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Lake County council members raise questions about election-office staffing and poll-worker training records
Summary
Council members said employees from the county election office were assigned to set up a party caucus during work hours and raised concerns about records showing some election inspectors were paid despite no documentation of required training; council members said they will refer the matter to the election board and pursue follow-up.
Lake County council members on Thursday said they were following up on two personnel and payroll concerns at the county election office: that several election-office employees were assigned to set up a partisan caucus during work hours on Feb. 28, and that some election inspectors appear to have been paid for training for which there is no documented attendance.
The matter was raised during the council’s public-comment period, when a council member said the allegation had been reported to the county chairman, who is responsible for appointing staff to the election office. The speaker said the party had indicated it would reimburse the county for work time but that council members had not received…
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