Clinton County accepts state election grant

LOCK HAVEN, PA – The Clinton County Commissioners on Thursday gave their approval to a $112,442 state grant towards the local costs associated with staging the November election.

The election marks the first time Pennsylvania will be providing its counties with financial assistance to help underwrite the costs of staging local elections.

The commissioners approved the money without comments. Maria Boileau, Clinton County’s director of elections, had updated the county commissioners on the new funding stream at their work session last week.

The state in its new fiscal year budget allocated $45 million for the state’s 67 counties. Boileau said the allocations were based on voter turnout from the spring primary.