National Poll Worker Recruitment Day – Aug 1

Posted by Power the Polls on July 23, 2024

Help staff your local polling place. Our democracy depends on ordinary people who make sure every election runs smoothly and everyone’s vote is counted.

When you sign up with Power the Polls, we’ll share everything you need to apply to be a poll worker in your community.

You can make sure we have safe, fair, efficient elections for all voters. Step up and become a poll worker for the next election today!

Power the Polls is a first-of-its-kind, nonpartisan initiative to recruit the next generation of poll workers to ensure safe and fair elections for all voters —— and the national leader in poll worker recruitment.

When polling places close, it becomes more difficult for voters to access the ballot box. That’s why Power the Polls is working to recruit a new generation of poll workers excited to serve their communities, help their neighbors vote, and ensure safe access to the ballot box for years to come. We’ve mobilized nearly one million potential poll workers since 2020 — and counting.

Power the Polls was launched in June 2020 by a coalition of businesses and nonprofits, including Civic Alliance, Civic Responsibility Project, Comedy Central, Fair Elections Center, Pizza to the Polls, MTV Entertainment Group, and Center for Secure & Modern Elections. Power the Polls relies on objective data about poll worker requirements and applications collected from over 5,000 jurisdictions assembled by the non-partisan Fair Elections Center.

HOW POWER THE POLLS WORKS

We recruit potential poll workers. We work with a broad coalition of business and nonprofit partners to encourage their networks to become poll workers. When someone signs up through Power the Polls, we direct them to their state or local jurisdiction’s official online application to apply. We also provide resources on the importance of poll workers in ensuring safe and fair elections.

We identify needs for poll workers. We coordinate directly with elections administrators and state-based partners to identify and meet poll worker needs in local communities, including needs for bilingual and tech-savvy poll workers. We have worked with local elections officials, Secretaries of State, and State Election Directors to address poll worker shortages, and we are proud to continue this critical work.

We house a centralized hub for localized poll worker information. Type in any U.S. zip code at powerthepolls.org/search and you’ll find local information on poll worker compensation, hours, application links, and training and voter registration requirements. This objective data is collected and maintained by the nonpartisan Fair Elections Center, as part of the WorkElections project.

Learn more and sign up.