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Elections director: new state‑mandated poll books and W‑2 treatment for election judges will raise FY27 costs
Summary
Elections Director Jocelyn Abbott told commissioners an IRS mandate requires election judges to receive W‑2s (moving them to county payroll) and that new state‑mandated poll books add $112,180 to the FY27 budget; additional scanning equipment will be considered separately.
Worcester County Elections Director Jocelyn Abbott told commissioners the FY27 budget will reflect two structural changes: election judges will be paid through county payroll to meet IRS guidance requiring W‑2s, and the state’s roll‑out of new poll books will impose an FY27 cost of roughly $112,180 for Worcester County.
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