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Nebraska uses a unique method to find election workers: It drafts them

Dawn O'Brien goes over a newly-issued polling station checklist ahead of the Nov. 5 general election in Omaha, Neb., Friday, Oct. 25. O'Brien was first summoned to election service duty 20 years by the Douglas County Election Commission, but she has volunteered her service since. (AP Photo/Margery A. Beck)

Dawn O'Brien goes over a newly-issued polling station checklist ahead of the Nov. 5 general election in Omaha, Neb., Friday, Oct. 25. O'Brien was first summoned to election service duty 20 years by the Douglas County Election Commission, but she has volunteered her service since. (AP Photo/Margery A. Beck)

Douglas County Election Commissioner Brian Kruse stands outside the county's main election office as people line up to vote and register to vote in Omaha, Neb. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024 . (AP Photo/Margery A. Beck)

Douglas County Election Commissioner Brian Kruse stands outside the county's main election office as people line up to vote and register to vote in Omaha, Neb. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024 . (AP Photo/Margery A. Beck)