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2024 - Winner for Best Practices in Recruiting, Retaining, and Training Poll Workers

Maryland - Washington County Board of Elections

Program Title
Election Judge Recruitment Open House
Program Summary
The Board of Elections held an open house at office headquarters to recruit additional election workers ahead of the 2024 Presidential General Election. They created a model polling place, with voting equipment and veteran election workers at each station to demonstrate to prospective workers how they would perform their duties. The open house was advertised on social media and broadcast through local media outlets. The office had a robust turnout and was able to recruit many excellent candidates as new election workers.