Power the Polls helped recruit poll workers during a global pandemic in 2020. Now the nonprofit group is back to help election administrators address ne.
jane, this is your day. it is poll worker recruitment day. that is what you do. but it is coming at a time when we are facing poll worker shortages across the country, and real threats out there. yes, indeed. so, thank you so much for having us today. it s poll worker recruitment day, and we are really sounding the alarm, to make sure that people know that we have a poll worker shortage in this country, as we head into the midterm elections. power the polls was founded in 2020 because of another poll worker shortage that was caused because of covid, and the fact that so many poll workers are over the age of 60, that is the median age of a poll worker, and a lot of folks were concerned about their health in 2020. we saw polling locations shut down all across the primaries, leading to long lines, and just, lack of access for a lot of voters. and we saw hundreds of thousands of people step up because we put out that call to have more poll workers, and
weeding out folks who have different motivations, and making sure that they have poll workers there who are really motivated for the right reasons. poll workers, also known as patriots. jane, thank you so much for joining. i appreciate this. when we come back, the history making nfl player who headed back to tampa bay for the upcoming season, when the 11th hour continues. it s time for the biggest sale of the year, on the sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. our smart sleepers get 28 minutes more restful sleep per night. all smart beds are on sale. save 50% on the sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. only for a limited time. (driver 1) it s all you. (driver 2) no, i insist. (driver 1) it s your turn. (burke) get farmers and you could save money with the safe driver discount just by having