Both municipal and national elections depend on poll workers. Local residents volunteer to serve their communities during each election cycle, giving voters assurance that their votes will be counted honestly. Their commitment and diligence serve as the cornerstone of a reliable electoral process.
The number of poll workers required to staff the next elections is currently insufficient in several local counties. Vet the Vote, a nonpartisan civic movement, started an effort to motivate veterans to assist in addressing the national poll worker shortfall in order to address this issue and create a new civic tradition. Vet the Vote successfully recruited over 63,000 veterans to participate as poll workers by collaborating with the NFL, civic organizations, and more than 30 veteran and military-family assistance organizations.
Vet the Vote and the Secretary of State’s Office are working together this year to build on this accomplishment and inspire additional military family members and veterans to work as poll workers. This program emphasizes civic engagement and community service over politics.
As more than 200,000 veterans and active military communities volunteer to serve, they serve as a clear reminder of the value of civic involvement and a potent civic role model for the general public. As role models, they encourage others to participate in the democratic process by volunteering, voting, or taking on more active community service responsibilities.
The number of poll workers required to staff the next elections is currently insufficient in several local counties. Vet the Vote, a nonpartisan civic movement, started an effort to motivate veterans to assist in addressing the national poll worker shortfall in order to address this issue and create a new civic tradition. Vet the Vote successfully recruited over 63,000 veterans to participate as poll workers by collaborating with the NFL, civic organizations, and more than 30 veteran and military-family assistance organizations.
We Veterans: Increasing Security and Involvement
A nonprofit group called We the Veterans is committed to enabling veterans and military families to set an example for civic engagement and patriotism. Understanding these groups’ distinct place in American society, the organization creates initiatives that promote civic engagement and educated discussion, both of which are essential to a healthy society.
We the Veterans has formed a coalition with government, technology, academia, and other like-minded organizations to combat the growing challenges posed by foreign adversaries and bad actors online. This collaboration creates evidence-based programs to safeguard national security and the public from online disinformation and propaganda.
The group makes use of veterans’ esteemed status to improve national readiness, increase military recruiting, and fortify community service initiatives. We the Veterans also seeks to preserve the community’s priceless reputation and protect its members by creating methods that strengthen its assets and lessen its risks.
By highlighting their high rates of volunteering, voting, and public engagement, We the Veterans elevates the voices of veterans and military family members in the national conversation. The group upholds the legitimacy and effectiveness of democratic institutions by promoting these involved people.
