Officials estimate that across the U.S. about a quarter of a million poll workers may still be needed. It can take about 30 days to train them all, which means they need poll workers to sign up right now, in order to be ready by Election Day. Poll worker pay varies by county, but in some it can be as much as $17 an hour.
“This is a real opportunity for us to recruit a new generation of Americans, who can help ensure a safe and fair and as smooth as possible Election Day,” said Erika Soto Lamb, a vice-president at Comedy Central and MTV.
The networks are part of a new, national non-profit coalition called Power the Polls, targeting younger people, who have never been poll workers before.
If there is a shortage of poll workers, experts fear some polling places may not be able to open at all and the ones that do could experience long lines.
Find out more at https://www.powerthepolls.org/