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New Election Information Gathering Task Force Announced; Public Input Session Set For July 8, 7 P.M.

White Plains, NY — A new Election Information Gathering Task Force has been established by Board Chairman Ben Boykin. The Task Force will obtain public input about the June 23 Primary Election and about pro-active steps that can be taken for the November 3 General Election. It will provide a report to the Board of Legislators by August 7, 2020.

The Task Force will hold a public input session on Wednesday, July 8 at 7 p.m.

In order to ensure public health safety, the session will be conducted remotely, rather than in-person, pursuant to Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order 202.1 as extended.

The public will have multiple ways to participate:

  • Online: To register to speak via the Board's Webex online teleconferencing system, please visit this link. Speakers will be called in the order of registration: https://westchestergov.webex.com/westchestergov/onstage/g.php?MTID=e544cf7dd60ae8922a643c64a2ea73444

  • By Telephone: Participants who wish to speak by phone should register by 3 p.m. July 8. To register, members of the public may call (914) 995-2800. Please leave a name and a callback number where we can reach you when the comment session begins.

  • In writing: Comments can be submitted in writing by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or mailing them to the Clerk of the Board of Legislators, 148 Martine Ave., 8th Floor, White Plains, NY 1060. Written comments must be received by 5 p.m. on July 15, 2020.

Speakers shall be limited to three (3) minutes.

The session will be streamed live and archived on the Board’s website, http://www.westchesterlegislators.com

The Board of Legislators members of the Task Force are:

  • Vice Chairwoman Alfreda Williams
  • Majority Leader MaryJane Shimsky
  • Legislator Catherine Borgia, Chairwoman of the Budget & Appropriations Committee, Task Force Co-Chair
  • Legislator Vedat Gashi, Chairman of the Public Works & Transportation Committee, Task Force Co-Chair