Officials and residents call for reform of antiquated election system
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Recounts under way in razor-thin primary races in Monroe County
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Dec 10, 2020
Monroe County Executive Adam Bello says he will veto amendments that were approved as part of the County Legislature s new $1.2 billion budget.
One amendment reverses proposed changes to staff in the county Board of Elections.
And the other creates a $2.5 million “community contingency fund” that members of the legislature could tap for different community needs and programs.
Bello says this is unacceptable and the wrong way of running county government. And he called the contingency fund nothing more than a slush fund county legislators would use for their own pet projects.
Monroe County Board of Elections Commissioner Jackie Ortiz says she will not abide by a county budget amendment that reverses personnel changes at her office.