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Elections office cites larger ballot, two major elections and seeks poll‑worker pay increases
Summary
The county elections representative told commissioners the upcoming primary and general elections and a large number of independent candidates require a 32% budget increase (40% by one measure) and proposed raising poll‑worker pay from $165 to $225 for officers of election.
Hamilton County’s elections office asked the budget committee for a sizable cyclical increase to cover two major elections this year, expanded ballot sizes and higher poll‑worker pay.
The presenter said the proposed budget is about 32% higher than last year’s and roughly 40% higher than the maintenance‑of‑effort comparison four years ago, driven by two scheduled elections (the county primary in August and the state general election in November) and an…
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