Manassas Park Election Volunteers Can Register Online

If you've been meaning to trot down to the Voter Registration Office in Manassas Park to volunteer to work the polls on election day, fear not—you can sign up from your home.

Potential volunteers may now register online on the State Board of Elections website. 

and others across the Commonwealth are looking for reliable and friendly to volunteer on election day the days preceding it, according to a SBE press release issued this month.

Once a volunteer signs up, local election officials will be notified. Those interested in signing up can also choose to receive updates on the volunteer process by text. 

To be eligible to be an election officer, a volunteer must simply be registered to vote. Election officers can be paid for their time, but this year's new law also means that election officers can choose to be volunteers. 

This change to the law should eliminate conflicts with employers who do not permit their employees to engage in outside employment, and increase officer of election participation throughout the Commonwealth, the release said. 

After completing the online form, the local registrar's office may take up to two weeks to respond. For more information, contact the SBE at 804-864-8901 or info@sbe.virginia.gov or the Manassas Park Voter Registration and Elections Office at 703-335-8806.