Poll Worker Appreciation Event
Schedule
Thu Dec 05 2024 at 10:30 am to 12:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
USS Orleck Naval Museum | Jacksonville, FL
About this Event
Poll Worker Appreciation and Education Event
Join us for a fun-filled, patriotic, morning celebrating our amazing poll workers! This event is our way of saying thank you for all your hard work and dedication, and a chance to interact and ask questions to local election officials.
Hear from FL Secretary of State, Cory Byrd, EAC Vice Chair, Donald Palmer, Vet the Vote Executive Director,Ellen Gustafson, as well as fellow-citizens who will share their poll-working experience. We will have a special thanks to all military veterans and family members who have continued their service in their community as poll workers.
Everyone in attendance can enjoy FREE ship tours courtesy of Vet the Vote, a national campaign to recruit veterans and military family members to become poll workers.
About Vet the Vote
Vet the Vote is a national campaign to recruit veterans and military family members to be the next generation of poll workers. Our community is leading the way in supporting safe and secure elections and ensuring we know the nuts and bolts about how elections are run. We also want to make sure our fellow Americans know we’re on the job, to show that it’s still possible for Americans to work together in patriotic service. For the 2024 elections, Vet the Vote has so far recruited over 141,000 veterans and military family members nationally to serve again in their local jurisdictions. Vist www.vetthe.vote for more information.
About the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) was established by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). It is an independent, bipartisan commission charged with ensuring secure, accurate, and accessible elections by developing guidance to meet HAVA requirements, adopting voluntary voting system guidelines, and serving as a national clearinghouse of information on election administration. The EAC also accredits testing laboratories and certifies voting systems, as well as administers the use of HAVA funds. For more information, visit www.eac.gov.
Where is it happening?
USS Orleck Naval Museum, 610 East Bay Street, Jacksonville, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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