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Monroe County clerk warns staffing shortfall will limit early-voting hours; board schedules special meeting
Summary
The Monroe County Clerk told the election board the office lacks manpower and overtime funding to staff extended early-voting hours beyond the statutory 8 a.m.— p.m. minimum; board scheduled a special meeting for Feb. 12, 2026, to finalize hours and polling locations after County Council budget discussions.
Monroe County election staff and board members spent a sustained portion of the meeting debating whether to extend early-voting hours beyond the statutory 8 a.m.— p.m. minimum. The Clerk (Kylie) told the board she does not currently have the manpower or overtime funding to staff longer hours and that extending the schedule would require a unanimous board vote.
"I do not have anyone who is willing to work for less than 1 hour of comp time per day to make that happen," the Clerk said, explaining that staff were already being asked to work long days during the 60 days prior to the primary and that the overtime line had…
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