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Franklin County Legislature urges state to restore AIM aid and fund costs of voting reforms and electronic poll books
Summary
On Feb. 21 the Franklin County Legislature unanimously adopted three resolutions urging state lawmakers and the governor to restore AIM funding, fund the costs of newly enacted voting reforms, and pay for counties' electronic poll books and related training.
The Franklin County Legislature on Feb. 21 passed a trio of resolutions calling on New York State to (1) restore Aid and Incentives to Municipalities (AIM) funding rather than shifting it to counties via sales-tax revenue, (2) create and fund a task force to identify and cover costs of recent voting reforms such as early voting and same-day registration, and (3) provide funding for electronic poll books and worker training needed to implement those reforms.
Legislators argued the measures would shift costs to county taxpayers if not funded by the state. The resolutions ask the Governor and state legislature to fully restore AIM funding, to fund needed equipment and training for early voting and same-day registration, and to form a task force to determine implementation costs. The Clerk is directed to forward certified copies of the resolutions to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, legislative leaders and other officials named in the resolutions. Motions were made and seconded in each case and each resolution passed unanimously.
The resolutions do not allocate county dollars to cover those state-level responsibilities; instead they represent the Legislature's formal request that the state restore and fund the programs. The transcript contains no direct quotes attributable to individual legislators on these items.
