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Judge Brooks says college students bolstered precinct operations; county encouraged to recruit poll workers
Summary
After the primary, Judge Brooks and commissioners praised college students who served as poll workers and urged outreach to local colleges to recruit more younger workers ahead of upcoming elections.
Judge Brooks and commissioners used the May 26 meeting to highlight poll-worker recruitment following the recent primary.
Judge Brooks said turnout for the primary was roughly 23% and thanked precinct staff for their work. She noted pole‑workers have aged out or retired and that recruiting college students was a successful stop-gap: "We had two college students up at Marvin ... they really enjoyed it" and officials credited students for helping with technology and a paper jam at one precinct. Commissioners discussed outreach to local colleges and career-coach networks to recruit students for upcoming elections, noting students must be 18, registered to vote in Covington County and residents of the county to serve as poll workers.
Commissioners encouraged staff to follow up with local colleges and the board of registrars to expand recruitment before the June 16 election and future cycles.
