But working the polls is not without a small benefit. Counties generally provide a stipend for poll workers depending on responsibilities.

In Davis County, the stipend ranges between $150 and $235; in Weber it's between $145 and $175; in Utah County, it's between $120 and $180; in Washington it's $110 to $140; and Salt Lake County pays between $120 and $220.

Clerks are urging businesses to encourage their employees to volunteer as poll workers. In some cases, businesses have given employees a paid vacation day to work the polls or at least a day of administrative leave, Swensen said, in Salt Lake County's "Partners in Democracy" program. Similar programs could show up in other counties this year.

Volunteer contact information

People who want to be poll workers for the election in November must be registered voters and live in the county where they want to work. Here is the contact information for Utah's five most populous counties.

Davis: 801-451-3438
Salt Lake: 801-468-3074 or 3427, or online at www.clerk.slco.org
Utah: 801-851-8128
Washington: 435-634-5712
Weber: 801-399-8036

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