I became a poll worker in 2017. My neighbor has been a poll worker for years and asked me to volunteer. I am now one of the chief inspectors. I first started as a chief inspector at our local Elks Club, which was one of our polling places post pandemic. It was fantastic, I had …
“Poll working is such an easy way of just showing up and serving your country.” Read More »
Waldwick is a rural town of about 500 people and 300 registered voters. Election day can feel like an old-fashioned town social. I offer everyone who votes a homemade cookie. Every four years, there’s a cookie-baking competition among the spouses of presidential candidates. Back in 2000, Tipper Gore offered a molasses cookie and Laurie Bush …
I started working the polls at the town hall in Lac du Flambeau in 2013. A colleague asked me if I was interested and gave my name to the town clerk. I started in 2013, and I’ve worked almost every election since. photo courtesy of LeAnn White I am a member of the Lac du …
“I want Lac du Flambeau tribal members to see a friendly face when they come to vote.” Read More »
My first time as a poll worker was the November election of 2004. The city clerk had put out a notice saying they could use more poll workers. This felt like something I could contribute to my community. Photo courtesy of Peter Madden I kind of understood how elections work, but there’s nothing like being …
“There are so many ways that we can knit together a community.” Read More »
When I was in first grade, my teacher was into civics so on election day she had us all cast our vote for either Nixon or McGovern because she wanted us to practice becoming voters. Photo courtesy of Alan Rubin When my kids were in elementary school I took this idea but adapted it to …
“I remember the thrill I had voting for the first time.” Read More »
“Before the 2016 general election the Beloit city clerk did not have enough poll workers. I think the league of women voters gave the city clerk my name and I was contacted to see if I would be a poll worker. I thought, ‘sure, why not.’ It doesn’t take much time. My mother had been …
“This feels like an all hands-on deck approach to our democracy.” Read More »
“My parents have been poll workers in Oak Creek since they retired several years ago. I couldn’t stand the thought of them working at the polls in April, as the pandemic was just beginning, and there was so much uncertainty about how COVID-19 affects older adults. Photo courtesy of Heather Walder Another family member was …
I remember what I felt like as an 18-year-old, when I couldn’t wait to be a voter. I really felt that my voice would matter. Photo courtesy of Eloisa Gómez Many years ago I volunteered as a poll worker and liked doing it. But then I became a mom and worked full time, so I …
I’ve always been interested in fairness and justice for all people. I volunteered for a presidential campaign in 2007 and found out that there were many people who either didn’t know how to register to vote, weren’t registered to vote, didn’t trust the system or thought that their vote really didn’t count. So, it just …
“It matters to me that everybody has a voice and feels comfortable coming in to vote. “ Read More »
I was asked to be a poll worker due to Covid. The generation that was already working elections were the older ladies, but because of Covid the election officials didn’t want to risk them working. So, for the election in April, they asked the younger generation to help. I became a poll worker through another …
