College Student Election Judges

Student election judges play a crucial role by serving as the gatekeepers of democracy.

As part of a team of judges, you'll be responsible for helping voters and supervising polling place activity. You also get paid for it. Student election judges can earn up to $200 every election.

Many college students choose to remain registered to vote in their hometowns. If this is the case, you still qualify to serve as a student election judge. It is not required that you be a registered voter in the County of Peoria.

Responsibilities

Student judges share the same responsibilities, hold the same authority and perform the same tasks as other election judges. They include:

• Opening the polling place in the morning and closing it at night
• Setting up election equipment
• Providing assistance to voters
• Signing in voters
• Verifying voter qualifications
• Distributing ballots
• Operating voting equipment
• Filling out forms
• Processing and transmitting votes at the end of the day
• Certifying vote totals

Eligibility

To be eligible to serve as an election judge, you must be:

• A U.S. citizen
• A resident of Peoria County
• A registered voter
• Able to speak, read and write English
• Of good understanding and capable of performing duties

Hours

Judges work long hours, arriving at the polling place at 5 a.m. and working until the equipment is packed up after the polls close at 7 p.m.

Compensation

Trained Election Judges receive $200 for the day.

Commitment

Election judges are required to work the entire day.