A recent letter to the editor in the same local newspaper, written by a local author, suggested staffing understaffed election poll locations with compulsory unpaid labor from teens.
When I mentioned this to a friend, I was informed that apparently even stranger and more questionable teen high school projects have been happening in Texas. The reason for the poll worker shortages includes the covid risk for seniors who opt not to risk it anymore, and threats of politically motivated violence that drives away potential poll workers. Maybe we should try solving both of those problems before considering unpaid child labor putting youths at risk in politically charged adult situations, and maybe reject that idea on a bipartisan basis.