Today, 82 Harris-Stowe State University students are assisting as poll workers in the city of St. Louis.
The need for poll workers was originally expressed by the U.S. House of Representatives' report from Help on America Vote Act, which showed a critical shortage of poll workers throughout the country. As a result, Charles Gooden, HSSU dean of Student Affairs, called on Harris-Stowe's Office of Student Activities to apply for a three-year grant to create and implement a nonpartisan poll worker initiative. Harris-Stowe was awarded the $43,433 grant, and through this initiative, HSSU students were recruited, trained and are now serving as poll workers for the general elections.
By participating in the grant-funded poll worker initiative, students have increased their knowledge of the voting and election processes. Harris-Stowe sent a recruitment letter to its students, and 180 students responded. To serve as a poll worker, qualifying students had to be 18 years or older, a registered voter and a Harris-Stowe State University student. Of the 180 students who responded, 83 were trained and assigned to different polling locations throughout the city for the general election held today Tuesday, November 2, 2010.
Dean Gooden said, "Harris-Stowe welcomes the opportunity to serve the St. Louis community, and the University is looking forward to assisting with future polls over the next few years."
Posted By: Reginald Culpepper
Tuesday, November 2nd 2010 at 4:40PM
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