BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Battle Creek is looking for election workers to cover the polls Nov. 3 and to help with absentee ballots.
They’re looking for chairpersons, computer operators and election inspectors, according to a news release.
The positions pay $11-13 per hour.
Workers will assist voters at the polls, check voter registrations, enter names into poll books and set up polling stations.
To be eligible, applicants must be:
- Age 16-18 and a Michigan resident; or be 18 or older, a U.S. citizen and a registered Michigan voter
- Able to attend a training session
- Able to work at any polling location
- Able to work from 6 a.m. on Election Day until the polls have closed and final balancing is complete (typically a 16-hour day)
- Available for additional balancing at the Calhoun County Board of Canvassers as necessary
- Not ever been convicted of a felony or election crime
Applications are available at battlecreekmi.gov/elections.
Return the application, with a copy of your driver’s license or state ID and Social Security Card to the Clerk’s Office at 10 N. Division St., Suite 111, Battle Creek, MI 49014.
