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Allegany County elections office outlines staffing shortfalls, equipment tests and training ahead of 2026
Summary
At its Nov. 4 meeting the Allegany County Board of Elections heard a detailed administrator's report on staffing gaps, a planned battery-life test for poll books, mock‑election training, and voter-registration statistics as the office prepares for the 2026 cycle.
The Allegany County Board of Elections received a wide-ranging administrator's report on Nov. 4 detailing staff vacancies, training exercises and technical testing as the office prepares for the 2026 election cycle.
The administrator (name not specified) said the office has a newly started employee, an open registrar posting with an application deadline of Nov. 7, and one candidate filing reported for October. The office completed a mock election Oct. 1–17 to exercise ballot proofing, database setup, logic and accuracy testing, early-voting simulations, election‑day scenarios, provisional processing, canvassing and auditing. "This exercise gave the staff the opportunity to practice many aspects of the election…
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