<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2xiFfD_1GlyHfKd00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2xiFfD_1GlyHfKd00" width="400" height="225" >Why did Senator Fahy argue for policy changes on background checks?FONDA, N.Y. (WRGB) — An anonymous tip sent to CBS6 proved true that 71-year-old William Bottisti was working the polls in Fonda. It sounds harmless until you search the New York State sex offender registry and find he is a Level 3 risk because of past sexual contact with a 9-year-old girl.Mohawk Town Supervisor Janet DePalma confirmed the claim, adding that residents called her out of concern from the town office building around 8 p.m. on election night. She then called Shawnna Weaver, the Republican Commissioner of the Montgomery County Board of Elections, which removed him from the polls. DePalma told CBS6's Anthony Krolikowski the board made the right decision for both Bottisti and the voters. She's been looking into the situation since Wednesday morning.Weaver confirmed Bottisti's identity and his removal, but declined to share anything further regarding background checks to work the polls. Something Senator Patricia Fahy argued needs to be laid out in policy.<blockquote>"I find it disturbing that a Level 3 sex offender could get through any kind of processes or I assume there's not any background checks but there should be some flags that were raised here. So we've got work to do," Fahy stated over the phone.</blockquote>Senate Minority Leader Robert Ortt previously proposed a bill that prohibits level two or three sex offenders from voting at a school or facility for children. "Yes, I may be co-sponsoring that but it sounds like even that would not have addressed this matter. So, we either have to look at doing something more or addressing this in another manner," explained Fahy.Fahy believes at the very least, registries should be checked. Montgomery County Sheriff Jeff Smith said that it looks like no law was broken.Montgomery County Executive Pete Vroman sent the following statement:<blockquote>“Montgomery County Board of Elections followed all guidance in place from NYS Board of Elections regarding hiring of poll workers. The county confirmed this with NYS Board of Elections this afternoon. Any amendments to laws and regulations impacting hiring of poll workers would have to be done by the NYS Legislature.”</blockquote></div></body>

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FONDA, N.Y. (WRGB) — An anonymous tip sent to CBS6 proved true that 71-year-old William Bottisti was working the polls in Fonda. It sounds harmless until you search the New York State sex offender registry and find he is a Level 3 risk because of past sexual contact with a 9-year-old girl.

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