For Workers – Election 2025

Election worker applications are now closed. No further applications will be accepted. Thank you for your interest in working on the 2025 election!

Please read further for election worker job descriptions and pay rates.

Eligibility

To be considered, applicants must be:

Eligible to work in Canada
Fluent in spoken and written English
16 years of age or older

You do not have to be a Canadian citizen to apply.

Election Worker Positions

Presiding Deputy Returning Officer (PDRO)

The Presiding Deputy Returning Officer (PDRO) oversees all operations of the voting station, and must have previous elections experience.

This position pays $37/hour for regular shifts and $40/hour for ballot-counting night shifts, plus $100 to attend training.

Responsibilities may include any or all of the following, dependent on shift and placement:

Pick-up the ballots and voting station supplies on the day before the advance poll/election.

Allocate and distribute the supplies to election workers at the voting station.

Ensure all voting station signs are posted in visible locations.

Verify voting booths are set up appropriately.

Ensure ballot boxes are ready to accept ballots.

Communicate with Election Central.

Supervise overall conduct of the voting station.

Supervise ballot counting.
Collect ballot summary sheets and enter results into spreadsheets.

Deputy Returning Officer (DRO)

The Deputy Returning Officer's duties include updating the voter registry, ballot distribution, ballot box monitoring, and ballot counting.

This position pays $27/hour for regular shifts and $30/hour for ballot-counting night shifts, plus $60 to attend training.

Responsibilities may include any or all of the following, dependent on shift and placement:

Assist with set-up and closure of the voting station.

Assist in allocation and distribution of supplies.

Verify voter identification.

Verify if voter is on the permanent voters register

Add voters to the voters registry.

Responsible for distribution of ballots.

Custodian of unused ballots.

Initial the back of each ballot when issued.

Give instructions about how to fill in the ballot.

Complete all required documentation and worksheets.

Set up the ballot boxes.

Assist PDRO with procedure for opening the poll.

Assist voters with depositing ballots into the ballot boxes.

Perform closing procedures, as directed by the PDRO.

Count ballots using established counting method.

Other duties, as assigned by PDRO.

Information Officer

Information Officers help guide voters into the voting station, and monitor and assess activities in and around the voting station.

This position pays $22/hour plus $60 to attend training.

Responsibilities may include any or all of the following:

Assist with the set-up and closure of the voting station.

Post all required signs around the voting station.

Enforce “No Cell Phone” and “No Campaign Material” rules, along with the PDRO.

Monitor and assess activities in and around the voting station (watch for campaign materials –pins, pamphlets not allowed in the voting station).

Direct voters to the table with ballots.

Assist voters entering or leaving the voting station.

Other duties, as assigned by PDRO.

Protection of Privacy Act: your personal information is being collected under the authority of section 4(c) of Alberta’s Protection of Privacy Act. It will be used to contact you in response to your application. If you have questions about the collection and use of your personal information you may contact the Returning Officer, RMWB Elections Office at elections@rmwb.ca or call PULSE at 780-743-7000.

Contact Us

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Phone: 780-743-7000
Toll free: 1-800-973-9663

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