Poll workers in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties talk about why they volunteer.

With elections underway, poll workers are spending long hours training, preparing polling sites and helping voters to keep the system running smoothly.

Across the country, volunteers are wrapping up trainings to serve as poll monitors on Election Day. It’s a longstanding tradition that puts observers on the ground so they can report whether anyone tries to intimidate voters or interfere with their legal rights, or otherwise break the law. But this year, the training…