Investigators will review payments to election workers made by then-Scott County Auditor Roxanna Moritz without the approval by the board of supervisors.
Iowa auditorâs election worker payments investigated Share Updated: 1:09 PM CDT May 13, 2021 Ballot, election Share Updated: 1:09 PM CDT May 13, 2021 Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand announced Thursday that his office has launched an investigation into an eastern county auditorâs payments made to election workers last year.Sand will examine potential overpayments to election workers that were approved by former Scott County Auditor Roxanna Moritz, Sandâs office said in a news release. Sand said the payments could amount to a misuse of Help America Vote Act funds made available through the Iowa Secretary of State Office, which is also helping with the investigation.Scott County supervisors in December chided Moritz for increasing poll workersâ pay â without county board approval â from $10 to $12 an hour to $15 an hour for working the June primary during the COVID-19 pandemic.Moritz, who resigned last month, had previously
Eastern Iowa auditor s election worker payments investigated
May 13, 2021
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand announced Thursday that his office has launched an investigation into an eastern county auditor’s payments made to election workers last year.
Sand will examine potential overpayments to election workers that were approved by former Scott County Auditor Roxanna Moritz, Sand s office said in a news release. Sand said the payments could amount to a misuse of Help America Vote Act funds made available through the Iowa Secretary of State Office, which is also helping with the investigation.
Scott County supervisors in December chided Moritz for increasing poll workers’ pay without county board approval from $10 to $12 an hour to $15 an hour for working the June primary during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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