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Election commission exceeds budget on poll-worker costs; audit committee asks budget and state officials for answers
Summary
Sumner County’s audit committee reviewed a $52,000 overrun in poll-worker costs and unanimously asked the county budget committee to work with the election administrator to explain the difference and early-voting practices.
Sumner County’s audit committee pressed the county’s election commission spending after the election administrator’s payroll for poll workers exceeded approved budgets by roughly $52,000.
“The request from the election commission was $277,219,” a committee analyst said, noting the budget committee estimated $280,000 and the actual expenditures were $332,007.21. Committee members questioned why poll-worker costs rose by roughly 32 percent while registered voters and votes cast did not increase proportionally.
Committee members reviewed benchmarking with nearby counties and possible explanations provided by the election administrator in email: new voting…
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