NEWS

County Weighted Vote Adjustment Proposed

By Matthew Avitabile · January 25, 2024 · The Mountain Eagle

DELHI - Delaware County Supervisors proposed weighted vote adjustments based on the 2020 United States of America census report. Adjustments have not been made since 2011, after the last census report.

Weighted votes allow for county supervisors to have varied voting power based on how many residents they are voting in representation. The more residents in a town, the more votes that supervisor will receive.

Weighted votes calculated in 2011 used a total of 4,799 votes leaving a majority vote needed to pass a resolution at 2,400 so long as all supervisors are present. New calculations use the total weighted votes of 200.

A public hearing regarding the proposed adjustment is scheduled Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 1 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors Room of the County Office Building at 111 Main Street, Delhi.

Weighted vote proposed adjustments:

Town, Supervisor & Party Affiliation	2020 Census	Proposed Weighted Vote	2010 Census	Current Weighted Vote
Andes Supervisor Wayland “Bud” Gladstone - Democrat	1114	5	1301	130
Bovina Supervisor Tina Molè - Republican	658	3	633	63
Colchester Supervisor Arthur Merrill - Republican	1782	8	2077	208
Davenport Supervisor Timothy “Tim” Kelso - Republican	2955	13	2965	297
Delhi Supervisor Maya Boukai - Democrat	4795	22	5117	512
Deposit Supervisor Rebecca Walley - Republican	1427	6	1712	171
Franklin Supervisor Donald Smith - Republican	2288	10	2411	241
Hamden Supervisor Wayne Marshfield - Democrat	1137	5	1323	132
Hancock Supervisor Jerry Vernold - Republican	2764	13	3224	322
Harpersfield Supervisor Lisa Driscoll - Republican	1442	6	1577	158
Kortright Supervisor George Haynes - Republican	1544	7	1675	168
Masonville Supervisor Betty Scott - Republican	1239	6	1320	132
Meredith Supervisor James Ellis - Republican	1484	7	1529	153
Middletown Supervisor Glen Faulkner - Democrat	3336	15	3750	375
Roxbury Supervisor Allen Hinkley - Republican	2247	10	2502	250
Sidney Supervisor Eric Wilson - Republican	5536	25	5774	577
Stamford Supervisor John Kosier - Conservative	2000	9	2267	227
Tompkins Supervisor William Layton - Democrat	1290	6	1247	125
Walton Supervisor Joseph Cetta - Republican	5270	24	5576	558