ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON – Bard College will have a fully functional polling site on campus for this November’s general election.
Democratic Dutchess County Elections Commissioner Hannah Black has informed college officials that the polling site at the college’s Bertelsmann Campus Center would be fully staffed and have the requisite number of polling machines.
Previously, the site had three instead of four poll workers and one polling machine in violation of election regulations, policies, and practices and court ordered settlement, the college said.
The decision was issued after Bard had filed a complaint with the Enforcement Counsel of the State Board of Elections.
“This is a victory for voting rights and for youth voters everywhere and for the 26th Amendment,” said Jonathan Becker, the college’s executive vice president and director of Bard’s Center for Civil Engagement.
