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Council discusses 16- and 17-year-old poll workers; asks legal review on rules
Summary
Greenbelt council and the Board of Elections discussed allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to serve as poll workers, requirements for parental consent and supervision, fingerprinting and background checks, and whether payment or community-service credit should be offered; council asked legal counsel to review possible changes.
Greenbelt Mayor Emmett Jordan and the city’s Board of Elections discussed allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to serve as poll workers and asked city legal counsel to review how the city would implement the change. The Board of Elections urged the council to move forward with the practice; Board Chair Steve Gilbert said the board supports the idea and suggested council staff and legal counsel check code and charter implications. "The 16 and 17 year old poll worker question, we're not sure that that needs to be on the ballot since it's a fairly simple question. The board is in favor of that," Gilbert said. Why it matters: allowing teens to work polls could expand the election workforce and create volunteer or…
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