More Franklin County poll workers needed for 2024 primary election

Elections would be impossible without the efforts of poll workers at thousands of voting precincts across Ohio.

State of play: Franklin County is well on its way to meeting a goal of training 5,300 poll workers for the primary, Board of Elections spokesperson Aaron Sellers tells Axios.

• But the county is still recruiting more through targeted text messages and phone calls to local registered voters.

Details: Poll workers are paid to complete pre-election training, set up a precinct the night before voting and help citizens vote during a 15-hour Election Day shift.

• Ohioans as young as 17 are eligible and some professionals, like lawyers and CPAs, can earn continued learning credits.

What they're saying: Sandy Pinkerton has been a poll worker since 2014 and now serves as a voting location manager.

• Those at her Hilliard polling place take pride in making elections run smoothly, Pinkerton tells us, and she encourages others to participate.
• "You get to answer the question, 'What did you do to defend democracy today?' … I worked as a poll worker."

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