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Clerk asks for poll-worker funding; council tables major appropriation pending clarified numbers
Summary
Monroe County’s election office requested more than $240,000 to maintain early-voting hours and polling locations. Councilors pressed staff on the calculations and moved to table the largest personnel appropriation to the Feb. 10 meeting for clearer estimates; smaller supply/service requests earlier in the meeting were not approved.
Kylie Perez, the election supervisor appearing for the clerk, told council that budget cuts after the initial budget left insufficient funds to maintain customary early-voting hours and the current number of polling locations.
Perez said the office was considering reductions in early-voting hours (from typical 8 a.m.–6 p.m. to the minimum allowed) and a possible reduction in polling locations from 29 in 2024 to as few as 21 unless additional funds are approved.
Council members questioned why an appropriations request followed so soon…
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