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COVID-19 Prompts Recruitment Of New Generation Of Poll Workers

Election poll workers wear masks during the 2020 primary election day in Nevada.
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Election poll workers wear masks during the 2020 primary election day in Nevada.

Finding election poll workers is usually a challenge, but it’s even harder this year.

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Madelyn Beck is Boise State Public Radio's regional reporter with the Mountain West News Bureau. She's from Montana but has reported everywhere from North Dakota to Alaska to Washington, D.C. Her last few positions included covering energy resources in Wyoming and reporting on agriculture/rural life issues in Illinois.