Ohio - SOS
Program Title
Precinct Election Official Recruitment and Voter Outreach Programs
Program Summary
With 65% of Ohios poll workers being over 60 and in a high-risk category for COVID-19, ensuring polling locations were fully staffed on Election Day was a daunting task. To solve this problem, Secretary of State LaRose formed a taskforce of leaders from Ohios 88 county boards of elections. The Precinct Election Official Working Group launched a recruitment campaign allowing poll workers to earn continuing educational credit for their service. As an example, under the Lawyers for Liberty program, 1,065 attorneys served as polling precinct election officials.