With just over 100 days to go before the November election, Maryland election officials said they are facing an “emergency” shortage of poll workers willing to work during the pandemic.
Maryland is short 13,970 election judges, according to David Garreis, president of the Maryland Association of Election Officials, which represents the state’s 24 local election boards. Garreis said it needs over 39,000 poll workers to staff all voting precincts and early voting sites adequately.
“We’re not going to be able to make up this election judge shortfall,” Garreis said.
During a meeting of the Maryland State Board of Elections, Garreis said many people who help at voting sites are older and in the high-risk category for COVID-19. The number of poll workers committed to working is down 36% from where it needs to be, and the number of vacancies continues to grow daily.
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