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Just in case you missed our post from September 3, recruitment for the San Mateo County student poll worker program, democracyLIVE!, is in full swing!
To date, 20 schools from the San Mateo County area have responded in the affirmative to our call to action for help recruiting students for the upcoming November 4 Presidential General Election. We also have received tremendous response from schools from other areas, like Castilleja School of Palo Alto, whose students reside in San Mateo County.
Mr. Steve Simondi of El Camino High School in South San Francisco indicated that there should be strong showing from his students, with approximately 81 students in the middle of the application process. At Jefferson High School, presentations conducted by San Mateo County Elections team members resulted in distribution of over 100 applications.
Recruitment for democracyLIVE! will continue through October 3. Applications are available online at www.shapethefuture.org/democracylive or from high school government/history teachers. As a reminder, the program is open to any high school student that meets the following eligibility requirements:
1) at least 16 years old on Election Day;
2) a U.S. Citizen;
3) a high school with 2.5 GPA or better;
4) a student or resident of San Mateo County
Students must receive also written approval from their teachers and parents/guardians to participate in this program.
Not a student? Apply to work in our regular poll worker program! Click here for more information!
Categories: Election Day/Night · Elections Office · Outreach · Poll workers · Polling place · Shape the Future · Training · democracyLIVE
Tagged: democracyLIVE, san mateo county student poll workers, student poll program, student poll work, student poll worker, working at the polls
School’s back in session, as evidenced by the sudden surge in traffic on our roadways. And with the return of students to their schools comes the beginning of a new application period for democracyLIVE!, the San Mateo County student poll worker program.
Applications are available online at www.shapethefuture.org/democracylive or from high school government/history teachers. As a reminder, the program is open to any high school student that meets the following eligibility requirements:
1) at least 16 years old on Election Day;
2) a U.S. Citizen;
3) a high school or college student with 2.5 GPA or better;
4) a student or resident of San Mateo County
Students must receive written approval from their teachers and parents/guardians to participate in this program.
Categories: Outreach · Poll workers · Shape the Future · democracyLIVE
Tagged: democracyLIVE, san mateo county student poll workers, student poll program, student poll work, student poll worker, working at the polls
We’re still looking for over 500 more poll workers for the June 3 Statewide Direct Primary Election.
Already a poll worker? Ask a friend or family member to join you!
You have to go to work that day? No problem! Sign up to be a Poll Opening and/or Closing Technician instead. These positions occur before the polls open and after the polls closed, so it shouldn’t interfere with work hours for anyone having to report in between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Aren’t old enough to vote? Become a student poll worker! We are still accepting applications for students over the age of 16, who have at least a 2.5 GPA, and receive school and parent/guardian consent.
For more information about poll worker opportunities, visit our website at http://www.shapethefuture.org/poll_workers/helpwanted.asp or call 650-312-5222. While you’re applying, sign up for training. It’s all available online and over the phone!
Categories: Election Day/Night · Elections Office · Outreach · Poll workers · Polling place · Shape the Future · Training · democracyLIVE
Tagged: democracyLIVE, election, election officers, help wanted, Poll workers, polls, student poll worker, Training
If you didn’t get a chance to check out Wild 94.9’s “Keyword:Community” program yesterday, check out the podcast now available for download or streaming by clicking here. We’re on the program dated April 20.
San Mateo County’s democracyLIVE! Coordinator sat in with Wild 94.9’s Jon Manuel and Anna Uribe to talk about how high school students can get involved with the elections process by joining the student poll worker program.
If you haven’t read our previous posts, the program was designed to offer students a hands-on experience that provides an inside look at how American democracy works.
To learn more about how to participate in democracyLIVE!, contact our democracyLIVE! Coordinator by sending an email or calling 650-599-1335. You can also visit the Elections website at www.shapethefuture.org/democracylive.
Categories: Outreach · Poll workers · Shape the Future · Web Stuff We Like · democracyLIVE
Tagged: democracyLIVE, Poll workers, student poll workers, students
Wouldn’t it be great if you could get a day off school, make some money, maybe log in a few community service hours, but learn at the same time? Guess what – you can! Join democracyLIVE!, San Mateo County’s student poll worker program, and do your part for the community.
California established the student poll worker program in 1996 in an effort to get high school seniors involved in the community while getting an inside look at democracy in action. In 2006, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger expanded the program by allowing students aged 16 and up with at least a 2.5 grade point average to serve as poll workers.
During the February 3 Presidential Primary Election, almost 500 students from schools throughout the Peninsula area took part in this program. Participation averaged 15 students per school, with a few notable exceptions.
Most notable is Woodside High School, where 33 students took part in the program. Woodside High School has participated in democracyLIVE! since its inception in 2005, and interest in the program has reached an all-time high at this school.
Economics teacher Wendy Porter, who assisted coordination of the program at Woodside High School believes that the heightened participation may be due specifically to the overall interest in the Presidential election cycle, but also believes that there may be an increased awareness of social responsibility.
“When you ask [the students] about it, they’re positive about the connection with the community,” Porter said. “There’s that sense of empowerment of students not just sitting there and waiting for adults to tell them what to do, but helping them.”
The Elections Office opted not to ask schools to support the program for the April 8 Special Congressional Open Primary Election to prevent any issues from arising due to school absences. With all the elections going on this year, it made sense to us to not ask students to partake in an election that would likely get little action at the polls.
With poll worker recruitment just around the corner for the June 3 Statewide Direct Primary Election, we’re going full force with publicity efforts.
Wild 94.9 (KYLD), a Clear Channel radio station in San Francisco, is featuring the program in a special interview being aired on April 20. Our democracyLIVE! Coordinator had the opportunity to sit in with Jon Manuel and Anna Uribe to talk about democracyLIVE! and how students and the community both benefit from this great program. They’re also showing their support of democracyLIVE! by airing special public service announcements throughout the week, encouraging students to sign up for this unique learning experience. Listen to Wild 94.9’s Jon Manuel’s Keyword Community program on April 20 from 7 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. to check out our interview! The Keyword Community program airs every Sunday.
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Categories: Elections Office · Outreach · Poll workers · Shape the Future
Tagged: democracyLIVE, June Statewide Direct Primary Election, student poll worker, Wild 94.9
Just in case you missed our post from September 3, recruitment for the San Mateo County student poll worker program, democracyLIVE!, is in full swing!
