One expert says the incentive will be a test to see if additional workers will reduce lines, make things operate more seamlessly, and ensure every site has paper.
Harris County officials want to pay workers to help make Election Day seamless by reducing lines and making sure voting sites have paper.Think of it like an Army reserve for Election Day. That's what could be coming to help improve Harris County's elections.
"During an election season when they need those boots on the ground, they have them via these workers, and they're fully trained so they can seamlessly move into the operations," Rice University Political Science Professor Mark Jones said. Elections Administrator Clifford Tatum declined to interview with Eyewitness News, but his office sent ABC13 the following statement:
Paying county workers to assist with the election isn't the only election-related item on Tuesday's agenda. The lone Republican wants to know when theThe elections commission hasn't met in four months. After an elections assessment showed issues in November with paper, technology, and communication, he'd like to see the elections commission meet.
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