Two local counties seeking poll workers

By Renatta Signorini

Poll workers are becoming hard to find, both locally and statewide.

It’s important work, checking in voters and delivering results, that takes more than 40,000 volunteers across Pennsylvania to make sure the process runs smoothly.

But fewer are interested, making it a problem that seems to get worse annually.

“That’s something that we have, it is ongoing, it just depends on what area,” said Beth Lechman, director of the Westmoreland County Elections Bureau.

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