CINCINNATI — It’s been almost 50 years and one volunteer says she’s still not giving up her job as an election volunteer. Now she and election officials are trying to get others to do the same.

It was 1976 and Jimmy Carter was just elected President. Deborah Weaver remembers it like it was yesterday.

“It was busy. It was busy. I mean, I learned a lot,” said Weaver. 

It was the first election she’d ever been a part of.

“It started out as me handing out brochures outside of the voting facility, and it grew into that,” said Weaver. 

It grew into a job processing ballots at the Hamilton County Board of Elections Office. It's a volunteer job that kept her coming back for almost 50 years.

“The fact the fact that I know blood was shared for this honor to vote, and it's a freedom that we have here in the United States that we're able to cast our ballots and vote," said Weaver. 

She’s now one of the longest election volunteers in the building and election officials are seeking more like her.

Hamilton County Board of Elections Director Sherry Poland says it takes at least 2,000 volunteers and poll workers to run an election in Hamilton County. With the general election coming up in November, they’re ramping up efforts to bring more in.

“Poll workers that worked in May and August, we’re allowing them to do an online refresher course versus coming in, in person, so this is information regarding that, that will be mailed out to those poll workers this week,” said Poland. 

Weaver said they don’t even have to ask. She said she’ll be there, doing what she’s done for decades, helping people to vote.

“I don’t care if you vote for Donald Duck or Mickey Mouse. Exercise your right to vote because someone’s life was paid in order for you to have the opportunity,” said Weaver. 

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