What is the difference between a poll watcher and a poll worker?
Poll workers are paid employees of the Supervisor of Elections, who carry out all the tasks necessary for operation of the election including (but not limited to): transporting ballots between the Elections office and the polling locations, setting up voting equipment, checking voter registrations and identification, … Poll watchers are volunteers representing candidates or political parties who are tasked with observing the voting process at each polling location. Poll watchers can alert poll workers to suspected voting infractions but are prohibited from interfering with or helping the poll workers or voters.
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