Minnesota joins national push to recruit young poll workers

Many voting site veterans older, vulnerable to virus. 

Joshua Medley is a recent college graduate who is volunteering to be an election judge this year. He volunteered for the primaries and found the experience to be rewarding after he noticed some people seemed encouraged to see a youthful (face).

Facing a national shortage of older poll workers, Joshua Medley, a student at Normandale Community College, will join other young Minnesotans helping out at the polls on Nov. 3, meeting voters with a greeting and a mask.

“We need the polling places to be stocked, and to have people who can welcome in voters who may be new, may not be comfortable, or may come from a background or a culture that doesn’t encourage them to vote as frequently,” he said. Continue reading.