AUSTIN — Allison Campolo wants experienced election workers to return. But she also needs people willing to learn the job.

For Campolo, the Tarrant County Democratic Party chair, that means recruiting at community events, reaching out through social media and calling people who have worked previous elections.

It’s a year-round effort with no breaks.

“It’s a lot of calls,” Campolo said. “They are usually pretty fruitful. If you’re able to have that one-on-one conversation, it’s very meaningful and very impactful and you can usually get them to say yes.”

Early voting in the Nov. 3 midterm elections begins Monday and runs through Oct. 30, and counties need workers to staff polling places for that and on Election Day.

To fill those positions, counties and political parties are recruiting workers through personal appeals, training programs and college internships.