Lebanon County has waiting list for poll workers

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As we are in an election year, there is a strong need for poll workers. The typical role of a poll worker includes showing up to the precincts at 6 a.m. on Election Day, set up the polls, help check people in to distribute the ballots, and overall make sure those ballots and voters are taken care of.

Sean Drasher, Director of Lebanon County Board of Elections says the county has a waiting list for poll workers.

“We always that waiting list is always there, but we're always churning through it. So, there are some years we've had a waiting list of 100 people waiting to get jobs. But then on when the election rolls around, we might have 20 openings and you start calling that waiting list, and all of a sudden, the first 20 people you call might have moved since they asked to work or they're not available, they're already scheduled for work on that election day, or they can't get childcare. So, you might get through those 100 people on the waiting list. You might get to number 50 before you find somebody that can jump into a role. So that we do have a waiting list. We're very blessed or I'm very proud of our citizens here, but I don't want it to sound like that means we can't constantly be taking more volunteers because we really need to keep restocking that, “said Drasher.

The Lebanon County Board of Elections also encourages college and high school students to get involved in volunteering and signing up to be poll workers.

“We're trying to implement that in our district as well. It's a great opportunity for the kids. They for some of these kids, this is the first time they've ever had a job. And it's little skills. I think for us, it's. Hey, we need help signing people in on election day for these kids. They're learning, “said Drasher.

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