More than half of jurisdictions are having a hard time recruiting poll workers, according to the EAC. In 2020, a special holiday was created to help fill that void. August 1, is National Poll ...

and right now election boards across the state are paying up to recruit workers. Poll workers help voters for 12 hours to ensure that ballots are received fairly and correctly. Three people are ...

Mendez said recruiting and retaining poll workers is a problem in nearly every community right now. Like Mooney, she cited the pandemic and the climate around election security as reasons.

However, August 1 also marks National Poll Worker Recruitment Day. Harrisonburg Registrar Mark Finks is one of several local registrars looking for officials to work at the polls on November 5.