GET INVOLVED!

Election Worker Recruitment

Qualifications

You must be a registered voter within Collin County. You should be eligible to vote in the particular subdivision's election.

Example: Election Workers for the City of McKinney elections must reside within the City of McKinney. However, during County or State elections, a registered voter in McKinney can work at a polling place in Frisco.

Pay

Most elections pay $14 per hour to the Presiding Judge, and $13 per hour to the Presiding Alternate Judge and $12 per hour to the Clerks.

The Presiding Judge of the Precinct receives an additional $25 fee for pickup/delivery of the election supplies.

Opportunities

Early Voting prior to each election and Election Day. Election worker training is available prior to the Election.

Please complete the appropriate pollworker application form (below) and email it to pollworker@collincountytx.gov.

• PollWorker Application Form
• Student Worker Application Form

Volunteer Deputy Registrar

Virtual VDR Training Labs

In-Person VDR Training Labs

Volunteer Deputy Registrars are entrusted with the responsibility of officially registering voters in the State of Texas. They are appointed by county voter registrars and charged with helping increase voter registration in the state.

Eligibility of a Volunteer Deputy Registrar:

• 18 years of age or older
• be a United States Citizen
  
• not have been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be: 1) totally mentally incapacitated, or 2) partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote
  
• never have been convicted of failing to deliver a voter application to a voter registrar
  
• not have been finally convicted of a felony, or if convicted, must have 1) fully discharged the sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or 2) been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disability to vote
  
• Not have been finally convicted of identity theft under Section 32.51 of the Texas Penal code
  
• Be a Texas resident
  
  

Process

Contact the Voter Registration Department during the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to make an appointment for a brief training and to fill out an Application and Certificate of Appointment to become deputized. You will receive some voter registration applications and information to take with you. The whole process generally takes about 15 minutes.

Are you currently deputized in another Texas county?  If so, you will not need to undergo additional training in Collin County. You will only need to provide your current Certificate of Appointment and complete the necessary paperwork to be certified in Collin County.

Contact the Voter Registration Department to request an appointment.

Contact Info:

Collin County Elections
2010 Redbud Blvd, Ste 102
McKinney, TX 75069

(972) 547-1900

(800) 687-8546