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BOE extends small HAVA 'shoebox' funds, reallocates leftover grants; BOE says legislative term issue is tied to state appeal
Summary
Board of Elections officials said Sept. 4 they will spend a $396 HAVA carryover and move underused 2024 grants into 2025 to support poll pads and ballot-by-mail operations.
Board of Elections officials told the Tompkins County Government Operations Committee Sept. 4 that leftover federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA) funds and remaining 2024 grant money will be used to support local election operations, including new poll pads and ballot-by-mail processing. "They found us another $396," Alana Congan said of the small HAVA carryover funds commonly called a "shoebox."
The committee approved an extension of the HAVA funds…
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