Judge Intervenes in Selection of Election Commissioner

Monroe County Legislator Rachel Barnhart says she and her allies may have won their legal fight over the selection of a Democratic Party election commissioner.

At a hearing today, the judge asked for a plan by Monday that would allow the members of the Democratic Committee to choose a commissioner.

The head of Barnhart's legislative caucus, Vincent Felder, has been conducting a separate process to screen candidates for the job. Barnhart and some other Democrats went to court to block Felder and the head of the County Democratic Committee.


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