By County Election Administrator Cynde Jo Gatlin

Election judge training will be held Wednesday, May 4 at 10:00 a.m. and Monday, May 9, at 6:00 p.m. in the Election Room. According to the Montana Secretary of State’s office, across the nation over 1.4 million citizens are trained to serves as election judges. The job of election judge is critical to our democracy, as voters depend on election judges to run polling places and counting centers on Election Day.

As an election judge in Montana, you will help ensure the state’s elections remain secure, fair, accurate and accessible to all voters. Your responsibilities would be vast and include supervising the conduct inside polling places and helping Montanans cast their ballot both privately and independently.

Requirements include: an election judge must be at least 18 years of age, must be a registered voter and a resident of the county where you will serve, and must attend training conducted by the county election administrator.

If you would like to sign up to be part of the dedicated team that makes fair and accurate elections possible in Montana, please contact my office for further information regarding the training.

Cynde Jo Gatlin

Election Administrator

406-436-2361

[email protected]