Wanted: help with municipal elections in Amsterdam
Book polling station member
In the run-up to the scheduled polling station members can sometimes no longer be present. To accommodate this, we are still looking for reserve polling station members before March 16. As a reserve polling station member you can be scheduled in the district that you later select. In that case you will receive a confirmation by e-mail at the end of February. This states in which polling station you are assigned what time you are expected there.
Working at a polling station
A polling station consists of five or six polling station members, of which one chairman and one deputy chairman. Under the leadership of the chairman, opportunities can cast their votes. For example, you give instructions about the process and hand out ballots. You follow a digital training beforehand.
Working hours
As a polling station member, you are present at a polling station all day on election day. You start at 6.45 am, receive a two-hour break during the day and a small break in the evening. The end time is expected to be around midnight. More 70 percent of polling stations are ready earlier, but it can also be later.
education
In preparation, you follow a mandatory digital training that you conclude with a test. The training lasts 2 hours and you reach at least 75% correct answers.
Compensation
Are you classified? Then you will receive a compensation of 250 euros for your work. In addition, you will receive a meal of 30 euros and 25 euros for completing the e-learning. In the event of a cancellation, the right to compensation for the e-learning lapses. If you do not receive a message that you have been assigned to a polling station and you remain available until the day of the election, you will receive the compensation for the e-learning.
Tax return
All reimbursements are gross and transferred by 15 April at the latest. The Municipality of Amsterdam is obliged to provide the Tax Authorities with a list of payments. The Tax and Customs Administration fills in the amount paid in advance on your 2022 income tax return.
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