The New York State Legislature recently returned for the 2019 session.  Putnam County assemblyman William Gouldman is calling for Unfunded Mandate Reform as an Early Voting bill being considered won't place the full fiscal impact on the state.  Additional costs associated with the Early Voting are staffing, securing voting locations, printing, counting ballots and securing elections are safe from threats with an estimated cost to Putnam County of approximately $300,000.  The county’s operational budget for 2019 has already been enacted.