Brooklyn Park City Clerk Devin Montero has put out a request for residents to serve as election judges for the August 9 primary election and November 8 general election. Races on the ballot in November include that of governor and the entire state legislature. Brooklyn Park voters will also be voting for mayor and for three city council seats.
“If you are eligible to vote and can read, write, and speak English, and you are not a candidate in the election or closely related to a candidate, you can be an election judge,” a news release from the city said.
The city is also seeking to recruit bilingual judges.
High school students who are U.S. citizens, and are at least 16 years old, can work as election judge trainees, with permission from their school and parents.
Election judges are paid $14 per hour and $15 per hour if you are a supervisor judge.
The deadline to apply to be an election judge for the August 9 primary is June 25 and October 7 for the November 8 election. There will be a mandatory 3-hour paid training prior to the elections.
Judges have the option of working a full day from 6:00 a.m. to polls closing or a half day i.e., 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. or 2:00 p.m. to polls closing.
Prospective judges should fill out the form at this link to start the application process: https://www.brooklynpark.org/elections/election-judge-registration/
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Born and raised in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa, Tom is the Founder, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Mshale which has been reporting on the news and culture of African immigrants in the United States since 1995. He has a BA in Business from Metro State University and a Public Leadership Credential from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He was the original host of Talking Drum, the signature current affairs show on the African Broadcasting Network (ABN-America), which was available nationwide in the United States via the Dish Network satellite service. On the show, he interviewed Nobel laureates such as 2004 Nobel Peace prize winner, Professor Wangari Maathai, the first woman from Africa to win the peace prize and heads of states. Tom has served and chaired various boards including Global Minnesota (formerly Minnesota International Center), the sixth largest World Affairs Council in the United States. He has previously served as the first Black President of the Board of Directors at Books for Africa. He also serves on the boards of New Vision Foundation and the Minnesota Multicultural Media Consortium. He has previously served two terms on the board of the United Nations Association. An avid runner, he retired from running full marathons after turning 50 and now only focuses on training for half marathons.
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