May is the time we, in New York anyway, get to vote on our local school district budgets and elect its leaders. In researching why my district limits its polling places to 1 location, I learned that NO ONE monitors their polling practices. The local Board of Elections doesn’t, as school district voting is governed by the NYS Dept of Education. No one reviews the process unless someone complains.
Now, if you had a child in school, would you be brash enough to confront the local School Board about their procedures? Would it be worth jeopardizing your child’s treatment by the Administration to voice your concern?
What ever happened to checks & balances? Who pays the checks that balance the budget?—-me, the voter.
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