A nationwide shortage of poll workers has some officials worried about long lines at the polls and a long night of counting ballots, but DeKalb has just enough staff to handle local crowds.

DeKalb County has 394 people for 81 precincts, with the ultimate goal being 405 people, or five per precinct, said DeKalb County Clerk Sharon Holmes.

Some of those workers may not have received proper training, Holmes said. There is no requirement that election judges have to go through the training process, but Holmes said she is required to hold the training classes.

“Over 90 percent of my workers have had the training,” she said.

There is a shortage of at least 500,000 poll workers nationwide, according to an article in Sunday’s Chicago Tribune. The largest shortages have been in cities that require workers to know a second language, such as Chicago.

Holmes said this year’s group of election judges is the largest she’s ever had for DeKalb County.

Although her goal is to have five people manning a precinct, state law only requires one judge from each major party be present to hold an election.

In DeKalb County, judges are paid $110 for their work if they have been through election training and $90 if they have not been through the training. The pay is more in places that typically have a hard time finding people to work the precincts. New York City pays up to $300 for the entire day.

Election training lasts about three hours and goes through the steps voters need to take to complete the voting process.

Election judges start their day at 5:15 a.m. and work until all ballots are counted. The polls close at 7 p.m.