Returning officers in Saskatchewan are beginning to recruit what the province’s elections agency expects to be thousands more volunteer workers needed to work the polls during October’s pandemic vote.Chief Electoral Officer Michael Boda with Elections Saskatchewan said the number of polling locations have been dramatically increased to meet safety requirements for casting ballots during the COVID-19 health crisis.“Our standards are as high and higher than at the local grocery store,” he said in a recent interview.Premier Scott Moe has yet to officially call the election, already set for Oct.
26, but he must do so within the next week.The agency’s plan has been reviewed by the province’s chief medical health officer, Dr.