HR 1015: Seminole County Youth Poll Worker Initiative; commend

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors the Seminole County Youth Poll Worker Initiative, a partnership between Seminole County election officials and Seminole County Middle High School. Under the program, student volunteers completed the same training as regular poll workers, became certified, and worked alongside election staff for 19 days during advanced in-person voting and on election day. The resolution names eleven student volunteers and the adult leaders who ran the program, including the county's elections supervisor, elections clerk, school principal, and a social studies teacher. It does not change any Georgia law; it simply states the House's praise for the program and directs the Clerk of the House to send a copy of the resolution to the initiative for distribution.

• Formally commends the Seminole County Youth Poll Worker Initiative for its role in civic education and election administration.
• Names and recognizes eleven student volunteers who trained and worked as certified poll workers alongside county election staff.
• Credits the program's adult leaders, including the elections supervisor, elections clerk, school principal, and a teacher, for the initiative's success.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the initiative.

The resolution directly names Seminole County Middle High School students, the county's elections supervisor and elections clerk, the school principal, and a social studies teacher, all of whom are recognized for their work on the youth poll worker program.

The resolution carries no legal or funding effect, but it gives official state recognition to a local civics program that trains students as certified election workers, which may encourage similar student poll worker efforts in other Georgia counties.

• The resolution's whereas clauses describe the program as a partnership between Seminole County and Seminole County Middle High School to give students hands on civics experience.
• It states that student volunteers completed the same certification training as regular poll workers and worked 19 days during advanced voting and on election day.
• The resolved clause has the House of Representatives commend the initiative for its contributions to civic learning.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the resolution to the initiative for distribution.

1. 2026-01-14House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-01-14House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-01-14House Hopper (House)

• Gerald Greene (R, HD-154)Primary sponsor
• Karen Mathiak (R, HD-082)
• Beth Camp (R, HD-135)
• Lee Hawkins (R, HD-027)
• Rick Townsend (R, HD-179)

• election administration
• civics education
• poll workers
• Seminole County