Power the Polls

In the News: Selected Media

El País (op-ed): Se busca trabajador electoral multilingüe / Wanted: Multilingual poll workers to help Americans of all colors and languages vote with confidence

Clarissa Martinez De Castro. July 29, 2024.

The Fulcrum: America needs poll workers, now more than ever.

Marta Hanson. May 6, 2024.

The 19th: Election workers are committed to 2024 — despite threats, harassment and turnover.

Barbara Rodriguez. April 17, 2024.

Women.com: How To Get Involved In Local Politics - Because More Women In Power Starts At Home.

Amanda Ray Byerly. July 14, 2023.

The Bulwark: Meet the Group Trying to Get More People to Volunteer as Poll Workers.

Jim Swift. June 13, 2023.

The Election Center: Power the Polls named honorable mention in Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards. electionline Weekly.

May 11, 2023.

POLITICO Playbook: First in Playbook: Power the Polls.

Garrett Ross. November 3, 2022.

Buzzfeed News: Poll Workers Told Us Why They Have Decided To Work The Elections This Year Despite An Increase In Threats Against Them.

Anna Betts. October 24, 2022.

ELLE: The Women Are Coming—to Vote.

Opinion by Ashley Spillane. October 4, 2022.

Newsweek: Poll Workers Are More Important Now Than Ever.

Opinion by Jocelyn Benson and Frank LaRose. September 26, 2022.

PBS NewsHour: Election officials struggle to recruit poll workers for midterms amid growing threats.

William Brangham. September 19, 2022.

CNN: Groups race to recruit poll workers amid fears of shortages. Here’s how you can help.

Fredreka Schouten. September 6, 2022.

Univision: Noticias Univision.

Interview with Clarissa Martinez. August 4, 2022.

Military.com: Coalition Launches Effort to Get Veterans to the Polls -- As Workers.

Patricia Kime. June 28, 2022.

USA Today/19th: The country needs poll workers. Young women are stepping up.

Barbara Rodriguez. October 31, 2020.

NBC: Why young Black students are stepping in as poll workers this election season.

P.R. Lockhart. October 28, 2020.

Vogue: How These First-Time Poll Workers Are Fighting for Democracy.

Emma Specter. October 28, 2020.

Fox News: Election officials scramble to find enough poll workers ahead of November 3rd.

Rob DiRienzo. September 29, 2020.

USA Today: Not old enough to vote, but old enough to help: How teens are helping to avert an election crisis.

Joey Garrison. September 24, 2020.

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah: America is facing a nationwide poll worker shortage, but you can help.

July 14, 2020.

In the News: Selected Media

US News & World Report (op-ed): Secretaries of State: We Want You … to Be an Election Poll Worker

Rep Adam Kinzinger on The Daily Show

Arndrea Waters King on CBS Los Angeles

Stars and Stripes (op-ed): A nonpartisan way to make a difference this election

The 19th: Needed: more poll workers

WABE-GA: Georgia counties partner with nonpartisan coalition to recruit poll workers

Stateline: Wanted: Poll Workers. Must love democracy

El País (op-ed): Se busca trabajador electoral multilingüe / Wanted: Multilingual poll workers to help Americans of all colors and languages vote with confidence

The Fulcrum: America needs poll workers, now more than ever.

The 19th: Election workers are committed to 2024 — despite threats, harassment and turnover.

Women.com: How To Get Involved In Local Politics - Because More Women In Power Starts At Home.

The Bulwark: Meet the Group Trying to Get More People to Volunteer as Poll Workers.

The Election Center: Power the Polls named honorable mention in Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards. electionline Weekly.

POLITICO Playbook: First in Playbook: Power the Polls.

Buzzfeed News: Poll Workers Told Us Why They Have Decided To Work The Elections This Year Despite An Increase In Threats Against Them.

ELLE: The Women Are Coming—to Vote.

Newsweek: Poll Workers Are More Important Now Than Ever.

PBS NewsHour: Election officials struggle to recruit poll workers for midterms amid growing threats.

CNN: Groups race to recruit poll workers amid fears of shortages. Here’s how you can help.

Univision: Noticias Univision.

Military.com: Coalition Launches Effort to Get Veterans to the Polls -- As Workers.

USA Today/19th: The country needs poll workers. Young women are stepping up.

NBC: Why young Black students are stepping in as poll workers this election season.

Vogue: How These First-Time Poll Workers Are Fighting for Democracy.

Fox News: Election officials scramble to find enough poll workers ahead of November 3rd.

USA Today: Not old enough to vote, but old enough to help: How teens are helping to avert an election crisis.

Associated Press: Wanted: Bilingual poll workers who reflect U.S. diversity.

Marie Claire: How to Become a Poll Worker for the 2020 Election.

Wall Street Journal: Companies Recruit 350,000 Poll Workers for U.S. Election.

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah: America is facing a nationwide poll worker shortage, but you can help.