Nearly 47,000 sign up to work polls in North Carolina
The coronavirus pandemic had state officials worried they'd run low on volunteers, but it looks like there's more than enough.
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Now it looks like there's one less thing to worry about.
State Board of Elections Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell said Thursday that she figured the state would need 25,000 poll workers. Just under 47,000 signed up through an online portal.
"That is just phenomenal," Brinson Bell said, during a late afternoon State Board of Elections meeting.
Brinson Bell said the state has enough volunteers to form a "reserve corps."
The poll workers can be used on Election Day or during in-person early voting. They get paid, with the rate varying by county.
Some counties may still need workers, but most of them, including Wake County and surrounding areas, are set, board spokesman Patrick Gannon said.
“We sought the public’s help to make sure in-person voting could go on, despite the pandemic, and we are extremely proud of the response from across North Carolina," Gannon said in a statement Thursday. "So voters, please thank your poll workers for making sure your vote counts.”
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