State employees and MNPS teachers now eligible due to election law changes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. –March 19, 2014 – The Davidson County Election Commission is recruiting poll officials to staff its voting locations for elections in May, August and November.
To serve as a poll official, you must be a registered voter and live in Davidson County. Poll officials are paid $120 for each election day worked and are also paid for participating in the mandatory training. Workers are needed for the May 6, Aug. 7 and Nov. 4 election days.
Due to recent changes in election law, state employees, Metro Nashville Public School teachers and substitute teachers are now also eligible to be poll officials.
High school students who live in Davidson County, are at least 17 years old, and have submitted a voter registration form are also eligible to work as poll officials.
“It takes a lot of dedicated and conscientious poll officials to help provide barrier-free, fair and fully staffed elections,” said Kent Wall, Davidson County Election Commission administrator of elections. “We are encouraging people to sign up and recruit a friend or family member to sign up also.”
Anyone interested in becoming a Davidson County poll official can download an application at www.nashville.gov/vote, then click on “poll worker information,” or call the DCEC at 615-862-4372.
The Davidson County Election Commission is responsible for providing fair and free elections to every eligible citizen. The commission is regulated by State of Tennessee law.