See the full interview with Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone on New York NOW: https://nynow.wmht.org/blogs/health/new-covid-wave-postelection-analysis-student-experiences/

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone has joined a growing number of New York Democrats who have called for a significant overhaul of how election officials are selected. State law requires that county board of elections commissioners are selected by local Democratic and Republican party leaders to form a bipartisan department.

"There's no reason that we have agencies all across our country, intelligence agencies, law enforcement agencies, where it doesn't matter what political party you're in, it's: 'Are you there to do the job? Are you professional? Are you meeting certain qualifications and standards?'” Bellone said.

Read this full story from WSHU & New York NOW: https://www.wshu.org/post/more-ny-democrats-call-election-system-overhaul-election-officials-say-keep-it-bipartisan#stream/1