:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67381242/GettyImages_1058115904.0.jpg "California poll workers tape up a “VOTE” sign that points to the direction of the voting station. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images")
On August 31, Civic Alliance announced that more than 60 of its “member companies” — which include Starbucks, Old Navy, Target, and Microsoft — will work to encourage employees and consumers to serve as poll workers. The organization set a recruitment goal of 350,000 poll workers, the projected number of staffers necessary to keep precincts up and running smoothly.
The 2020 election is less than two months away, and for months, voting rights organizations have sounded the alarm bells about the possibility of a…