Kern County officials say they’ve received the highest turnout of poll workers this general election.
- According to county officials, there are 104 poll sites scattered throughout the county.
- 15 to 16 hundred poll workers are required to fully staff all the poll sites.
- This year, county officials say they received a record-breaking recruitment, including an increase of high school workers.
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For many U.S. citizens voting is a fundamental right, Some citizens take it a step further, saying helping others vote is part of their duty to the country.
“It’s part of my patriotic duty as an American and I feel like I can help to draw others to come out and express their vote,” stated Ex-Army Member and Poll Worker Justin Kimball.
Kimball says he’s been volunteering as a poll worker for several years now. This general election, he is a site supervisor at Standard Middle School, one of the 104 polling sites scattered throughout the county.
“It does take a lot of people in order to sufficiently staff these poll sites. Right now, it does take about 15 to 16 hundred poll workers,” said Elections Process Coordinator Joshua Luna.