Luzerne County Councilâs election inquiry committee finalized its recommendations on Thursday and will present its findings to council next month.
First, committee members will receive a draft copy of the committeeâs final report on Friday, Chairwoman Linda McClosky Houck said at the end of Thursdayâs committee meeting, held remotely.
If committee members agree with the findings, the committee will hold no further meetings and will submit its report to the full county council on Feb. 9, Houck said.
Council formed the committee, which includes council members Stephen J. Urban, Harry Haas, Sheila Saidman and Houck, in October, following several election-related controversies.
However, any reward money received will be donated to a local charity, Watchilla said Wednesday.
âIf any reward were to come to me it would be donated to the community,â she said.
Watchilla resigned as election director earlier this month. She was at the helm of the election bureau when a staff member discovered evidence that someone requested an absentee ballot for a woman who was listed as deceased in state voter records.
That discovery led to a criminal investigation and the arrest of Robert R. Lynn, 67, of Forty Fort, on felony charges of forgery and interference with an election on Oct. 21.