Poll Worker Resources for Voters | U.S. Election Assistance ... - EAC
While specific duties and compensation vary depending on location, poll workers are the face of the election office during voting. Most jurisdictions task election workers with setting up and preparing the polling location, welcoming voters, verifying voter registrations, and issuing ballots.
Key facts about US poll workers ahead of the 2024 election | Pew ...
Oct 24, 2024 · How we did this. Pew Research Center conducted this analysis to provide key facts about U.S. poll workers ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Center survey data on registered voters’ trust in local poll workers comes from a survey of 5,110 U.S. adults, including 4,025 registered voters, conducted Sept. 30 to Oct. 6, 2024.
What does a poll worker do? How do I volunteer? | U.S. Election …
Poll workers swear an oath to uphold election laws and protect the security of the election. Contact your local elections office or visit helpamericavote.gov to find information about how to sign up as a poll worker in your state. Poll workers are essential to running elections.
Justice Department Announces Four Cases Brought by Election …
Oct 23, 2024 · Created by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and launched by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco in June 2021, the task force has led the Department’s efforts to address threats of violence against election workers, and to ensure that all election workers — whether elected, appointed, or volunteer — are able to do their jobs free from ...
Election officials suffer threats, harassment as 2024 looms : NPR
Jun 21, 2023 · Election workers across 22 different states told NPR they've received threats or felt unsafe doing their jobs, and many are worried for what the 2024 presidential election will bring.
The DOJ is investigating dozens of threats against election workers
Mar 25, 2024 · The Department of Justice is investigating dozens of threats made to election workers, federal officials said Monday, and has charged 20 individuals so far.
Election workers have gotten death threats and warnings they …
Sep 1, 2023 · WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a dozen people nationally have been charged with threatening election workers by a Justice Department unit trying to stem the tide of violent and graphic threats against people who count and secure the vote.
In 2005, the EAC created a Compendium of State Poll Worker Requirements, along with its election guidebooks. The Compendium is a framework for understanding the legal requirements for serving as a poll worker in the many States. The compendium contains the State election statutes and administrative regulations that
Election Workers Face Flood of Threats, but Charges Are Few
Apr 13, 2024 · Since the task force was created, election workers have relayed more than 2,000 threats to the F.B.I., which has opened about 100 investigations. Nineteen people have been charged. Of those, 13 ...
Voting | Election Threats - United States Department of Justice
Oct 23, 2024 · The Election Threats Task Force leads the Department’s efforts to address violence against election workers and to ensure that all election workers—whether elected, appointed, or volunteer—are able to do their jobs free from threats and intimidation.