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Sachem administration proposes reducing polling locations to save roughly $48,000; board weighs access and security trade-offs
Summary
District administrators briefed the board on a proposal to reduce the number of school polling locations to one or a few central sites to save roughly $48,000 annually and improve security; trustees asked for options and a December decision timeline so logistics can be planned for May ballots.
Sachem administrators told the Board of Education July 23 they are exploring consolidating school polling locations to reduce cost and improve security, and presented a rough estimate of $48,000 in annual savings if the district shifts to one central voting location. Assistant to the superintendent Allison Florio told trustees the district’s past supplemental vote used a central site and that other large Long Island districts have moved to one or two central voting locations. She said school-based voting currently requires about 55 election workers across 10 elementary polling locations and that placing ballots and equipment at many sites forces the district…
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