Your Vote is Your Voice

You must be a registered voter to work as a poll worker. You can register to vote at the Miami-Dade County Voter website.

You will receive a voter registration number approximately 72 hours after registering. For a status update on your voter registration number visit Miami-Dade County's Voter website or contact Miami-Dade Elections via phone at 305-499-8363.

Contact the Scheduling Section via phone at 305-499-8448 or email pwinformation@miamidade.gov

Yes, you are entitled to breaks during your workday, including a morning break, lunch break, and afternoon break. However, please note that you must remain at the polling location during these breaks. The exact timing of your breaks will be determined by the activity level at the polling location.

Yes, download MDC’s “Request for Excused Absence to Be a Poll Worker” letter to present to your professor. If you need additional assistance or have questions, email pollworkers@mdc.edu

Yes, since you are receiving a stipend rather than an hourly wage, you can submit all your training, setup, and election hours via the MDC Changemaker Hub after election day.

In addition to contributing to the well-being of our community and democracy, some benefits of being a poll worker include:

• Gaining valuable experience in the electoral process.
• Enhancing your communication and organizational skills.
• Networking with other community members and leaders.
• Receiving a stipend for your service.
• Earning 20 points on the Civic Action Scorecard.
• Receiving recognition from Miami Dade College at campus recognition event.

Yes, you can earn 20 points by completing action DE-13, after you serve.

Yes! Broward and Monroe County residents may sign up to be a poll worker on the following sites:

• Broward County Elections website
• Monroe County Elections website

SAS students can apply to become a poll worker by filling out the High School Poll Worker Application. You must be a U.S. citizen and pre-registered voter to apply.

The I-9 form is to verify your identity and your eligibility for employment. After you apply, you will receive a letter in the mail from the Department of Elections with your training time and location. In that letter, you will also receive an I-9 form. You should complete the I-9 form before attending their training session.

On page 1 of the I-9 form, you will fill out Section 1. Employee Information and Attestation with the information it requests. To fill out Section 2, you need ONE form of documentation from List A, or if you do not have any of the documentation from List A, then you must present TWO forms of documentation, one from List B AND one from List C. The list of acceptable documentation to fill out Section 2 can be found on Page 2 of the I-9 form. Using these document(s), the Department of Elections will complete the information requested in Section 2.

YOU MUST bring your I-9 form and your required documentation to your poll worker training. The trainers will help you finish filling it out. If you have questions, just bring a blank I-9 form and your required documentation to the training and you can complete it there.

If you miss more than 15 minutes of training you will be required to reschedule to ensure adequate training has been conducted to meet state mandates. Poll workers are requested to arrive at least 30 minutes early for I-9 processing and so you have time to park and find the training room.

You will receive your stipend via a payable check in the mail 3-4 weeks after election day.