<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Australian Electoral Commission is searching for workers in rural and regional areas to help with federal election efforts.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Locals in parts of Northern Territory, regional Queensland and Western Australia, and remote communities across South Australia and New South Wales are being urged to apply to work for the AEC.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>No prior experience is needed with tasks including counting votes, helping at the polling booths and administrative and logistical roles.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/woman-shot-dead-in-southwest-sydney/9ff1e6d5-ee6b-49b2-8330-2c8b5270f97f" target="_blank"><strong><span>Manhunt launched over woman killed in drive-by shooting</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Workers are needed in:</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><span>QLD – Capricorn Coast, Far North, Northern, Mount Isa, Western and South West as well as Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday</span></li><li><span>SA – Limestone Coast, Eyre Peninsula, Kangaroo Island and Far North</span></li><li><span>WA – Pilbara, Gascoyne, Wheatbelt, the Kimberley, South West and Goldfields-Esperance</span></li><li><span>VIC – Loddon, Mallee, the Grampians and Gippsland</span></li><li><span>TAS – Western Tasmania</span></li><li><span>NSW – Central West, Riverina, Central Coast, Mid North Coast and Orana</span></li><li><span>NT – Katherine and Alice Springs</span></li></ul></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The AEC says voting enrolment figures are reaching record numbers. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/aec-searching-for-regional-workers-as-record-voters-expected-in-federal-election/21ab1c37-18ab-467b-9a72-8ae6fcbe0940" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"With more people than ever enrolled to vote across the country, we're upping the ante on our recruitment to ensure everyone has the opportunity to vote," AEC Commissioner Jeff Pope.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We're well progressed in our hiring – the vast majority of metropolitan positions have been allocated to people. The regions is where we still need some people to put their hands up."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/oz-lotto-prize-of-70-million-dollars-to-give-winner-a-great-easter-present/477ff0d2-ca93-4215-a0fe-a7d212f32b6c" target="_blank"><strong><span>Early Easter present worth $70 million up for grabs in Oz Lotto draw</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Historically, election employment numbers have been lower in regional numbers."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We've never not opened a polling place and we expect to open every planned polling place again this election."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We're calling for people to jump on the opportunity to earn some extra money and support the community to vote locally."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Interested people must be over 18 years old, an Australian citizen and politically neutral.</span></div></div>