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Wooten was the subject of many news articles recognizing her long service as a poll worker and now has her own Wikipedia entry written by Naomi Hess ’22.

Wikipedia Article on Laura Wooten

Laura Wooten, Princeton staff member and lifelong election poll volunteer, dies at 98 (March 29, 2019)

‘Laura Wooten’s Law’ Requiring Civics in Middle School Advances (Insider NJ, January 28, 2021)

Laura Wooten’s Law (TrackBill)

South Jersey Journal – African American Women Leaders in New Jersey (August 2018, scroll to p. 4)

Laura Wooten Has Served on Every Election Day from 1939 to 2018. She Explains Why (NBC News, November 28, 2018)

Kamala Harris Tweets about Laura (November 29, 2018)

NJ Governor Phil Murphy Tweets about Laura (March 30, 2019)

Keeping an Eye on the Polls – For 77 Years, Laura Wooten Has Served on Election Day (November 3, 2016)