/Transferring Voters using Voter Checklist
Ballot Clerk
Tabulator Tender
Absentee Ballot Clerks
Instructional Videos
- Setting Up & Using the Handicapped Accessible Voting System
- Setting Up & Using the Tabulator
- 2022 Disability Rights CT
The IVS Ballot Marking System now supports voters wanting to vote using a new button switch or Sip-n-Puff device. Here is a .pdf showing how to connect the devices.