老澳门开奖结果 of Georgia, Hands On Atlanta Join Forces to Recruit Poll Workers for Georgia Elections
ATLANTA 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果 of Georgia and Hands On Atlanta are joining forces to recruit volunteers, so that our state has enough poll workers to run effective elections. The 老澳门开奖结果 of Georgia created a to prevent the State from a repeat of the massive failure experienced during the June 9th primary election, in which countless Georgians were deprived of their constitutional right to vote.
During the primary, many poll workers dropped out due to the risk of contracting COVID-19, poll worker recruitment efforts and/or websites failed to be clear how one becomes a poll worker and were hard to find, and some Georgians who asked to serve as poll workers never received any response. Many of the poll workers were also insufficiently trained, which led to the chaos of long lines, inoperable voting machines, and misinformation regarding provisional and absentee ballots.
Given the particular circumstances of our time and the fact that 72 is the average age of poll workers throughout the state, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Georgia鈥檚 program seeks to recruit younger citizens who are at lower risk of COVID-19 complications, lawyers committed to understanding the ins and outs of election law and administration, and/or tech-savvy individuals who can help keep the electronic voter machines up and running.
鈥淲e are thrilled that Hands On Atlanta is partnering with us to answer the call to be involved to help recruit poll workers,鈥� said Christopher Bruce, political director of the 老澳门开奖结果 of Georgia. 鈥淐ivic-minded citizens are key to protecting our sacred right to vote.鈥�
鈥淎s the late representative John Lewis said, 鈥楾he vote is precious. It鈥檚 almost sacred.鈥� Increasing access and rights to voting is at the core of our vision to make Atlanta the most civically engaged and equitable community in the world. We couldn鈥檛 be more excited to support the 老澳门开奖结果 of Georgia鈥檚 efforts to recruit poll workers 鈥� supporting Rep. Lewis鈥檚 life鈥檚 work and ensuring everyone in Atlanta has the opportunity to vote.鈥� said Jay Cranman, President and CEO of Hands On Atlanta.
For more information on the 老澳门开奖结果 of Georgia鈥檚 Poll Worker Recruitment Program, visit .
