How to Become a Poll Worker, State by State

[tanaqui]

Election workers are an essential component of every polling location on Election Day.

It's a job that's often done by older people, who this year may be trying to avoid situations where they come into contact with lots of strangers (something that may also be the case for you, of course). That means election authorities will probably need more first-time poll workers than usual. The roles are generally paid in some way (although how that happens and how much they pay varies a lot).

If you're interested, the team at Ms, Magazine have put together a list of the most specific information they could find on how to begin the poll worker application process:

https://msmagazine.com/pollworker/

tracking your Massacbusetts mail-in ballot

[redbird]

If you voted by mail in Massachusetts, you can check whether the state has received your ballot at https://www.sec.state.ma.us/wheredoivotema/track/trackmyballot.aspx

Mine shows as "accepted" and that it arrived on August 17 (they sent it to me on the 10th).

(I found this while wondering how to use the in-person early voting if I had asked for and been sent a postal ballot.)