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Poll Workers & Watchers

We Need Your Help!

We need to be planning ahead now for the next election.  One way we can do this is through volunteering as a poll worker.  Wisconsin election laws count on the two majority parties to nominate members who will serve as poll workers in their municipalities for the next two-year election cycle.  These names must be submitted to the chief presiding officer and/or clerk in November of the odd year.  

  

Here is how you can help:

  • If you have served in the last two-year election cycle and will serve again---please let us know. 
  • If you served in the last two year cycle but cannot continue please notify us so a replacement can be recruited.
  • If you have never served but would be willing to accept this important, civic responsibility to help ensure that Wisconsin elections are fair, transparent and conducted according to the Wisconsin laws, please notify us.
  • Some poll workers are nominated to conduct elections by absentee ballots brought to residential facilities such as nursing homes for residents/voters who cannot get the polls.  These poll workers are called Special Voting Deputies (SVDs) and this is done prior to Election Day. If you would be willing to be nominated to be a SVD, please notify us.

Worried about training?  Don't be.  Poll worker are chosen and hired by their municipality.  They are trained by that municipal clerk who will be counting on those you then to be available as needed to work the upcoming elections (below*). Poll workers register voters, verify the names in the poll books, require voters to sign the poll books, hand out ballots, count absentee ballots and make decisions about counting those ballots based on "voter intent", and they count ballots after the polls close to verify the election results at their polling place.

Who's volunteering

Michelle LaRue Michelle LaRue
William Aldrich William Aldrich
Jessica Maddocks Jessica Maddocks
Julie Carns-Schultz Julie Carns-Schultz
Rachel Foster Rachel Foster
William Cleary William Cleary
Tod Knauth Tod Knauth
Craig Schwartz Craig Schwartz
Paul Dimmig Paul Dimmig
Judy WestrateKlus Judy WestrateKlus
Richard Harms Richard Harms
Jean Ives Jean Ives
Ronald Faust Ronald Faust
Warren Emery Warren Emery
Eldon Zimmerman Eldon Zimmerman

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      • Michelle LaRue
        Michelle LaRue wants to volunteer 2022-05-22 12:52:56 -0500
      • Michelle LaRue
        Michelle LaRue signed up for Poll Watcher 2022-05-22 12:52:56 -0500
      • William Aldrich
        William Aldrich wants to volunteer 2022-01-19 10:49:15 -0600
      • William Aldrich
        William Aldrich signed up for Poll Worker 2022-01-19 10:49:15 -0600
      • Jessica Maddocks
        Jessica Maddocks wants to volunteer 2022-01-11 13:31:39 -0600
      • Jessica Maddocks
        Jessica Maddocks canceled Poll Watcher 2022-01-11 13:31:39 -0600
      • Julie Carns-Schultz
        Julie Carns-Schultz wants to volunteer 2021-11-22 11:45:07 -0600
      • Julie Carns-Schultz
        Julie Carns-Schultz signed up for Poll Worker 2021-11-22 11:45:07 -0600
      • Rachel Foster
        Rachel Foster wants to volunteer 2021-11-22 09:37:51 -0600
      • Rachel Foster
        Rachel Foster signed up for Poll Worker 2021-11-22 09:37:51 -0600
      • William Cleary
        William Cleary wants to volunteer 2021-11-18 16:25:13 -0600
      • William Cleary
        William Cleary signed up for Poll Worker 2021-11-18 16:25:13 -0600
      • Tod Knauth
        Tod Knauth wants to volunteer 2021-11-17 20:07:26 -0600
      • Craig Schwartz
        Craig Schwartz wants to volunteer 2021-11-17 17:26:23 -0600
      • Craig Schwartz
        Craig Schwartz signed up for Poll Worker 2021-11-17 17:26:23 -0600
      • Paul Dimmig
        Paul Dimmig wants to volunteer 2021-11-17 12:23:12 -0600
      • Paul Dimmig
        Paul Dimmig signed up for Poll Worker 2021-11-17 12:23:11 -0600
      • Judy WestrateKlus
        Judy WestrateKlus wants to volunteer 2021-11-10 22:19:42 -0600
      • Judy WestrateKlus
        Judy WestrateKlus signed up for Poll Worker 2021-11-10 22:19:42 -0600
      • Richard Harms
        Richard Harms wants to volunteer 2021-11-06 11:03:15 -0500
      • Richard Harms
        Richard Harms signed up for Poll Watcher 2021-11-06 11:03:15 -0500
      • Richard Harms
        Richard Harms signed up for Poll Worker 2021-11-06 11:03:15 -0500
      • Jean Ives
        Jean Ives wants to volunteer 2021-10-18 07:12:18 -0500
      • Jean Ives
        Jean Ives signed up for Poll Worker 2021-10-18 07:12:18 -0500
      • Ronald Faust
        Ronald Faust wants to volunteer 2020-11-13 18:43:04 -0600
      • Ronald Faust
        Ronald Faust signed up for Poll Watcher 2020-11-13 18:43:04 -0600
      • Warren Emery
        Warren Emery wants to volunteer 2020-10-22 16:12:31 -0500
      • Warren Emery
        Warren Emery signed up for Poll Watcher 2020-10-22 16:12:31 -0500
      • Warren Emery
        Warren Emery signed up for Poll Worker 2020-10-22 16:12:30 -0500
      • Eldon Zimmerman
        Eldon Zimmerman wants to volunteer 2020-09-09 10:18:02 -0500
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