Recruiting and Retaining Poll Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Poll workers are crucial to preserving free and fair elections, and local governments should take action to ensure that poll workers are adequately recruited, properly trained, and protected from harassment and intimidation. This memo outlines difficulties localities have faced in staffing polling locations and emphasizes the importance of collaborative efforts to increase poll worker recruitment. It also outlines how localities should act to prevent the spread of disinformation to protect poll workers from potential threats of violence.