Special Election Needs Morris County Poll Workers

During a to fill the seat left vacant by the death of longtime Sen. Frank Lautenberg. A primary will be held Aug. 13, with the special election scheduled for Oct. 16.

Lautenberg’s vacant seat will be held by New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa, who will not run in the Oct. 16 special election. He will assume office on Monday, cutting the Democratic majority in the Senate to 52-46.

In the meantime, Morris County election officials are looking for people to work at the polls during the August 13 special primary election. Any Morris County resident who is a registered voter and who is able to read and write English may apply to become a poll worker, said George Hanley, chairman of the Morris County Board of Elections.

An individual must complete a two-hour training class before he or she can work the polls, Hanley said. 

An election worker must report to his or her assigned polling place at 5:15 a.m. on Aug. 13 and prepare for voting, which begins at 6 a.m.

While the polling place is open, an election worker must verify that voters are registered in the district, maintain order at the polls and demonstrate the voting process to voters upon request.

The worker must also close the polling location at 8 p.m. or when all voters in line have voted. Poll workers will earn $200 for the day.

Anyone interested in working the polls for the Aug. 13 special primary election may get an application online at http://www.morriselections.org/pollworkers, or contact the Morris County Board of Elections at 973-285-8350.

Once an individual has been assigned to work the polls, he or she will be notified of the training classes, said Hanley .

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