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Allegheny County election officials are aiming to fill roughly 800 positions as poll workers throughout the county prepare to head to their assigned precincts for the 2025 primary election on Tuesday.
Three weeks out from Ohio's Aug. 8 election, some officials are feeling the heat as they try to fill poll worker slots for the statewide vote on Issue 1. As of Monday, Ohio had recruited 89% of ...
Poll workers also post on the doors lists of who has voted. Wetzel, a Democrat, said she was shocked to hear allegations during the campaign season about widespread voter fraud.
A Georgia poll worker is facing charges for allegedly mailing a bomb threat to a polling place ahead of Election Day. The FBI alleges that Nicholas Wimbish, 25, mailed the bomb threat to the Jones ...
In a recent poll, nearly two in five firms said they’re letting staff use their phones to access office buildings. The boon has benefited vendors like SwiftConnect, which sells a platform for ...
EDITORIAL Election workers: Tuesday’s unsung heroes Poll workers have faced harassment and worse, simply for doing their jobs. But on Election Day, they ensured that voting largely went smoothly.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (WSAV) — A Georgia poll worker was arrested Monday for allegedly mailing a letter threatening other poll workers with rape, a “beatdown” and a bomb threat.
From bulletproof glass, drones, and snipers to boulders blocking election offices, the US democratic system is bracing for violent attacks in 2024.
County election officials run the voting process but on your trip to the polls you may see observers and watchers. They aren't allowed to interact with voters.
Historically, poll workers have been retirees who work elections looking for some extra income. About 500 of the 3,500 poll workers in Bergen County on Election Day will be high school students ...
With the election just two weeks away, election officials around the state are finalizing their workforces to make sure they have enough people to keep things running. Poll workers – sometimes called ...
Election offices in other states have heightened security ahead of the Nov. 5 election, including adding panic buttons for poll workers in Cobb County, Georgia.