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Vet the Vote honored SLO County Elections today with its first-ever Bronze Award, highlighting that at least 15 percent of local poll workers and staff for the most recent election were military veterans or military family members. During the November 2025 Statewide Special Election, 118 of those who worked in SLO County qualified for the distinction.
Vet the Vote is a national campaign to register veterans and their families and recruit them to serve at the polls. The organization believes that veterans and military family members make great election workers, given their history of service and sacrifice. Further, they underscore that veterans are respected in American society and come from all walks of life, making them ideal workers in those public-facing roles.
“We’re tremendously grateful that so many local veterans and military family members join us each election to work here in our office and out at the polls,” said Clerk-Recorder Elaina Cano. “Supporting elections work is a big act of service, so it makes sense that veterans and those who love them are pitching in here at home.”
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