What is Adopt-A-Poll?
Adopt-A-Poll is a non-profit fundraising program through the Kansas City Election Board.
Adopt-A-Poll Requirements
This program allows local nonprofit organizations to provide at minimum 5 volunteers per election that will serve as poll workers in elections and have their proceeds benefit the affiliated organization. Organizations must notify KCEB at minimum 5 weeks prior to an election in order to participate in an election.
How does KCEB determine the donation amount?
The donation amount is exactly the same as our Poll Worker pay, which can be viewed below. All positions require the ability to work from 5:00 am to approximately 7:45 pm
Ballot Judge and Poll Pad Judge — $300 ($275 for Election Day + $25 for Training Class)
Poll Supervisor — $325 ($300 for Election Day + $25 for Training Class)
Voter Assistant Specialist and Deputy Commissioner pay is not eligible for Adopt-A-Poll purposes at this time.
Qualifications to be a Poll Worker
- – Must be a Registered Voter in the state of Missouri
- – Must work as either a Democrat or Republican
- – Ability to work 5:00 am to approximately 7:45 pm on Election Day
- – Must be able to read, write, and speak English fluently
- – Have reliable transportation for both training class and Election Day
- – Must attend a mandatory training session prior to every election
- – Fluency with modern technology is a plus, but not required
When and how is the donation paid out?
The donation checks are processed within a month of the election. The check will be made out to the organization that signed up to participate rather than the individual volunteers.
How will KCEB account for each of our volunteers?
Each volunteer will be accounted for in the same manner we account for all of our poll workers. Each volunteer should fill out an application with some personal information, along with the information of the charity or organization they are volunteering for.
Then, the volunteer is placed into our database as a poll worker and assigned to a polling location. On Election Day, the volunteers will sign in and out of a payroll sheet, just as the other poll workers. Then, once it’s verified that each volunteer worked on Election Day, donation checks be processed.
Do all participating charities have to be 501(c)3?
Yes. All charities will be verified via the IRS.
Will all members of my group be assigned to the same poll?
It is highly unlikely all members of your group wil be assigned to the same poll. Poll workers, including those working through Adopt-A-Poll, are assigned where they are needed.
Have questions? Contact KCEB’s Judge Supervisors
Toby Chambers: toby@kceb.org
Colton Weiner: colton@kceb.org
Click or tap here for the Poll Worker Application