AUBURN — Between June’s primary and November’s presidential election, acting City Clerk Sue Clements-Dallaire said she needs as many polling place volunteers as possible.

“If we can get them to commit to a couple of years, that would be best,” she said. “It would be nice if we could have a little consistency.”

Clements-Dallaire said the city needs to find two wardens, two ward clerks, up to 10 deputy registrars and as many as 20 election clerks.

Wardens are in charge of polling places; the city needs one per location. Ward clerks are second in command of the polling places.

Wardens and ward clerks can live anywhere in Auburn and don’t have to be affiliated with any political party. They need to be available to work all day at the polls, from about 5:30 a.m. until the last ballot is counted and delivered to the city clerk. Polls close at 8 p.m.

Election clerks need to be a mix of Republicans and Democrats, but can come from anywhere in Androscoggin County. They have the option of working all day or working either a 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. shift or a 2 p.m. to closing shift.

“We can have unaffiliated or third-party election clerks, but the most important part is that we need to have an even mix of Ds and Rs,” Clements-Dallaire said. “They are the folks that will do the actual counting of the ballots at the end of the day.”

Deputy registrars will handle voter registration at the polls and can work all day or in shifts.

Election volunteers need to be available for the June 12 primary vote and for the Nov. 6 presidential election. They receive a two-hour training course before their first election and will be appointed by city councilors before May 1 to qualify for June’s vote.

Volunteers may call Clements-Dallaire at 333-6601, ext. 1126, email her at [email protected], stop by the clerk’s office in City Hall or download an application from the city’s website, www.auburnmaine.gov.

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