County poll workers needed
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March 12, 2014 |
Each year, U.S. citizens make their way to the
polls to exercise the right that's at the very
foundation of what defines us, our right, and
civic duty, to vote. For most, it's a simple
matter; study the candidates and issues and go
make a tick mark on the ballot. But it takes a
lot of people to make the process possible.
Boundary County Clerk Glenda Poston said she is
seeking the all-important poll workers, those
who do the behind the scenes hard work necessary
to make sure the process goes smoothly and that
every qualified vote is counted.
Over the years, a lot of us who vote regularly
come to know and enjoy those poll workers who
serve our precincts, those who check us in and
mark us off on a big roster, who hand us our
ballots and explain how it works, who greet us
after we've made our choices, who instruct us to
insert our completed ballots in those blue
precinct lock boxes, who hand us an "I Voted"
sticker after we're done.
They become friends, almost family it seems
like, whom we see on only special occasion.
But there are other poll workers you don't see;
those who see after the security of the ballots,
those who count them, those who deliver the
precinct lock boxes to the courthouse after the
polls have closed and the votes tallied.
Conducting an election is no simple matter, and
without poll workers, the task would
be nigh impossible.
In most years, poll workers, who are compensated
with an hourly wage while working, take part in two
election, but some years there can be as many as
four. Poll workers are needed in each of the six
Boundary County precincts.
If you'd like to know more about becoming a county poll worker, visit the
county elections page, where you
can learn the precincts and polling sites, get
the elections calendar for the coming year and
more.
To apply, visit the county clerk's office in
the Boundary County Courthouse or call (208)
267-2242.
Editor's note: The initial version of this
article mistakenly indicated that poll workers
were volunteers. In actuality, they are paid an
hourly wage for their efforts. I regret the
error. |
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