Georgia Partners with Vet the Vote to Recruit Veterans as Poll Workers

Georgia voters will be getting help from veterans on Election Day this year, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Tuesday.

Raffensperger’s office will partner with Vet the Vote, a new nationwide organization that recruits veterans and members of their families to serve as volunteer poll workers.

More than 135,000 veterans across the nation will be serving as poll workers this year according to Dan Vallone, director of Vet the Vote.

Raffensperger said Tuesday that when people see veterans serving as poll workers, it reminds us this is a civic act.

He added that people trust veterans.

In Georgia and elsewhere, veterans will be counted on to help fill a shortage of poll workers.

Additionally, Raffensperger said even teens as young as 15 can volunteer to serve.

Responding to last weekend’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Raffensperger added his voice to those calling for toning down the divisive political rhetoric that can lead to violence.

He said Americans need to unite … and handle our political disputes at the ballot box.