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    Jobless New Yorkers Can Work At Polls And Still Keep Benefits, Gov. Cuomo Says

    The governor's order makes it easier for jobless people to work for state and local election boards — as long as they're paid $504 or less each week.
    by Bill Chappell Sep 24, 2020 1 minute
    Many people who normally take on jobs as poll workers are in higher-risk groups for the coronavirus, leading to fears of a widespread shortage of poll workers. Here, New York City Board of Election employees and volunteers help voters at the Brooklyn Museum polling site during the New York Democratic presidential primary in June.

    Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to encourage unemployed New Yorkers to work at polls during the Nov. 3 election and has signed an executive order that relieves people who receive unemployment benefits from having to

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