Landungsbrücken

Elections, application as an election worker and poll worker

As an election worker, you take on a voluntary role to ensure that elections are carried out properly. On election day, you will hand out ballots at polling stations, monitor compliance with election guidelines, and then count the votes to determine the...

As an election worker, you take on a voluntary role to ensure that elections are carried out properly. On election day, you will hand out ballots at polling stations, monitor compliance with election guidelines, and then count the votes to determine the results. Or you are part of a postal voting board and count the postal votes with them. In federal elections, use is limited to election day. In the case of general elections and the European and district assembly elections that take place together, the deployment also extends to the following Monday.

Next current election or voting date:
European and district assembly elections on June 9, 2024.

Important notes

Prerequisites

No previous knowledge is required.
Anyone who is eligible to vote in the respective election can become a poll worker:

  • In federal elections: Germans aged 18 and over.
  • For civil elections: Germans aged 16 and over who are registered in Hamburg.
  • For elections to the European Parliament: German and EU citizens aged 16 and over.
  • For elections to the district assemblies: German and EU citizens aged 16 and over who are registered in Hamburg.
  • For referendums and citizenship referendums (as voting helpers): Germans aged 16 and over who are registered in Hamburg

Documents required

no

Please note

There are the following notes:
Appropriate compensation is paid for working as a poll worker in Hamburg.

Deadlines

no

Procedure & Fees

Procedure

You can apply to be a poll worker via the online service. The electoral office of the respective district office will then contact you and coordinate your assignment with you.

Processing time

Processing usually takes about a week.

Fees

no

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