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Workers Say They Were Pressured to Pay for N.Y.C. Election Jobs – The New York Times

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Workers Say They Were Pressured to Pay for N.Y.C. Election Jobs – The New York Times

Poll workers in New York can earn about $2,750 each election cycle if they work all nine early-voting days plus Election Day. Elected district leaders in each borough, both Republicans and Democrats, get a say in assigning people to those roles. Editors’ Picks 5 Simple Tips to Make the Most of Those Precious Eggs Tech for Babies Is Booming. Here’s What One Parent Found Helped the Most. For Sale: Hidden Treasures by Bill Cunningham SKIP ADVERTISEMENT

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But poll workers in the Bronx described a pay-to-play scheme in which getting and keeping coveted jobs required contributing money and collecting signatures to help Republican candidates get on the ballot.

Their payments — usually $150 apiece and sometimes several times in one election cycle — were recorded in state campaign finance records as donations to the Bronx Republican Party.

BOCES Districts of New York State

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In 1948, the New York State legislature created Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to provide shared educational programs and services to school districts within the state. Today, there are 37 BOCES districts that consist of shared services between 712 school districts, namely every one outside of the New York City School Districts.

 

Solitude Doesn’t Bother Me Much.

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Apparently some people get quickly bored when they are alone. They can’t take extensive solitude. I’ve never felt that way, although like every human being, I do crave interaction with other humans from time to time. But I’m quite happy being alone in the wilderness, just enjoying my time without anybody else to set my schedule, or tell me what to do.

Buck Mountain in West Canada Wilderness