Poll Volunteer Information
Poll Worker applications are handled by each county in Arkansas. Please refer to your County Clerk using the Poll Worker link above.
Qualifications of Poll Workers A poll worker must:
- Be a qualified elector of the state who is able to read and write the English language;
- Be a resident of the precinct served by the polling place at the time of appointment, unless otherwise determined by the county election commission;
- Attend local poll worker training conducted by a State Board certified trainer.
A poll worker must not:
- Have been found or pled guilty or nolo contendere to the violation of an election law of this state;
- Be a paid employee of a political party;
- Be a paid employee of a candidate for office on the county’s ballot;
- Be a candidate for an office to be filled at an election while serving as a poll worker; and
- Be married to or related within the second degree of consanguinity to a candidate running for office in the election, if an objection is made to the county board of election commissioners.
- Be married to or related within the second degree of consanguinity to a candidate running for office in the election, if an objection is made to the county board of election commissioners.
- Be the County Political Party Chairman or Party Secretary, or be married to a CBEC member or the County Political Party Chairman, if an objection is made to the county board of election commissioners.