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St. Joe County got enough poll workers

IPBS News

 

Despite issues getting enough poll workers for today’s primaries, people are voting largely without issue in St. Joseph County.

The phones are ringing near constantly in the voter registration office at the County-City building in South Bend.

On election day their main job is to handle any issues poll workers have in the field and answer voter questions, like where to vote.

St. Joe County almost didn’t have enough poll workers, which would have made their job even harder. A week ago they were short by about 75 people. But Kim Riskovitch with voter registration says things have been going well today.

“I haven’t had too many reports of chaos, at least not yet.”

Riskovitch said it’s one of the busiest days for them. Even her phone rings.

“It is mostly people calling to find out where they go to vote and we let them know. And answering questions for the poll workers. And helping the clerk’s office if they need something then they’ll call us up too.”

Polls are open until 6.

 

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