Requirements for Serving as a Pollworker

**[Arizona]{.underline}**

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| **[State Registration Requirement]{.underline}**                      |
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| **[(Exceptions may be found in Student Election Assistant             |
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| Must be qualified voter.                                              |
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| *Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-531(A.) (Thomson/West 2006).*                  |
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| A qualified voter is registered.                                      |
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| *Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-121(A) (Thomson/West 2006).*                   |
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| **[Age Requirement]{.underline}**                                     |
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| 18 years of Age                                                       |
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| *Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-121 (Thomson/West 2006).*                      |
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| **[Residency Place and Term Required for Voter                        |
| Registration]{.underline}**                                           |
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| State for at least twenty-nine days.                                  |
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| *Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-101(A) (3) (Thomson/West 2006).*               |
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| **[Residency Requirement for Service (State, County or                |
| Precinct)]{.underline}**                                              |
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| Precinct, then County or other Precincts.                             |
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| Must be qualified voter of the precinct to which appointed, unless    |
| there are not a sufficient number of people available. If there are   |
| no qualified precinct candidates for inspector, the appointment of an |
| inspector may be made from names provided by the county party         |
| chairman. If there are not sufficient precinct nominees for judge,    |
| qualified persons from other precincts shall be appointed.            |
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| *Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-531(A) (Thomson/West 2006).*                   |
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| **[Affiliation with Political Party Requirement]{.underline}**        |
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| **[and Process for Nomination as Poll Worker]{.underline}**           |
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| Affiliation Required for Inspectors, Marshals & Judges. Not Required  |
| for Clerks and in Non-partisan Elections.                             |
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| At least 20 days before election Board of Supervisors appoints 1      |
| inspector, 1 marshal, 2 judges and at least 2 clerks to each          |
| precinct. Appointments are made from a list of precinct voters        |
| submitted by party chairmen at least 90 days before election.         |
| Inspectors, marshals & judges shall be members of the two political   |
| parties which cast the highest number of votes in the state at the    |
| last preceding general election, and shall be divided equally between |
| those parties. There shall be an equal number of inspectors in the    |
| various precincts in the county who are members of the two largest    |
| political parties. Where the inspector is a member of one party, the  |
| marshal shall be a member of the other major party. For clerks no     |
| party affiliation required. Any registered voter in the precinct may  |
| be appointed.                                                         |
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| *Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-531(A) (Thomson/West 2006).*                   |
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| For non-partisan elections appointments are made without              |
| consideration for political party.                                    |
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| *Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-531(B) (Thomson/West 2006).*                   |
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| **[Term Requirements]{.underline}**                                   |
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| Appointments appear to be for each election.                          |
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| *Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-531(A) (Thomson/West 2006).*                   |
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| **[Compensation and Hour Requirements]{.underline}**                  |
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| Compensation is fixed by the County board of supervisors. In no case  |
| shall an election board member be paid less than thirty dollars per   |
| day.                                                                  |
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| *Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-536 (Thomson/West 2006).*                      |
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| **[Training, Certification and Oath Requirements]{.underline}**       |
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| Inspectors and Judges are required to attend an instructional class   |
| in order to receive a certificate of qualification.                   |
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| *Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-532(A) (Thomson/West 2006).*                   |
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| Premium Board Worker Certification available with 8 hours of          |
| instruction and exam. Premium Certification lasts for 30 months.      |
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| *Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-532(D) (Thomson/West 2006).*                   |
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| Additional training may be required by County.                        |
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| *Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-532(E) (Thomson/West 2006).*                   |
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| Oath required.                                                        |
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| *Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-534(C) (Thomson/West 2006).*                   |
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| **[Elected Public Officials Prohibited]{.underline}**                 |
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| No United States, state, county or precinct officer, other than a     |
| precinct committeeman, is qualified to act as judge, inspector,       |
| marshal, or clerk.                                                    |
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| *Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-531(D) (Thomson/West 2006).*                   |
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| **[Candidates Prohibited]{.underline}**                               |
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| No candidate for office at the election, other than a candidate for   |
| the office of precinct committeeman, is qualified to act as judge,    |
| inspector, marshal, or clerk.                                         |
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| *Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-531(D) (Thomson/West 2006).*                   |
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| **[The Effect of Felon Status on Participation]{.underline}**         |
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| Prohibited if convicted of treason or a felony, unless restored to    |
| civil rights.                                                         |
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| *Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-101(A) (5) (Thomson/West 2006).*               |
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| **[The Effect of Mental Incapacitation on                             |
| Participation]{.underline}**                                          |
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| Prohibited if adjudicated an \"incapacitated person\"                 |
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| *Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-101(A) (6) (Thomson/West 2006).*               |
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| **[English Fluency and Literacy Requirement]{.underline}**            |
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| Must be able to write name or make mark, unless prevented from so     |
| doing by physical disability.                                         |
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| *Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-101(A) (4) (Thomson/West 2006).*               |
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| **[Good Reputation Requirement]{.underline}**                         |
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| No Information Available                                              |
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| **[Alternative Positions with Different Requirements]{.underline}**   |
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| **[Student Election Assistant Statute]{.underline}**                  |
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| The board of supervisors may appoint to an election board to serve as |
| a clerk of election a person who is not eligible to vote if all of    |
| the following conditions are met:\                                    |
| 1. The person is a minor who will be at least sixteen years of age at |
| the time of the election for which the person is named to the         |
| election board.\                                                      |
| 2. The person is a citizen of the United States at the time of the    |
| election for which the person is named to the election board.\        |
| 3. The person is supervised by an adult who has been trained as an    |
| elections officer.\                                                   |
| 4. The person has received training provided by the officer in charge |
| of elections.\                                                        |
| 5. The parent or guardian of the person has provided written          |
| permission for the person to serve.                                   |
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| A school district or charter school shall not count any pupil\'s      |
| absence from one or more instructional programs as a result of the    |
| pupil\'s service on an election board against any mandatory           |
| attendance requirements for the pupil.                                |
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| *Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-531(G) & (I) (Thomson/West 2006).*             |
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