MidHudson News is reporting Debbie Wright, the Dutchess County Deputy Democratic Elections Commissioner, has submitted her resignation at the same time accusing her predecessor of corruption. The resignation is effective December 31. Wright is also giving up her post as chair of the town of Washington Democratic Committee. “It is with sadness that I am announcing I will be leaving my post as chair of the Washington Committee and Deputy Commissioner at the BOE at the end of the year no matter the outcome of the vote for Elections Commissioner [on November 23]. I can no longer be associated with the corruption and lies from our party leadership. I’ve seen a lot of good people leave over the years and it never made sense to me, but now I realize that being on the wrong side of lies and attacks from your own party is exhausting,” she said. Wright is alleging that Elisa Sumner, her predecessor and current chair of the county Democratic Committee, has failed Democrats countywide. “The failure of the county leadership speaks volumes," she said. "... The only Democratic candidates that will win in the county this year are the campaigns that were not run by the county committee.” Sumner tendered her resignation earlier this year, saying she would be retiring to Florida. Sumner said the entire controversy is “internal ugliness of the party and is not news.” She accused Wright and Democratic Elections Commissioner Beth Soto of “running to the press to undermine the party.” Wright has worked at the Board of Elections since 2015. Read the full story at MidHudsonNews [dot] com.