Comptroller Subpoenas Elections Board

Highlands Current Audio Stories · Jul 29, 2026 · 2m

Dutchess commissioners refuse audit The Dutchess County comptroller and its Board of Elections may need a judge to resolve a dispute over whether auditors can review records related to how the board pays election workers. Dan Aymar-Blair, a Democrat who won reelection as comptroller in 2025, said in a news release on Monday (July 27) that he had subpoenaed the two elections commissioners, Erik Haight and Lisa Jessup, and other BOE employees because they have refused to provide records and allow interviews. The subpoena, Aymar-Blair said, was the "last resort" in a battle that began April 24…