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![A seated poll worker assists a standing voter in Columbus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/download-5-e1697819482926-900x422.webp)
A bipartisan bill seeks to shield personal information about Ohio poll workers
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Boards of elections throughout Ohio are saying it’s getting more difficult to find enough poll workers to staff polling places in recent elections, because… Read More
![Poll workers wait for voters in Franklin County, Ohio behind a door that has a voting today sign taped to it](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img-5094-scaled-e1659541443501-900x422.jpg)
Poll workers for Aug. 8 special election are still needed in many Ohio counties
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — If you’re not busy Aug. 8, chances are good that your local board of elections might need your help. That’s Election Day for the special… Read More
![Poll workers and voters are seen during Wisconsin's state primary on Aug. 9.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/gettyimages-1242403085-9179e81ac44f7ccd128033f41c940e4fa9ccaeac-scaled-e1665329063504-900x422.jpg)
Election officials worry about potential poll worker interference this November
By: Dustin Jones | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — America relies on hundreds of thousands of temporary workers to staff the polls during elections. But with misinformation running rampant in certain corners, officials worry some… Read More
![Andrea Lerner (left), and her husband, Ira Lerner, sift through the mail-in applications at the Voter Registration office in the Lehigh County Government Center in Allentown, Pa.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/allentownelectionoffice_hy14-edit-592c8407a4c8afcd8bacd57a1b5aeeff7a3fb1d3-scaled-e1600700795570-900x422.jpg)
‘We’re Rolling With It’: Election Workers Scramble To Adjust To Changing Voting Rules
By: Pam Fessler | NPR
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Pennsylvania’s governor and state legislature — as well as the national political parties and campaigns — have been at odds, leading to election workers doing what they can to help voters keep up.
![Poll workers must take extra precautions this year to protect themselves against the coronavirus. Election experts fear a massive shortage of workers at the polls in November.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ap_20175460045687-a73b367c00c020e689bf7acc3720a9c94aec0ea8-scaled-e1596644163818-900x422.jpg)
Wanted: Young People To Work The Polls This November
By: Barbara Sprunt | NPR
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Election officials fear a massive shortage of poll workers for the general election as older people opt out of their normal election-year service due to concerns over the coronavirus.
![A poll worker helps a voter to a machine at Franklin County's early voting center in Columbus on Sunday, March 15. In-person voting for the March 17 primary was cancelled the next day and the mail-in deadline was extended to April 28.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_3537-e1592363438992-900x422.jpeg)
Elections Officials Need Poll Workers Now For November Election
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Voter turnout in Ohio has been around 70 percent in presidential election years, and elections officials think turnout will be high this year as well. But with… Read More