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Commission allows Election Commission to shift funds for one month while staff compiles benchmark of costs
Summary
Facing overages after a larger-than-expected turnout, the county agreed to let the Election Commission move money between line items for one month and to return with benchmarking data; the committee cited a statutory duty to fund election expenses.
Sumner County commissioners discussed an Election Commission budget shortfall and agreed to give the department one month to rebalance existing line items while county staff compiles a benchmark and a month-by-month breakdown.
Election Commission staff reported two major overages from the recent election cycle: election-worker pay (current expenditures $332,721.13, about $52,721.13 over the committee’s…
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