Elections administration and poll worker wages
Summary
Election commissioners laid out 2026 goals — fair elections, better voter communication, a website upgrade, and poll worker recruitment — and flagged that poll worker pay is tied to the county's living wage study. Village, school, primary, and general elections all run this year.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 1
Last discussed Sep 8, 2026.
Impact analysis
Poll worker wages are expected to rise if the living wage study supports it.
Voters across the county, and student voters at Cornell and Ithaca College targeted for registration outreach.
No groups negatively affected
Mentions & discussions (4)
Voting machines were not working at Tompkins County early voting sites on Saturday, but have been fixed
Voting machines were not working at Tompkins County early voting sites on Saturday, but have been fixed 14850.com
Government Operations Committee - Regular Meeting — September 8, 2026
Election officials explained how voter rolls work — active, inactive, and purged statuses — and county departments laid out election-day security: a multi-department incident command team, sheriff's deputies covering 60+ polling sites, and secure chain-of-custody for ballots. Residents worried about election interference got a detailed reassurance.
Tompkins County Board of Elections to move locations in August
Tompkins County Board of Elections to move locations in August WBNG
Government Operations Committee - Regular Meeting — February 10, 2026
Election commissioners laid out 2026 goals — fair elections, better voter communication, a website upgrade, and poll worker recruitment — and flagged that poll worker pay is tied to the county's living wage study. Village, school, primary, and general elections all run this year.
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