Polling station staff
Herefordshire has over 175 polling stations in operation on polling day. Presiding Officers and Poll Clerks work inside these stations and are responsible for the conduct of the ballot and making sure that the proper procedures for voting are followed. Poll Clerks assist the Presiding Officer who oversees the polling station. To become a Presiding Officer you must have previous experience as a Poll Clerk.
On polling day, staff are required to work from 6.30am until shortly after 10pm without leaving the polling station.
All staff employed to work at a polling station must attend a training session a few weeks before the poll which will be arranged with you by the elections team upon appointment. We will tell you in your appointment what type of training you will need to undertake.
We also require standby Presiding Officers in place on polling day in the event of sickness, non-attendance or emergency. You could be called in at any point before or during polling day.
Presiding Officer day fee - £365.80
This fee includes:
- 20 hours work at £18.29 per hour (these 20 hours include collecting your ballot box, setting up your polling station and working on polling day)
In addition to this fee you will receive:
- £20 travel expenses (non-taxable)
- £10 for online training if undertaken
- £30 for face to face training if undertaken (face to face training lasts 2 hours and is paid at a rate of £15 per hour)
If an election is combined with another election, Presiding Officers will receive a 10% uplift to the Presiding Officer day fee. All Presiding Officer fees are subject to tax unless stated otherwise.
Presiding Officer/Standby job description
Poll Clerk day fee - £221
This fee includes:
- 17 hours work at £13 per hour (these 17 hours include setting up your polling station and working on polling day)
In addition to this fee you will receive:
- £9 travel expenses (non-taxable)
- £10 for online training if undertaken
- £30 for face to face training if undertaken (face to face training lasts 2 hours and is paid at a rate of £15 per hour)
If an election is combined with another election, Poll Clerks will receive a 10% uplift to the Poll Clerk day fee. All Poll Clerk fees are subject to tax unless stated otherwise.
Standby Presiding Officer and Poll Clerk fee
- £50 retainer
- £10 for online training if undertaken
- £30 for face to face training if undertaken (face to face training lasts 2 hours and is paid at a rate of £15 per hour)
You will receive further payment if called upon.