Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin (R) will not seek re-election.
The state is pushing to sign up more poll workers ahead of the upcoming November 3rd election.
Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says to qualify you have to be a registered voter in Louisiana who does not need assistance, able to attend a training course, be at least 17 years old, and have availability.
“Of course election day is a commitment for about a 14 hour day and early voting is working the seven days of early voting,” says Ardoin.
Ardoin says early voting workers don’t have to work all seven days, but need to be able to work most of the days.
Ardoin says this year the risks associated with exposure to COVID-19 have led them to expand their efforts to recruit more young people.
“We are working with younger folks and of course we are working with universities across the state to seek volunteers to work as polling commissioners,” says Ardoin.
Nationwide there’s a growing concern about a lack of election workers as the average workers historically have been older citizens.
There are some volunteer positions, but Ardoin says you can also make a little money by participating.
“There is some pay for commissioners and once they apply we can certainly let them know what that pay is,” says Ardoin.
Poll workers help set up polling locations, welcome voters, verify registration and explain voting procedures and how to use the machines.
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