Election workers

Election officials in Chicago and suburban Cook County are asking residents to sign up as poll workers for the November midterm election. The jurisdictions need staff to run polling places across the city and surrounding suburbs on Election Day. Officials typically recruit additional workers to cover shortages, training requirements, and expanded early voting periods before November.

Local election officials are encouraging high school students to apply to serve as election judges. The push, reported by WGEM, aims to bring younger poll workers into the election process, typically offering students hands-on civic experience and sometimes pay or school credit. Similar recruitment efforts have grown as many jurisdictions face shortages of poll workers ahead of upcoming elections.