Training poll workers for election day

The Jackson County election board still needs poll workers for November.

THE AUGUST FOURTHPRIMARY IS LESS THANTWO WEEKS AWAY.AS WE GET CLOSER TOELECTION DAY - WE'RECHECKING IN WITH LOCALELECTION OFFICES TO SEEHOW THEY'RE GETTINGREADY.41 ACTION NEWS ANCHORBRYANT MADDRICK IS LIVEOUTSIDE THE JACKSONCOUNTY BOARD OFELECTIONS OFFICE ININDEPENDENCE WITHMORE ON HOW THEY'REPOLL WORKERS UP TOSPEED.THERE'S ALWAYS A NEEDFOR POLL WORKERS.BUT THE PANDEMIC ISFORCING SOME TO SITHIS ELECTION OUTBECAUSE OF THEHEALTH.DESPITE THE ABSENCE OFSOME VETERAN POLLWORKERS - I'M TOLDOTHERS WILL STILL BEWORKING THE POLLS.AND NEW WORKERS ARSTEPPING UP TO FILL THEGASOME OF THE NEW FACESINCLUDE RECENTRETIREES AND COLLEGESTUDENTS.BEFORE ELECTION DAY -THE MAIN GOAL WILL BE TOMAKE SURE EVERYONEOLD AND NEW IS TRAINEDAND READY."TAMMY BROWN / JACKSONCOUNTY BOARD OFELECTIONS02:49-03:069"In June was the first time wehave ever attempted on linetraining and it was hugelysuccessful.

We were amazedat how many of even our olderjudges were able to get onwith their computers and dthe online training and takethe quizzes and they didgreat."IN PERSON TRAINING WASMADE AVAILABLEYESTERDAY FOR PEOPLEWHO DON'T HAVECOMPUTERS AT HOME.JACKSON COUNTYELECTIONS OFFICIALS SAYTHEY HAVE ENOUGHPEOPLE FOR THE AUGUSTPRIMARY.BUT COULD USE SOMEMORE BODIES FORNOVEMBERIN INDEPENDENCE - I'MBRYANT MADDRICK - 41