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"Show-Me" Poll-Workers Program

STLCC’s project, "Show-Me New Poll Workers," aims to recruit 500 students to become poll workers in precincts throughout the metro area for the upcoming November election. STLCC is one of only five community colleges nationwide selected to participate in the program.

Poll workers are critical to running smooth elections – they set up and take down polling place materials and equipment, check voters’ registration, and demonstrate how to use voting systems. Both the St. Louis City and County Boards of Election have initiated public pleas for poll workers.

Other goals of the project are to increase STLCC student interest in and knowledge of the U.S. electoral process and enhance students’ ability to assist in the successful administration of local elections; build upon an already meaningful and productive relationship between STLCC and local/state election officials; encourage future participation of STLCC students with local governments and electoral processes; and collect valuable data gauging student opinion of campus recruitment efforts, training and poll worker experience for future elections.

Students are encouraged to fill out the application and submit it to one of the contacts:

  • Forest Park campus: Keith Sayles (SC176)
  • Florissant Valley campus: Michael George (Student Center)
  • Meramec campus: Donna Halsband (BA219J)
                                or John Messmer (SO227)
  • Wildwood campus: Dorothy Welty (211C)

Check out the frequently asked questions page. Contact John Messmer at 314-984-7674 or by e-mail at jmessmer@stlcc.edu if you have any questions not covered in the FAQ's.