We need your help! On Election Day, over 1,100 election judges are needed to serve the voters at the polling places in El Paso County. The Election Department is always looking for qualified individuals interested in serving as election judges.

How to Become an Election Judge

During precinct caucuses, registered electors can sign up to be election judges.  Those who sign up to be a judge at their caucus will receive a priority appointment.  If you don’t attend your caucus, we may still need your help.  Just fill out the election judge application below and return it to our office.

We try to assign election judges to the polling site in the precinct where they live; however, this is not always possible. You may be asked to travel and work in another precinct on Election Day.

Responsibilities

All election judges must be at their assigned polling place at 6:00 AM on election morning. The day ends after 8:00 PM or when the last voter has left the precinct. Additional time will be required for reconciliation, breakdown of voting equipment, and clean up.  There are several types of election judges.  Some responsibilities include: verifying voter’s IDs, demonstrating how to vote on the touch screen, and issuing provisional ballots.

Colorado Election Law requires judges to:

	Be a registered elector
	Be physically and mentally able to perform and complete assigned tasks
	Attend a class of instruction
	Not have been convicted of election fraud, election offense or fraud
	Not be a candidate whose name appears on the ballot in the precinct where he/she is working nor a member of the immediate family of a candidate on the ballot where he/she is working.

Each judge will be paid $40 for attending a required training class.  Pay for working as a judge varies between $100 and $110, based on judge type.  Please note, only judges who work on Election Day will be compensated for attending training.

For your convenience, the application is provided in Adobe Acrobat format, which requires you to have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader  installed on your system for viewing. Completed applications may be faxed to (719) 520-7327, or emailed to elections@elpasoco.com,  or mailed to the following address:  El Paso County Clerk and Recorder, Election Department, PO Box 2007, Colorado Springs, CO 80901-2007. If you have any questions, please call (719) 520-6223 or (719) 520-6273.

 Election Judge Application 

STUDENT ELECTION JUDGES

In an effort to increase awareness of the voting process, the Colorado Legislature enacted legislation which permits qualified students to serve as Student Election Judges. This is your opportunity to participate in the election process. If you are interested, just complete the application below. 

Colorado Election Law requires student election judges to:

	Be a United States citizen.
	Be physically and mentally able to perform and complete assigned tasks.
	Attend a class of instruction.
	Not have been convicted of election fraud, election offense or fraud.
	Not be a candidate whose name appears on the ballot in the precinct where he/she is working nor a member of the immediate family of a candidate on the ballot where he/she is working.
	Be sixteen years of age or older and either a junior or senior in good standing attending a public or private secondary educational institution or being home-schooled.
	Have parental or legal guardian consent to serve as a student election judge.

For your convenience, the application is provided in Adobe Acrobat format, which requires you to have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your system for viewing. Completed applications may be faxed to (719) 520-7327 or mailed to the following address:  El Paso County Clerk and Recorder, Election Department, PO Box 2007, Colorado Springs, CO 80901-2007. If you have any questions, please call (719) 520-6223 or (719) 520-6273.

Student Election Judge Application (valid only during Primary/General Elections)

Presentations

If you would like us to visit your school for a brief presentation about the election process and becoming a student election judge, please contact our office.