With the upcoming Scottish Parliamentary election scheduled to be held on Thursday 6 May 2021, the Highland Council’s Election Team need to recruit additional people to work at the election in a polling station or at the count.
The ongoing Covid pandemic means we’ll need more staff than usual to run this vital democratic process effectively, as there will be more things to do in the polling stations and the count.
Further information can be viewed on the Council’s website and if you are interested and feel you would like to get involved and play an active role please complete the form online.
Polling Station Positions
We are looking for applicants to cover polling duties in the three constituencies in Highland:
- Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
- Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
- Inverness and Nairn
There are three key roles:
- Presiding Officer – responsible for making sure that voters can cast their vote in secret, free from influence and in a calm atmosphere
- Poll Clerk – assists the Presiding Officers to run the polling station
- Information Officer – greets voters, manage queues and sterilise polling booths and equipment throughout the day
The counting of the votes will commence on Friday, 7 May 2021 and are being counted over several days instead of overnight. This year we have 2 counting venues – one at the Highland Football Academy in Dingwall and one at the Inverness Leisure Centre.
We are looking to recruit people to count votes.
The Elections Team need people who will always act impartially, be polite and professional with voters, candidates, agents and other officers.
If you would like more information please email election@highland.gov.uk
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