Travis County Needs Poll Workers
Clerk asks for 100 to fill paid positions
By Lee Nichols, 1:39PM, Fri. Oct. 29, 2010
Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir said the county needs more workers for the election on Nov. 2 – about 100. Press release from the county below:
Travis County Clerk Has Patriotic Jobs AvailableCritical Need for Election Day Workers
Austin —Travis County Clerk’s office needs civic-minded workers for Tuesday’s election.
“We have a critical need for about 100 election workers,” said Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir. “We’ve recruited quite a few precinct judges who are new to the process, and they need help finding clerks to work with them.”
In order to serve as a poll worker, a person must be a registered voter in Travis County. Precincts that need workers are concentrated in the northern and western parts of the county, but positions are available across the county. Training, including the option of online training, is available to workers.
“These are paid positions, and we provide training,” DeBeauvoir said.
For further information, prospective workers should contact the Travis County Clerk’s Elections Division at 854-4783.
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