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New York City Council
Marricka Scott-McFadden - Democratic Elections Commissioner for Bronx County
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Council staff welcomes attendees to the New York City Council Committee on Rules, Privileges, Elections, Standards and Ethics and asks everyone to sign off or silence electronic devices. Staff confirms the chair is ready and hands the meeting over to begin.
Council Member Sandra Ung welcomes attendees to the meeting of the Committee on Rules, Privileges, Elections, Standards and Ethics and identifies herself as the committee chair.
Chair Ung recognizes the committee members in attendance, naming Council Member Krishnan, Council Member Lee, Council Member Encarnación, and Minority Leader David Carr.
Chair Ung thanks Council to the Committee Amanda DeGrosso and the staff who prepared the hearing, including Chief Ethics Counsel and Public Integrity Unit Director Pearl Moore, Deputy Director Alicia Vassell, and additional attorneys in the Office of the General Counsel.
Chair Ung explains that by letter dated September 29, 2026, the Bronx Democratic County Committee submitted to the Council and the City Clerk a certification recommending Marricka Scott-McFadden for appointment as Commissioner of the Board of Elections.
Chair Ung states that the committee will vote on the resolution approving the recommendation of Marricka Scott-McFadden for appointment by the Council as Commissioner of the Board of Elections.
Chair Ung asks the committee clerk to call the roll for the vote on the Board of Elections commissioner appointment.
Committee clerk William Martin opens the roll call vote. Chair Ung votes aye, Council Member Krishnan votes aye, and Council Member Lee votes aye, with no response recorded for Council Member Riley.
The clerk continues the roll call, with Council Member Encarnación voting aye and Minority Leader David Carr voting aye. No responses are recorded for Council Members Williams or Banks at this stage.
Clerk William Martin reports five votes in the affirmative, zero in the negative, and no abstentions, announcing the item is approved by committee. At the chair's request, the roll is held open for absent members.
With the roll held open, staff confirm no members are online and the room shifts to informal discussion. Council Member Linda Lee notes she also has Parks and Finance committee business and coordinates holding her other votes open while the Rules roll remains open.
Clerk William Martin resumes the continuation roll call for the Committee on Rules and records Council Member Abreu, bringing the vote to six in the affirmative with the roll still open.
After a long pause, the clerk continues the roll call and Council Member Chris Banks votes aye. The clerk reports a final vote of seven in the affirmative, zero in the negative, and no abstentions, with the item approved by committee.
Clerk William Martin corrects his earlier statement, clarifying that the roll call is still open and the committee is awaiting remaining members. The meeting then sits in recess for roughly twenty minutes.
After the extended recess, Council Member Nantasha M. Williams votes aye. The clerk formally records her vote in the continuation roll call for the Committee on Rules.
Clerk William Martin announces the final vote of the Committee on Rules: eight in the affirmative, zero in the negative, and no abstentions. The resolution approving Marricka Scott-McFadden as Commissioner of the Board of Elections is approved by committee.
With the vote complete, Chair Sandra Ung closes the meeting and adjourns the Committee on Rules, Privileges, Elections, Standards and Ethics hearing.