Clark County paying poll workers more this election
CLARK COUNTY IS INCREASING PAYTHIS YEAR- FOR ELECTION POLLINGPLACE WORKERS--13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR MARISSAKYNASTON JOINS US LIVE FROMHENDERSON WITH WHAT YOU NEED TOKNOW IF YOU'RE INTERESTED INAPPLYING--EVEN THOUGH BALLOTS WILL BEMAILED TO ALL VOTERS-- CLARKCOUNTY WILL STILL HAVE INPERSON VOTING SITES AT PLACESLIKE THE GREEN VALLEY LIBRARY.AND RIGHT NOW-- THEY STILLNEED TO FILL ABOUT 1500 SLOTS.THE COUNTY IS INCREASING PAYFOR WORKERS THIS YEAR-- TORECRUIT MORE PEOPLE-- AND HELPWITH EARLY VOTING.CLARK COUNTY WILL BE OPERATINGAT LEAST 35 IN PERSON EARLYVOTING SITES-- AND MORETHAN 100 IN PERSON POLLINGPLACES ON ELECTION DAY.FOR EARLY VOTING WORKERS-- PAYWILL BE 14 DOLLARS AN HOUR--AND ELECTION DAY WORKERS CAN BEPAID UP TO 250 DOLLARS FOR THEDAY.THIS COMES AFTER GOVERNORSISOLAK SIGNED A BILL--ENSURING EVERY VOTER RECEIVES AMAIL IN BALLOT FOR THE GENERALELECTION-- SOME PEOPLE--STILL HAVE CONCERS ABOUT VOTERFRAUD-- BUT OTHERS SAY THISIS NECESSARY TO STAY SAFEDURING THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC.ARE WE GOING TO FORCE PEOPLE TOHAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THEIRFUNDAMENAL RIGHT TO VOTE ORTHEIR HEALTH THE AMERICANPEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE VERYFRUSTRATED THAT WE MAY NOT KNOWWHO THE WINNER IS UNTIL FRANKLYDECEMBERIF YOU'RE INTERESTED INAPPLYING FOR THE JOB-- WE HAVETHE APPLICATION LINK ON OURWEBSITE-- KTNV DOT COM.