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

Arizona - Pima County Elections Department

Program Title
Pima County Elections Training Program
Program Summary
By combining renewed hands-on training sessions in 2024 with engaging online training courses through Tenex Software Solutions, Pima County built relationships with workers and expanded its poll worker training opportunities. In a coordinated effort that will continue for years to come, the county streamlined the poll worker application process and increased the number of training sessions. In addition, extensive new online training courses enabled workers to complete the training online at their own pace. The county also created a vote center simulation training program that allows workers to experience various scenarios they will encounter on Election Day. Poll workers are excited to train in Pima County, and thanks to the countys focus on worker retention and education, the county is continuing to create partnerships and support election workers.