In response to Dan Bernstein
Is there a shortage of poll workers?
Why does the county have difficulty in getting people to work at the polls? I have volunteered as a poll worker for several years and I want to offer my observations.
The job as a poll worker starts the night before election day for setup and at 6:30 am during election day. It continues till 9:30 pm for all the paper work to be completed (polls close at 8:00 pm). County employees that work at the polls receive a full days pay plus $65. Non-county employees receive $65 or $4.33 for 15 plus hours work. I wonder how many more non-county volunteers there would be if the county paid them a decent wage. I think $150 per day would be a fair wage that would attract sufficient non-county volunteers. If a day laborer can receive a decent wage, why can't volunteer poll workers?
