Replay: Books and Ballots Conversation on Recruiting, Retaining and Understanding Poll Workers' Motivations and Beliefs

Who volunteers to be a poll worker? How do poll workers view their role? And how might recruiting trusted groups — like veterans and military families — strengthen trust in elections?

In this webinar, The Elections Group and the Center for Election Innovation and Research highlighted research from the Election Science, Reform, & Administration (ESRA) conference focused on what motivates people to serve as poll workers.

Professors Anita Manion, David Kimball, Matt Lamb, and Michael Hanmer shared and discussed their findings on poll worker motivations, beliefs, and recruitment strategies, and what those insights mean for election offices in practice.

This session was part of the Books & Ballots series, a partnership with the Center for Election Innovation & Research and Arizona State University’s Mechanics of Democracy Laboratory.