There is no more important civic duty than voting.  Each county employs citizens to help conduct elections.

Each County’s Board of Elections hires that county’s workers. Earn $21.43 per hour on in-person early voting days and $300 for working on Election Day.

    Become a Paid Election Worker…

WHO CAN APPLY:

• • You must be a United States Citizen and resident of New Jersey.
  • Age 18 and over must be a registered voter in the county in which you reside.
  • You cannot be a candidate in the election for which you apply.
  • You must be at least 16 years of age.

The Working Together for New Jersey Election Integrity coalition works with each of the 21 New Jersey counties to monitor, support, and encourage citizen participation in the elections process.  Citizens who apply for and are hired as election workers are called “poll workers” in New Jersey. 

Each county needs Poll Workers in every election.

[CLICK HERE for PDF printable flyer to learn more]

[CLICK HERE for the official NJ Poll Worker Application] – scroll down the page!

Another way to “work the polls”:  While New Jersey law does not allow for “citizen observers” to oversee elections, the law does allow for “Challengers.“  Only the Republican or Democrat political parties can appoint and provide the legal credentials for their selected official party observers (known as “Challengers”) .  Whether these Challengers are paid or not is up to the political party.  The deadline has passed for the Party to submit its list of Challengers for the 11/4/25 General Election (10/14/25 – the third Tuesday preceding the election).

FOR BOTH JOBS – There are elections every year, and workers are ALWAYS needed.

Below is a form where you can tell us you’re interested in applying to be hired as a Poll Worker.  We’ll use your information ONLY to 1) direct you to the official State Application, 2) follow up to be sure your county received and followed up on your application.  Disclaimer:  Working Together for New Jersey Election Integrity IS NOT an agent in the hiring process and is NOT engaged or involved in that process.  We are simply informing you of the opportunity and directing you to the State Division of Elections APPLICATION.

FILL IN THIS FORM …

We’ll send you the official State Application: