Thank a Poll Worker.

Faulkner would have struggled to describe the heat of this August Tuesday. Poll workers might be able to help. Spare a thought for the poll workers who are at the frontlines of democracy across the state. Many are checking in voters, handing out ballots, and keeping watch over voting machines in buildings without air-conditioning.

Poll workers are at their stations at 5:15 a.m. and many remain after voting concludes at 8 p.m. They ought to be able to perform their essential tasks in buildings that are more hospitable on a day when the temperature reaches nearly 100 degrees.

Published August 9, 2022.