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Board reviews FY27 budget request, proposes pay increase for seasonal staff and poll workers
Summary
Buncombe County elections staff presented a high‑level FY27 budget request focused on staffing, early‑voting logistics and a proposed pay increase for seasonal in‑house staff from $17 to $18 per hour and alignment of Election Day poll worker pay with early‑voting rates.
Buncombe County elections staff presented the first FY27 budget overview on Dec. 8, focusing on the cost drivers for upcoming elections and a staffing pay proposal intended to improve recruitment.
Victoria, presenting the budget request, said early voting and election‑day staffing, site operations and supplies are the largest cost drivers and proposed raising in‑house seasonal staff pay from $17 to $18 per hour. Staff also said they aim to…
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