With the three-way Democratic gubernatorial primary expected to draw in voters, the city of Madison is in \desperate need"" of poll workers for the Sept. 10 primary according to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4.
Verveer, who has worked the polls since his undergraduate years in the early '90s, said student districts are in particular need of help.
""I think it's fair to say almost every campus polling place will need more poll workers,"" he said. ""The city clerk's office will be happy to take people as late as tomorrow.""
Workers receive $5.70 an hour and do not have to work the whole day. Poll locations will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and students can find out where to vote by going to the Madison City Clerk's Web site http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/clerk/voter_query.cfm and typing in their address. They can also call the City Clerk's office at 266-4601.
The UW-Madison Vote 2002 Coalition is also attempting to inform students of the upcoming primary according to Associated Students of Madison member Faith Kurtyka, a junior at UW-Madison.
""We have a primary guide that will be distributed to all the dorms and that will say where each individual resident hall votes,"" she said. ""We will also have people out on Sept. 10 and we'll probably chalk outside major resident halls.""
Students who still need to register to vote can do so the day of the election by bringing a proof residence, such as a phone bill with a name on it or a lease and a photo ID to the polling place.
Kurtyka said Wisconsin's same-day registry policy exhibits the state's commitment to the younger generation.
""Wisconsin is one of the only states that has it, which really shows how much Wisconsin actually cares about getting students out to vote,"" she said.
