NOTE: DATES ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY THE LEGISLATURE.
Commissioners
If you are interested in
working at the polls, you must meet the following
qualifications:
*You must be a
registered voter in Webster Parish
*You must not
have been convicted of an election offense
*You must be able
to vote without assistance
Commissioners must arrive at
the polls by 5:30 AM and remain there until the polls close at
8:00 PM and all election duties have been completed.
To serve as a commissioner
you must take an open book test and you will be eligible to work
at the polls during the current term of the Clerk of Court.
Testing is held in Springhill
and Minden each year. Class dates are usually around the month
of August. Specific dates will be posted on the homepage of
this site and advertised in local newspapers when they are
scheduled.
Commissioners-In-Charge:
If you would like to apply to
be a Commissioner-in-Charge, you must have served as a
commissioner in at least two elections during the past four
years.
The Commissioner-in-Charge is
responsible for all duties and for all commissioners in his/her
precinct including delivering the votes to the Clerk of Court on
election night.
The Board of Elections
Supervisors meets each December to select
Commissioners-in-Charge for the coming year. An open book test
is administered to interested commissioners a couple of weeks
before the selection meeting. Commissioners will be notified of
testing dates in both Springhill and Minden. Test dates will
also be posted on the homepage of this site when scheduled.
