08/16/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/16/2022 07:08
​HARRISBURG, PA - In honor of Help America Vote Day today, Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth Leigh M. Chapman is encouraging eligible Pennsylvanians to serve as poll workers for the Nov. 8 election.
"It takes thousands of poll workers staffing the more than 9,000 voting locations to make safe and secure elections happen in the commonwealth," Chapman said. "Poll workers are your friends, family members and neighbors, and they come from all walks of life to make democracy a reality."
Help America Vote Day is the creation of the U.S. Election Assistance CommissionOpens In A New Window (EAC), an independent, bipartisan commission charged with "developing guidance to meet the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) requirements, adopting voluntary voting system guidelines, and serving as a national clearinghouse of information on election administration."
This year, the EAC designated Aug. 16 as Help America Vote Day, a day of action to assist poll worker recruitment efforts nationwide.
To recognize Help America Vote Day, the Department of State is featuring Pennsylvania poll workers who help facilitate elections across the commonwealth so registered voters can cast their ballot and make their voice heard.
"Elections in the commonwealth would be impossible without the thousands of selfless poll workers - including Blithe, Suzanne and Jill - whose work enables their neighbors to exercise their constitutional right to vote," Chapman said. "I urge any eligible Pennsylvanian who wants to get involved in their community to become a poll worker."
Benefits of becoming a poll worker include:
If you are interested in becoming a poll worker, fill out the Department of State's Poll Worker Interest Form.Opens In A New Window After you submit the form, your county's election office will contact you.
MEDIACONTACT: Grace Griffaton, [email protected]
Note: Media interested in featuring the poll workers named in this press release should email the Department of State's Office of Press and Communications at [email protected]to obtain contact information.