Poll Clerk
Duties
- Comply with instructions and attend training
- Help the presiding officer set up the polling station, taking into account the needs of all voters
- Put up signs, statutory notices and voter instructions inside and outside the polling station
- Prepare the polling station for a 7am opening by setting up polling booths and other tasks
- Be aware of access issues and familiarise yourself with any special equipment or devices to help voters with disabilities
- Maintain the secrecy of the ballot
- Keep the polling station neat and tidy
- Ask voters to show their photo identification and check it's a reasonable likeness before giving out a ballot paper
- Refer identification checks to the Presiding Officer if you're not sure
- Make sure voters can cast their vote in secret, free from influence and in a calm atmosphere
- Check and mark electors off in the polling station register and complete other official paperwork
- Give voters their ballot paper and make sure they put them into the ballot box
- Help with other polling station duties when asked by the Presiding Officer
- Be polite and professional when dealing with all visitors to the polling station, leaving the premises as you found it
Skills, knowledge and experience
- Basic understanding of the voting process
- Good communication skills
- Commitment to customer care and equal opportunities
- Good administrative skills and attention to detail
- Punctual and reliable
Poll Clerks are required to attend training before every election. Failure to attend and successfully complete training could lead to any appointment offered being rescinded.