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County council might declare election board seats vacant; could lead to litigation


Luzerne County Council will hold a special meeting Tuesday to discuss and possibly take action related to the appointment of Councilman Stephen J. Urban as chairman of the county board of elections.
Councilwoman Linda McClosky Houck proposed resolutions that would declare vacant the election board seats held by Urban and the two board members who voted to appoint him chairman on Wednesday: Joyce Dombroski-Gebhardt and Keith Gould. All three are Republicans.
Board member Audrey Serniak, a Democrat, voted no on Urban’s appointment.
Dombroski-Gebhardt and Gould “willfully” violated sections of the county charter when they voted to make Urban chairman, which is grounds for their seats to be vacated, Houck alleges. ....

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County election board continues to search for its role amidst conflicting regulations


There is still no consensus on what to do if state and county regulations conflict.
The election board discussed but did not vote on an agenda item stating that state law would supersede the county charter and administrative code, when a conflict arises.
Board member Keith Gould noted there is “constant conflict between the charter and state law.”
In those cases, the election board and other officials should always defer to state law, Gould said.
Board Vice Chairman Peter Ouellette said board members “need to remind ourselves that we do follow the laws.”
The board defers to the county office of law as “the authority” in cases when state and county regulations appear to conflict, Ouellette said. ....

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