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Local poll‑worker errors prompt request for ordinance on qualifications
Summary
A longtime precinct worker urged the commissioners to create rules or qualifications for poll workers after the recent primary saw untrained, retired or absent poll workers at the Waller Civic precinct, machine breakdowns and long lines; the speaker said the goal is to help, not criticize, the election office.
A public commenter who has worked at the Waller Civic precinct for more than a decade told the commissioners she was not criticizing the election office but wanted to suggest an ordinance to set qualifications for poll workers after problems observed during the recent primary.
She described giving the election office lists in December but finding many people on the lists "didn't know anything about it," some listed workers were not registered, others marked as "retired" were removed, some replacements were untrained, and staffing levels were uneven (some precincts had one or two workers). The speaker urged rules so that "not just random people" are placed on poll‑worker lists and said her aim was to help the election office manage consistent, trained staffing.
The judge thanked the speaker for the comments; no formal motion on an ordinance was recorded in the public transcript during this meeting.
