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From YouTube: A City that works - Student Elections Judge Coordinator
Description
Student Election Judge Coordinator Caryn Scheel hires 400 high school students to help run the polling places on election day in Minneapolis. Some students see it as an opportunity to earn a little money but for many it is a way to serve their communities.
A
A
Headquarters:
we've
dedicated
staff
time
and
we've
dedicated
years
of
building
relationships
with
the
schools
and
with
the
students,
even
though
they're
16
years
old,
and
not
eligible
to
vote,
they
can
work
on
Election
Day
and
be
a
part
of
that
process.
So
we
see
this
as
a
way
of
spreading
voter
engagement
and
growing
voters.
They're
excited
about
it
and
they're
getting
their
family
members
excited
there's
a
couple
of
different
ways
that
we
hook
high
school
students
into
this
work.
A
For
many
of
them,
it's
their
first
job
and
they
can
earn
up
to
three
hundred
dollars
for
one
day's
work
for
other
students.
They
really
like
the
idea
of
being
a
part
of
the
election,
even
though
they're
not
old
enough
to
vote.
Yet
they
get
to
work
all
the
same
jobs
that
the
adults
do
from
running.
The
poll
pads
to
greeting
voters
to
helping
to
manage
the
lines
I.
B
A
Tell
you
how
many
times
in
our
evaluations,
afterward
kids
come
in
and
say
yeah.
You
know,
I
tried
this
for
the
Paycheck,
but
oh
my
gosh
I
loved
it.
It
was
such
an
exciting
day.
I
love
my
job
that
gets
young
people
involved.
It
gets
them
to
be
a
part
of
democracy
at
a
very
young
age
and
they
get
to
see
the
power
that
their
voice
can
have.