Schuylkill County is gearing up for the Nov. 4 general election.

On Wednesday, commissioners approved the election bureau's request to add two referendum questions to ballots in Union and Hegins townships. Both ask voters to decide whether the boards of supervisors should be expanded from three to five people.In addition, commissioners agreed to hire 14 "rovers" at $10 an hour and 56 cents per mile for election day travel.The rovers will travel to polling places or wherever they are needed to make sure everything is ready to go for the election.In other election actions, commissioners hired four resolution board members to work at the Schuylkill Transportation System building in Saint Clair.Edward Barkett, Pottsville; Marybeth Dougherty, Girardville; and George Moyer, Norwegian Township, will be paid $100 each.The fourth member, county AdministratorMark Scarbinsky, willvolunteer.Commissioners also approved changing the Minersville third precinct polling place from St. Michael the Archangel parish center at 538 Sunbury St. to the Minersville Fire & Rescue station, 513 Sunbury St.Election Bureau chief Frannie Brennan reminds residents that Oct. 6 is the final day to register to vote in the General Election.Oct. 28 is the last day to apply for a civilian absentee ballot. All applications must be received by the county election board, 420 N. Centre St., Pottsville by 5 p.m. that day.All voted civilian absentee ballots must be received by the election board by 5 p.m. Oct. 31.