During the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, I learned that many jurisdictions feared poll worker shortages as regular poll workers avoided possible exposure to COVID-19. I decided to sign up to assist with the 2020 presidential election in my precinct, and I have been a consistent poll worker ever since, serving as a standard election officer, precinct chief and assistant chief. Ahead of tomorrow’s National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, I’ll share some lessons I’ve learned from ...
