League Launches Poll Worker Recruitment Campaign

League Launches Poll Worker Recruitment Campaign

Type: 
Public Statement
Date of Release or Mention: 
Friday, August 14, 2020

CAN VOTERS COUNT ON YOU?

With three months to go until Election Day, America is facing a critical shortage of poll workers, all of whom need to be signed up and trained in time for November. We’re proud to announce a new partnership with Power the Polls, a multi-faceted, multi-organizational effort to encourage Americans to help fill the gap in time for November. Please share and promote this link with your networks, League volunteers, and on social media to encourage poll worker recruitment: https://www.powerthepolls.org/?source=LWVUS. Read our blog about the new initiative.

The US League has also launched a campaign to address the imminent poll worker shortage for the 2020 election. The National League has partnered with Power the Polls to work to encourage more people to sign up to become poll workers for November. The League is urging people to take the following 5 actions: 
 
  1. Sign up as a poll worker Pledge to be part of the solution on Election Day by serving in your community.  
  2. If you can't work the polls due to health risks or other obligations, ask the people in your life if they can. Share information about how they can get involved, wherever they live.
  3. Talk about the importance of poll workers. Take to your social media networks, professional listservs, and neighbor groups to talk about the expected poll worker shortage.  
  1. Use this opportunity to shine a light on the connection between our voting processes and social and racial equity in this country. Underrepresented communities are at the highest risk of missing out on the chance to vote. They're disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. They're most likely to vote, by choice and/or necessity, in-person - and thus most impacted if our voting sites are unprepared for a crush of voters. It's on all of us to stand up and help ensure every single voter has the chance to participate this year.  
  2. If you're a League volunteer or advocate working to support your local elections officials, share this great list of ideas and resources, "50 Ideas for Recruiting and Retaining Election Workers," from the Center for Tech and Civic Life, and lend your expertise and problem-solving skills to help them get the job done!  

Click here to learn more about this new campaign and partnership.

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Utica-Rome Metropolitan Area