Working the Polls On Election Day

First thing that happens when you want to be a poll worker is you have to attend a mandatory training and swearing in session. The swearing in is important, as you are acting as a temporary government official when you work the polls. For each new election you work, you have to attend an additional 1-hour training session. Some of these are critical; the training deals with changes to election law or voting practices as handed down by the state government. Some are less important, but the refresher course on the (now) complicated rules regarding who is eligible and what is needed to prove eligibility is pretty useful...

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