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Monroe County clerk asks council for election appropriations as officials debate staffing and costs
Summary
County Clerk Nicole Brown requested more than $242,000 in additional appropriations for 2026 elections and asked for a $5,000 overtime appropriation for poll-worker compensatory time; council members urged fiscal caution to preserve funds for the 2028 presidential cycle and proposed a June debrief on election spending.
County Clerk Nicole Brown told the Monroe County Council she needs more than $242,000 to fund this year's Election Board operations and comply with statutory minimum early‑voting hours and in‑person election-day coverage. "We do not have enough in the election budget to meet the statutory minimum hours of early voting and election day for the 2026 non‑presidential primary and general election," Brown said.
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