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In the United States an election judge (Called an elections inspector, elections officer or poll worker in some U.S. states) is an official responsible for the proper and orderly voting in local precincts. Depending on the state, they may be registered members of a political party or non-partisan. Election judges are generally volunteers or paid a small stipend for their work. Each voting precinct is staffed with multiple judges. The duties include signing in registered voters, in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Maine they also register new voters on election day, explaining voting procedure and use of voting equipment, providing ballots and monitoring the conduct of the election. Depending on the state, election judges are chosen by a county official (such as the county auditor), city or township official (such as a city clerk) or the state.

In California, poll workers can be any citizen who requests the job at least two months prior to an election. Inspectors and Site Supervisors receive minimum of two training classes, and clerks are required to attend a training class within two weeks of the election, with additional certification classes for any machine or tech devices to be used. These classes cover everything from Opening and Closing of the polls, what color pen to use on which paper (examples: the blue Voter Roster/red pen, pink Provisional Envelopes/black pen, white Street Index/red pen) to dealing with Irate voters, to the rare times when a voter can be challenged.

• Returning Officer
• Scrutineer

• Elections Office of Minneapolis, Minnesota - Page describing the duties of an election judge
• ProCon's Poll Workers and Electronic Voting

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