Election Judges

Are you interested in serving your community as an election judge? Election judges play an important role in administering elections. The City of Medina welcomes inquiries from individuals who are interested in serving as election judges.

Election judges are responsible for:

  • Opening and closing the polls
  • Setting up voting equipment
  • Registering and signing in voters
  • Distributing and collecting ballots
  • Helping voters requiring assistance
  • Recording and certifying vote totals

Any person who is eligible to vote is qualified to be appointed as an election judge, with the following exceptions: 

  • Individuals who are unable to read, write or speak English; 
  • The spouse, parent, child or sibling of any election judge serving in the same precinct or of any candidate in that election; or
  • A candidate in that election

Time Off to Serve as an Election Judge

If you are appointed to serve as an election judge, state law allows you to be absent from work without penalty if you have given your employer at least 20 days notice. The written request to be absent from work must be accompanied by a city certification that details your hourly pay as an election judge as well as the hours you will serve.

Your employer may reduce your salary or wages by the amount that you will receive for serving as a judge. In addition, your employer may restrict the number of his/her employees who are serving as election judges to no more than 20 percent of the total work force at any single worksite.

Required Training

Prior to serving, all election judges are required to complete a paid training in mid-July, which takes approximately three hours to complete.

Apply Here

Application will be posted at the beginning of 2026.

 

 

 

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