Elections Nova Scotia is Calling for Election Workers
Elections Nova Scotia is Calling for Election Workers
Media Release: Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Elections Nova Scotia – It takes a lot of people and effort to make an election run smoothly, especially during a pandemic. Elections Nova Scotia needs dedicated workers to facilitate voting and ensure safe cleaning protocols are enforced at all voting locations.
Elections Nova Scotia usually hires over 6,000 workers for a provincial general election. For the 41st provincial general election, approximately 2,000 more workers are needed to support COVID-19 safety protocols.
Most election workers must be eligible voters, 18 years and older, a Canadian citizen, and have lived in Nova Scotia since January 17, 2021. There are also positions available for youth ages 16 – 17 years of age at Information Officers. Anyone who would like to work the provincial election should contact the returning office in their electoral district.
Elections Nova Scotia has public health precautions in place at all voting location to keep voters and election workers safe. Election workers are required to wear masks while working and there will be a tabletop shield between voters and election workers. Physical distancing will be enforced at voting locations, and frequently used surfaces will be disinfected between every voter interaction. Voters will be asked to sanitize their hands at entrances and exits and bring their own pen. Election workers will minimize hand-to-hand contact with voters by touching their documents (i.e. Voter Information Card (VIC), IDs, etc.) as little as possible.
Elections Nova Scotia is a non-partisan and independent agency responsible for conducting provincial elections. For more information, please visit electionsnovascotia.ca, call 1-800-565-1504, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter @electionsns.
Contact: Naomi Shelton
Director, Policy and Communications
Elections Nova Scotia
902-424-3275 or 902-223-4871