Aug. 1 designated as National Poll Worker Recruitment Day

Aug 1, 2024 1:34 pm
Early voting at Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Office
Photo by Taryn Ashby

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission appointed Aug. 1 as National Poll Worker Recruitment Day.

According to an Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Office press release sent Thursday, poll workers are essential to administering elections. Workers help polling places open, set up and close while ensuring only qualified voters are allowed to vote.  

The Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Office is currently recruiting election workers for the 2024 general election that will take place on Nov. 5.

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New and returning election workers need to attend training classes at the Supervisor of Elections Office, located at 515 N. Main St. in Gainesville, for paid positions such as ballot scanner, clerk and deputy, among others.

Anyone interested in becoming an election worker is directed to this website:

https://www.votealachua.gov/Election-Workers/Become-an-Election-Worker

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