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- 1Cook County hires election judges ahead of Illinois midterms▼Cook County hiring election judges, Illinois prepares poll monitors ahead of Nov. 3 midterm election
Cook County is recruiting election judges while Illinois prepares to deploy poll monitors ahead of the November 3 midterm election. Officials are working to staff polling places across the county, which includes Chicago, as the state readies oversight measures. The effort comes amid heightened national attention on election administration and voting procedures this campaign season.
- 2Chicago and Cook County Recruiting Poll Workers for Midterms●Chicago, Suburban Cook County Seeking Poll Workers for November Midterm Election
Election officials in Chicago and suburban Cook County are asking residents to sign up as poll workers for the November midterm election. The jurisdictions need staff to run polling places across the city and surrounding suburbs on Election Day. Officials typically recruit additional workers to cover shortages, training requirements, and expanded early voting periods before November.