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A lot of poll workers will be needed this November as people head to the polls in predicted large numbers to decide who the next President of the United States will be. The Secretary of State's Office is working to make sure counties have plenty of help on Election Day. KSMU's Michele Skalicky has more.
MO Secretary of State Robin Carnahan expects a record turnout during the presidential election this November. According to Carnahan, some are predicting that 80% of registered voters will cast ballots, and that means that extra poll workers will be needed.
"More people means it could take more time, but one of the ways ot avoid those problems is to make sure there are enough poll workers to take care of the influx of new people and also to make sure there are enough ballots that are printed for everybody so they can move through quickly."
In 2006, the Secretary of State's Office launched a statewide poll worker recruitment program that has signed up nearly 2500 potential poll workers to help on election day. "It's Your Turn. Be a Poll Worker" includes a website: www.sos.mo.gov/pollworker—where potential poll workers can find out information about the job and can enter their name and contact information.
"Once they sign up, we forward that information to where they live, to their local county clerk, for them to follow up to arrange for the training and all the other things that are necessary for folks to get involved in this way."
The Secretary of State's Office has also been working with businesses, civic organizations and universities to encourage them to recruit people to be poll workers.
Carnahan hopes to get more young people involved since the average age of poll workers in MO is 72. For KSMU News, I'm Michele Skalicky.
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