Hiring Preference for Veterans, Disabled, and Military Spouses as Election Workers.
This bill allows state and local governments to prioritize veterans and individuals with disabilities when hiring staff to administer elections. Furthermore, spouses and dependents of absent military voters can be hired without being rejected solely for lacking local residency. This aims to increase employment opportunities in election administration for these specific groups.
Key points
States and localities may give hiring preference to veterans and individuals with disabilities for election worker positions.
Residency requirements can be waived for military spouses and dependents seeking election worker jobs.
Introduced
Citizen Poll