2 weeks ago
4
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Just implicit 2 months stay until November’s peculiar election, 1 that volition permission voters to determine connected Prop. 50.
If approved, it could springiness California Democrats 5 much seats successful Congress.
However, it's going to instrumentality a batch of manpower and wealth conscionable for votes to beryllium formed and counted.
Fresno County Clerk and Registrar of Voters James Kus, says they person already started hiring to get ready.
“Someone looking for immoderate first-time acquisition moving with people, moving with basal IT, possibly for precocious schoolers, juniors and seniors — this is simply a fantastic accidental to get immoderate assemblage work in, and get paid," Kus pitched.
In total, helium tells america they anticipation to prosecute astir 50 further workers up of the Nov. 4 election.
If you sojourn their website, wage starts astatine $16.76 an hour. Kus says they're looking to wage for astir 40 hours of enactment per employee.
They volition beryllium indispensable workers which Kus says volition assistance summation voting entree for everyone.
“By hiring further workers, we whitethorn beryllium capable to adhd a mates of other ballot centers and supply amended services for our voters successful Fresno County," Kus told us.
California Democrats’ efforts to antagonistic Republican redistricting nationwide besides volition not beryllium cheap.
Kus says Fresno County’s information of the predetermination unsocial volition apt outgo the authorities $4,050,000. Kus says the outgo details to the region inactive person to beryllium ironed out, but helium says the authorities has indicated those dollars volition travel successful beforehand of Nov. 4.
“There is simply a rolling shortage and an expected shortage of $20 cardinal adjacent year. We person the further fires that are happening close present that are costing the authorities hundreds of millions of dollars," said Republican Assemblymember David Tangipa.
Tangipa says this peculiar predetermination is not lone wasteful — it could instrumentality distant the voices of galore Californians.
“They’re not conscionable taking powerfulness due to the fact that of governmental gain. They’re taking powerfulness from places successful California due to the fact that they don’t attraction astir them," helium shared.
Still, Democrats similar Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria accidental that with gerrymandering successful Texas and astir the country, on with the ongoing actions of the Trump administration, they are leaving the prime to voters.
“They tin determine whether they privation to o.k. these caller maps. That volition let america to combat and guarantee that we person an accidental to prevention our ideology and support our communities," said Soria.
For those looking to use to Fresno County's unfastened predetermination jobs, visit: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/fresnoca
The exertion portal closes connected Sept. 5, 2025.
