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Earn $190, Help Oversee Democracy As An Election Day Judge

By Alex Nitkin | October 26, 2016 5:32am
 Early voting is already underway in all 50 Chicago Wards.
Early voting is already underway in all 50 Chicago Wards.
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CHICAGO — Elections in Chicago aren't "rigged," but that's only because hundreds of diligent election judges are working to keep the votes straight.

And with the city already seeing record early voting turnout less than two weeks out from Election Day, the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners is looking for more bodies.

Any registered voter in Chicago can apply to work the polls, so long as they're "of good repute," "able to perform basic math" and not living in the same household as a candidate running for office, according to officials.

Election judges can earn $140 for a full day of work on Nov. 8, with an extra $50 thrown in for anyone who completes a training program. Bonus pay is also offered to people willing to perform other odd jobs, like running election results to receiving stations and processing ballots after Election Day.

Apply to be an election judge at the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners website.

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