Poll worker information

Approximately 1100 election helpers wanted

The electoral authority of the city administration invites you to volunteer as a poll worker. Anyone wishing to take on such an electoral volunteer role should be eligible to vote. This means that you must be 18 years old to vote in the Bundestag election. Your main place of residence should be in Jena. People who stand as candidates in the election are not allowed to work as poll workers.

Declare your willingness

On this page you can declare your willingness to work as a poll worker. To register, you can fill out the "Declaration of willingness to work on the election committee" online and send it directly (recommended). Alternatively, you can complete the form (see downloads) and send it by email to wahlhelfende@jena.de or by post to

electoral authority

Jena City Council
Am Anger 15
07743 Jena

by post.

We will take your wishes into account as far as possible when planning your deployment.

Procedure on election day

In the polling stations in the city districts, work begins at 07:15 on election Sunday. The polling stations open at 08:00 and close at 18:00. Each electoral board usually consists of 6 to 9 people. The polling assistants do not all have to be present at all times during the election period. As a rule, the election supervisors divide their teams into a morning and an afternoon group in advance. From 18:00, all members of the electoral board come together to determine the results.

In the postal voting stations in the postal voting center, the polling assistants meet at 2:15 p.m. and first check the correctness of the ballot papers of the ballot letters received. From 6.00 p.m., the results will also be determined here.

Please expect the results to be determined by around 22:00.

Polling assistants receive a refreshment allowance

Polling assistants receive a refreshment allowance as compensation for their work. The amount of the refreshment allowance for the Bundestag election can be found in the following table.

Inquiries

The staff of the electoral authority are available for inquiries.

Appointment, briefing, training

Approximately 4 weeks before election day, all poll workers receive a letter of appointment, which also contains further information. They will then be briefed on their duties on election Sunday.

In the two weeks before the election, election officers, secretaries and their deputies should take part in a training course (in person or online). Assessors are also very welcome. The possible training dates will be communicated with the appointment letter.

Training documents can be downloaded from this page under Downloads from approx. 3 weeks before the election day.