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General Government subcommittee previews first‑house budget priorities: AIM boost, $10M for boards of elections, ERIC funding
Summary
Lawmakers on the Legislature’s General Government and Local Assistance Subcommittee outlined first‑house budget proposals affecting local governments, including a $50 million AIM increase, $10 million for boards of elections, funding to join ERIC, and proposed Article VII changes.
James Scoofus, state senator from Orange County and cochair of the General Government and Local Assistance Subcommittee, opened the meeting with a rundown of first‑house budget priorities that he said will affect local governments across New York. “We further advanced $10,000,000 to support our local boards of elections throughout the state,” Scoofus said, and he also said the package includes funds to join ERIC, a multi‑state consortium to help keep voter rolls accurate.
The subcommittee discussion focused on municipal aid and several policy proposals included in the first‑house packet. “We did put $50,000,000 into the AIM…
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