Recently, I recommended a pay raise for precinct election officials (PEO) and on February 13th, the Board of Supervisors approved my recommendation.
Here are the new pay rates:
Primary Election, June 3, 2008 – Full day for Chairperson - $160.00
Full day for Official - $140.00
Half day for Official - $ 56.00
General Election, Nov. 4, 2008 – Full day for Chairperson - $200.00
Full day for Official - $160.00
Half day for Official - $ 64.00
Elections on July 1, 2008 or after – Noon opening Chairperson – $110.00
Noon opening Official - 88.00
If you are interested in becoming a PEO, please click here for a job application.
We had not increased the pay of PEOs since 2001. Any election occurring before June 30th (except for the Primary Election) will be paid at the current rate of $110/day for precinct officials and $130/day for Chairpersons.
Approximately, 671 PEOs will be hired to administer the November 4th General Election. A similar number will be hired for the June 3rd Primary Election. This is a win-win-win for you, the County, and democracy. Take the day off, get paid, AND perform a public service. --Joel @ 3:35pm