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League of Women Voters asks Saratoga County Board to form charter commission; supervisors defend current government

3542333 · May 21, 2025
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Summary

The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County asked the Board of Supervisors to appoint a charter commission to review county governance; board members responded that the current supervisor-based structure has served the county and explained the petition route available to voters.

Linda McKinney, co‑president of the League of Women Voters of Saratoga County, urged the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors on May 20 to appoint a charter commission to examine alternatives to the county’s current form of government and recommend one legislative and one executive structure.

McKinney told the board the league mailed and emailed a letter asking the supervisors to reexamine governance, noting that a previous 1987 commission issued a 113‑page report and that the county still operates under a…

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