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Secretary Of State Paul Pate Reminds Everyone Of The Importance Of Poll Workers

October 31, 2023 Steve Schwaller

(Undated)– With elections on the horizon, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate has launched a public awareness campaign in support of poll workers. Election workers have faced interference and harassment at some polling places around the country. Pate calls poll workers the backbone of democratically sound elections in Iowa. The public awareness campaign is aimed at recruiting poll workers, and making sure voters understand how crucial these Iowans are to the success of free and fair elections. Pate says it also will help guarantee accurate voting results…

“I refer to them as our secret weapons. They are on the front line. 10,000 of these folks. Our poll workers come from all walks of life. We’ve got retirees, you have teachers and farmers, construction workers, highschool students, the full gamut if you will.”

Pate says it’s not just the people voters typically see watching over the ballot boxes…

“These are poll workers who actually work also at the courthouse helping process the absentee ballots that come into play or if there’s any satellite voting.”

Iowa voters will cast ballots in city and school elections November 7th, one week from today (Tues.).

(Courtesy Iowa News Service)

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