Apply To Be A Paid Poll Worker With The US Election Assistance Commission

National Poll Worker Recruitment Day will be on August 12, 2025National Poll Worker Recruitment Day is a national day of action established by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) in 2020 to inspire civic engagement and encourage people to sign up to become a poll worker. On August 12, 2025, National Poll Worker Recruitment Day aims to address the continued need for poll workers to sign up to Help America Vote and strengthen our democracy. Among the events that day, a big one will be at the WWII Museum in New Orleans. The event partner is Vet the Vote who recruits military veterans and their families to serve as poll workers across the nation.  The event will be livestreamed as a feature of National Poll Worker Recruitment Day.(Aired July 13, 2025) In this podcast, Lisa Foxx interviews Commissioner Christy A. McCormick with the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. They discuss her role and the role of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission with every election nationwide AND the importance of our valued poll workers. It takes almost 1,000,000 poll workers to run the election structure across the country.  If you are interested in signing up to serve as a poll worker, and get compensated for your time, check out these sites:   www.helpamericavote.gov to connect with election jurisdictions across the country to learn about serving as a poll worker and to sign up to serve.   www.eac.gov/vote to connect with election jurisdictions across the country to register to vote or ask election related questions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.