Franklin County recruiting poll workers for August

State of play: The Franklin County Board of Elections hopes to hire 5,000 poll workers and, as of last week, had secured just over 50% of that amount, spokesperson Aaron Sellers tells Axios.

• The county increased its poll worker stipend to attract more sign-ups.

Catch up quick: The statewide election will feature a single — but consequential — ballot issue.

• Voters will decide whether to amend the state constitution to raise the passage threshold for future constitutional amendments from a simple majority to 60%.
• This change is meant to ward off a proposed amendment for November ballots to protect abortion rights.

Details: The voter registration deadline is July 10. Early voting begins the next day.

Of note: Franklin County will offer slightly fewer polling locations than usual on Election Day because of summertime conflicts.

• Check your registration status and polling place