Poll workers needed ahead of November election

With the November election fewer than 100 days away, the San Diego County Registrar of Voters is searching for poll workers, especially those who are bilingual and speak Spanish, Filipino, Vietnamese or Chinese.

Election Day for the general presidential election is Tuesday, Nov. 5 — the final day to cast a ballot, whether by voting in person, dropping one’s mail ballot in a ballot drop box or mailing it.

Poll workers play an essential role in elections and can receive a daily stipend while serving their community, registrar officials said.

The registrar is seeking applicants who are “team players, exhibit strong leadership and customer service skills, and display flexibility, patience and the highest level of integrity at all times,” county officials said. Poll workers must also represent the registrar in a professional, nonpartisan manner.

Their responsibilities include providing customer service, assisting voters and answering their questions, as well as submitting stipend paperwork and opening and closing vote centers.

Federal law requires the county election office to provide bilingual speakers and voting materials to voters who speak Spanish, Filipino, Vietnamese and Chinese.

There is also a need for Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Somali and Persian (both Farsi and Dari) speakers at select vote centers across the county, registrar officials said.

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