I don't know how Florida is, but I worked the polls (haha) in Georgia as an "election officer," checking in voters and instructing them how to use the voting machines. It's not a volunteer position; we were paid about $90 for the day, plus $15 or so for the training class we had to attend prior to election day. I did it for small elections, too, not just the big one. Couldn't pass up such easy money! It was flexible, too, because if an election came up that I couldn't work, I just said no and worked the next one. The person in charge of each election officer group was paid a little more, but there was tons more responsibility and work, not worth the extra $25 or whatever it was.
I found out about it when searching for volunteer positions, so I don't feel bad that most people who came to vote assumed we were volunteers. If they commented or asked, I told them we were paid.
that's awesome! I get emails all the time looking for volunteers to do things because I used to be way more active, politically. I registered people to vote at the courthouse and helped out at the local democratic headquarters when they had speakers and things. I just got an email today asking for people to help out for the next few days and I want to so badly! I never got paid but I never did anything as official as you, at actual polls! I'll have to look into that more. Thanks for the info!
yay for voting! I was easily the youngest person at the polls, so I feel concerned that young people just don't care and aren't voting! I've never sent in a ballot, it sounds way easier than standing in huge lines and checking in and balancing children. Do you always do it that way?
It is way easier- I just fill it out over the span of a week or so, so I have time to really research, and then mail it in. Of the five times I've voted (primaries and the state elections), I've only gone to the polls twice, and that was because I moved and I had to.
I'll have to check into it for next time! I spent about a week researching all the amendments we had this time around, there were 11! I'm so glad they send out the sample ballots, cuz otherwise I would be so clueless. I've never voted on Election day, only done early voting, which is nice because there's fewer people, but still. 30 minutes in line is still 30 minutes!
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I found out about it when searching for volunteer positions, so I don't feel bad that most people who came to vote assumed we were volunteers. If they commented or asked, I told them we were paid.
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I've never sent in a ballot, it sounds way easier than standing in huge lines and checking in and balancing children. Do you always do it that way?
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I spent about a week researching all the amendments we had this time around, there were 11! I'm so glad they send out the sample ballots, cuz otherwise I would be so clueless.
I've never voted on Election day, only done early voting, which is nice because there's fewer people, but still. 30 minutes in line is still 30 minutes!
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