County supervisors order audit of Registrar's office - "So, what's the solution? More poll training that specifically addresses chain of custody issues." 9/16/08
Research shows how poll workers on the front lines of elections affect voter confidence - "...why voter advocate groups say that serving as an informed poll worker is the most important thing people can do to protect the integrity of America's election system." 9/3/08
With huge turnout predicted, election officials working to resolve glitches - "A survey of Porter County's [IN] poll workers in the May primary underscored a host of election-day problems, but the survey also showed that the glitches weren't unique to this county and that most poll workers want to work the elections again." 9/2/08
Push for Poll Workers As Election Nears - "Most of them do it more out of a sense of civic responsibility than for the money. 'It is exciting, It makes you feel like part of the electoral process. We all take pride in it.'" Juanita Florio, a Manassas [VA] resident who has served as an election officer nearly every election over the past 20 years, 9/1/08
Students learn about balloting - "As voting machine technology advances, it's important for college students to be poll workers because they're already savvy at computers." 8/26/08
Monroe County [NY] seeks election inspectors - "About 4,000 inspectors, registered either as Democrats or Republicans, are needed to serve at 837 election districts throughout the county." 8/25/08
Broward County high school students train to be poll workers - "We want to get students to forget about voting for American Idol and think about our future," Pembroke Pines Charter High School senior class president Matthew Noto. 8/17/08
County works to make voting more accessible to individuals with disabilities - "Often, polling staff are not fully aware of the needs of individuals who turn out to vote.Voters with disabilities have felt they lacked privacy while voting, or that poll workers did not properly address their situations." 7/31/08
EAC Chair Urges Recruitment of Two Million Poll Workers for Presidential Election - "...most important, we must have as many poll workers - including bilingual poll workers - as possible to prevent long lines." Rosemary Rodriguez, U.S. Election Assistance Commission Chair, 7/24/08
Influx of Voters Expected to Test New Technology - "'So much depends on whether there will be enough poll workers, whether they are trained enough and whether their state and county election directors give them contingency plans and resources to handle the unexpected.'" 7/21/08
Volunteer Poll Workers Help Ensure Integrity of U.S. Elections - "Poll workers receive training on operating electronic voting machines and handling extraordinary situations, such as an emergency evacuation, voting machine malfunctions, or discrepancies in voter documentation. Once trained, election officials must take an oath to uphold the laws of the United States and of their state." 7/10/08
We Want You...to be a Poll Worker - "But without poll workers nothing in the system works: Even if registration lists were perfectly managed, and voting machines 100% accurate, poorly trained poll workers can lose hundreds of votes in a single precinct." Todd Rokita, Indiana Secretary of State, 7/3/08
Rokita wants to see more, younger Hoosiers involved in elections - "If they are trained well, you will have a good election. If they are not trained well or they don't listen to the training, that is where you get into the problems." Todd Rokita, Indiana Secretary of State, 6/19/08
Poll workers wanted - lots of them - "Election officials are looking for people who can speak foreign languages or help voters with disabilities. They're making training more convenient and splitting long workdays in half." 6/9/08