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Monroe County election supervisor warns budget cuts could reduce voting services

Monroe County Council · January 14, 2026
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Summary

Monroe County’s election supervisor told the council the current proposed budget is insufficient to run elections at expected levels, warning cuts would reduce early voting hours, polling sites and poll workers and limit security improvements.

Monroe County election supervisor Kylie Ferris told the County Council on Jan. 13 that the division’s budget under the current proposal would make it "simply not possible to run the kind of election that Monroe County voters deserve." Ferris urged the council to consider additional appropriations and said a reduction in…

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