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Poll Workers 

and Rovers 

Information

Polling locations are placed throughout Defiance County; however every effort is made to place you close to where you live. When placing an inquiry, please indicate whether travel or location is not a problem.

Poll workers are required to attend a training session given by Board of Elections personnel prior to an election. Workers are expected to be at their designated polling location at 6:00 am on Election Day and remain at the polling location until the polls are closed and precinct results tabulated. Polls officially close at 7:30 pm.

Poll workers either work as a Presiding Judge or Judge. A Presiding Judge will make an $90.00 base rate plus travel allowance. A Judge will make the base rate of $90.00. Election Day training travel is also paid to Presiding Judges and new Judges. Duties of a Presiding Judge include pick-up of precinct supplies the day prior to election and delivery of results and supplies to the Board of Elections office on election night. Duties of all election officials at the polls include opening of the voting machines and posting sample ballots as provided, checking voters for eligibility, assisting voters, closing voting machines, tabulating results from the precinct worked and maintaining a pleasant personality.

Rovers assist poll workers with many aspects of the touch-screen voting machines. Rovers will make an $90.00 base rate plus mileage.