I received the below email from a county election official in Virginia.  There is a pollworker emergency and citizens are desparately needed to work in the polls on election day.  If you are at home on election day, or not taking available leave, you are not doing your job.  Everyone who cares about the system running properly must not be at home or at work with unused leave.  The email:


“Unless people are willing to travel to a nearby precinct to serve as election officers, many precincts will be operating with only one or two officers of one party and many of the other party. But in today’s world, we are tending to live in neighborhoods of like minded individuals. So unless folks are willing to serve beyond their home precinct, they may not be doing much to protect the integrity of the vote.

Many are busy on Election Day. Some may have already agreed to work for your party or an individual candidate outside the polls on that day. You can do more to help them by working inside the polls. You could be sure not to leave the party or candidate in the lurch, if you’ve already volunteered, if you were to work one half the day in the precinct and one half for the party (as long what you do for the party is at a different precinct than where you work as an election officer.) You may receive a small stipend for serving as an Election Officer. And bilingual skills are especially appreciated, as you can ensure that those of our newest citizens for whom English is not their primary language are getting non-partisan assistance when they need assistance in understanding and casting their ballot.”
 
In Virginia, go to this webpage to sign up.  Do it now.

I received the below email from a county election official in Virginia.  There is a pollworker emergency and citizens are desparately needed to work in the polls on election day.  If you are at home on election day, or not taking available leave, you are not doing your job.  Everyone who cares about the system running properly must not be at home or at work with unused leave.  The email:


“Unless people are willing to travel to a nearby precinct to serve as election officers, many precincts will be operating with only one or two officers of one party and many of the other party. But in today’s world, we are tending to live in neighborhoods of like minded individuals. So unless folks are willing to serve beyond their home precinct, they may not be doing much to protect the integrity of the vote.

Many are busy on Election Day. Some may have already agreed to work for your party or an individual candidate outside the polls on that day. You can do more to help them by working inside the polls. You could be sure not to leave the party or candidate in the lurch, if you’ve already volunteered, if you were to work one half the day in the precinct and one half for the party (as long what you do for the party is at a different precinct than where you work as an election officer.) You may receive a small stipend for serving as an Election Officer. And bilingual skills are especially appreciated, as you can ensure that those of our newest citizens for whom English is not their primary language are getting non-partisan assistance when they need assistance in understanding and casting their ballot.”
 
In Virginia, go to this webpage to sign up.  Do it now.