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    Poll Worker, Esq.

    The Standing Committee on Election Law is thankful to all of the poll workers across the country who make elections safe and fair. The poll worker’s job is never easy, but recent years have been particularly challenging. We owe those who volunteer a special debt of gratitude. Among them are many ABA members who signed up through our Poll Worker, Esq. program. But whether they signed up through the ABA or not, poll workers are the unsung heroes of elections. Please join the effort by volunteering to serve as a poll worker in your community’s next election.

    Be a Poll Worker!

    Interested lawyers and law students can go to www.canivote.org and click on the “Become a Poll Worker” tab to find out how to serve in their jurisdictions.

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    Earn CLE for Your Service

    Iowa, Ohio, Indiana, Florida, Virginia, South Carolina, Kentucky and Nebraska provide CLE credit for lawyers who train for service and who work the polls. If your state hasn’t taken this step, encourage your state’s accrediting agency to provide such an incentive!

    Serving Ohio: Earn CLE Credits at the Polls

    Check out this video produced by the Supreme Court of Ohio detailing why election work should qualify as Continuing Legal Education and how the Supreme Court of Ohio became one of eight states to offer CLE credit for election work.

    Civic engagement is at the very core of our democracy, make sure you have a say in your government, and most importantly your life.

    It's as easy as: 1) REGISTER to vote, 2) VOTE, and 3) VOLUNTEER at the polls.