OH BULLS**T. IN COLORADO 2 counties, Denver and Arapahoe (next to Denver) have discussed active shooter training concerns with poll workers (according to a guardian USA posting at FR yesterday). Denver and Aurora (aka Saudi Aurora in Arapahoe county) have higher crime rates. I have not heard this anywhere else. In my county near Denver it never came up in training. You cannot open carry in my polling place but I will be conceal carrying my GLOCK and other edc stuff plus have my edc bag. I am sure some voters will ccw too. I have my plan just in case.
There are a large number of specified Government offices that can receive a ballot in person if you want to deliver them that way.
Precinct polling places are a faded memory.
Election judges are clerks, hired from a temp agency to supplement full-time county and city employees who staff the election processing organizations.
There are many volunteers, of course. The population has changed. Ballot collection goes on for several weeks before the final cutoff on November 8 (It is happening now). That is a much greater time commitment than the one or two days that were formerly required.