August 11 is National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, a day the U.S. Election Assistance Commission created back in 2020 to get more Americans to sign up and work the polls. What Poll Worker Recruitment Day Actually IsThe EAC set aside this day to remind everyday citizens that elections do not run themselves. What Washoe County Is SayingWashoe County Registrar of Voters Andrew McDonald emphasized the importance of poll workers. Election Day workers get a flat $175 to $225. Nevada law requires poll workers to represent different political parties at polling locations in many cases.