Chenango adjusts voting districts
NORWICH – Merging voting districts in several towns has put the Chenango County Board of Elections on track to cut spending by about $6,500 this election year.
A government standing committee agreed to elimate one district in the following towns that formerly had two each: Afton, Bainbridge, Guilford, New Berlin, North Norwich and Smithville. Polling sites will remain the same.
The change would result in four rather than eight voting inspectors on the job in each town during any given election. Other costs would also diminish with less ballots ordered, printed and distributed.
The Board of Elections has consolidated polling sites for the past few years in order to save on the cost of new voting machines that were mandated by New York State. Several towns’ facilities also didn’t meet the state’s handicapped accessible guidelines, and were closed.
Democratic Commissioner Carol A. Franklin said seven districts would eventually be closed this year, and a total of 28 inspectors let go. She said the Town of Norwich is on target to cut back from three districts to two.
Plans in 2012 are to eliminate one district each in the towns of Greene, Sherburne and Oxford.
This election year’s primaries are scheduled for Sept. 13. Petitions haven’t been filed yet, however the Board of Elections is anticipating primaries in the towns of Coventry, Greene, McDonough and perhaps Bainbridge and Smithville.
“It’s just conjecture right now. We will know for certain which office and which towns will have races after designating petitions are filed,” said Franklin.
Republican Party designating petitions must be filed between July 11 and 14. Democrats caucus to select their candidates, as do the Republicans in the towns of German, Lincklaen, Otselic, Pharsalia and Pitcher.
A government standing committee agreed to elimate one district in the following towns that formerly had two each: Afton, Bainbridge, Guilford, New Berlin, North Norwich and Smithville. Polling sites will remain the same.
The change would result in four rather than eight voting inspectors on the job in each town during any given election. Other costs would also diminish with less ballots ordered, printed and distributed.
The Board of Elections has consolidated polling sites for the past few years in order to save on the cost of new voting machines that were mandated by New York State. Several towns’ facilities also didn’t meet the state’s handicapped accessible guidelines, and were closed.
Democratic Commissioner Carol A. Franklin said seven districts would eventually be closed this year, and a total of 28 inspectors let go. She said the Town of Norwich is on target to cut back from three districts to two.
Plans in 2012 are to eliminate one district each in the towns of Greene, Sherburne and Oxford.
This election year’s primaries are scheduled for Sept. 13. Petitions haven’t been filed yet, however the Board of Elections is anticipating primaries in the towns of Coventry, Greene, McDonough and perhaps Bainbridge and Smithville.
“It’s just conjecture right now. We will know for certain which office and which towns will have races after designating petitions are filed,” said Franklin.
Republican Party designating petitions must be filed between July 11 and 14. Democrats caucus to select their candidates, as do the Republicans in the towns of German, Lincklaen, Otselic, Pharsalia and Pitcher.
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