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Election 2020: Poll Workers Prepare For Election

Election 2020: Poll Workers Prepare For Election

As Dover resident Wayne Charrette tuned into the first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday, Sep. 29 in Cleveland, he decided to take action after President Trump urged his supporters to “go into the polls and watch very carefully.”

So, citing President Trump’s remarks and considering the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on older, higher-risk individuals, Charrette, who did not give his exact age, but said he is in his 30s, decided to sign up to be a poll worker. Thousands of other Americans have made the same decision ahead of the Tuesday, Nov. 3 general election.

New poll workers step up to meet demand during pandemic

New poll workers step up to meet demand during pandemic

Lebanon officials were considering cutting down the city’s three polling locations to one for the Tuesday, Sept. 8 primary vote as longtime poll workers were dropping out. City Clerk Kristen Kenniston said many of the regular Election Day workers were letting her know they couldn’t help this year, out of fear of the novel coronavirus.