In Fairfield County, poll workers can make between $131.68 and $165.00 for one training session and their service on Election Day. Election Day is rapidly approaching, so call (740) 652-7001 to ...

Poll workers are short-staffed, under attack — and quietly defending democracy Voting falsehoods, threats and COVID-19's lingering effects have made recruiting poll workers more challenging, but ...

There’s no doubt about it: For election officials across the country, recruiting poll workers is more challenging than ever. COVID-19 made people with health worries want to stay home.

Recruiting enough people to assist with elections, including poll workers and temporary or part-time staff, already was a challenge for the nation’s 10,000 voting jurisdictions before the ...

This year’s election will require more than 1 million workers to assist voters. The pandemic was expected to suppress the number of volunteers, but innovative and creative recruiting drives have ...

LeBron James and the More Than a Vote organization is launching a multimillion dollar effort to recruit poll workers in Black electoral districts ahead of November’s general elections.

Kruse agrees that recruiting poll workers in rural areas with more community ties is easier than in the Omaha urban area. "In smaller communities, it's somewhat easier because people know each other.