Hamilton County needs hundreds more poll workers for Aug. 8 special election

Less than a month out from the state's special August election, Hamilton County still needs hundreds more workers to pull off Election Day.

Hamilton County Director of Elections Sherry Poland said the county is still "several hundred more poll workers" short of the approximately 2,400 poll workers necessary to fully staff all voting locations by Aug. 8. As of July 8, Democrats currently lead Republicans in worker registration, but the Board of Elections is committed to achieving a balanced poll worker population within the next four weeks, Poland said.

In early August, voters will head to the polls to vote on one ballot issue: if the state should raise the bar for getting a measure on the ballot by changing the threshold for amending the state constitution from a 50% plus one majority to a 60% supermajority.

Activists, lawmakers and Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose have all acknowledged that Issue 1 seeks to make it more difficult to modify the state constitution on issues like abortion, where supporters have already filed signatures to get an amendment before voters in November.