Mid-Hudson News reports that the League of Women Voters of the Mid-Hudson Region and two individual voters have together filed a lawsuit against the Dutchess County Board of Elections and Republican Elections Commissioner Erik Haight, seeking to establish a polling place on the campus of Vassar College in the town of Poughkeepsie. Joining the League in taking legal action against Haight are two voters who reside on the Vassar campus and argue that they are impacted by what they say is a “clear violation” of state law. In April, Haight said the law requiring a polling place on campus will disenfranchise other voters and implied there are pitfalls to the law. Haight, according to Dutchess County records, already cost taxpayers more than $120,000 in legal fees after he was sued over voting issues at Bard College in northern Dutchess County. Haight lost those cases. In October, a Vassar student wrote to Haight and Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, as well as Legislature Chair Gregg Pulver, asking that a polling site be established on the Vassar campus. Molinaro and Pulver did not respond to the query. Haight responded to Mid-Hudson News, saying, “As Election Commissioners, we must make decisions that balance the needs of all voters, not just a select few.”  He added, “I’m supporting the path that enfranchises all voters not only the college students.” Dare Thompson, League president, said, “...We are beyond disappointed to see Dutchess County’s BOE not only violate the spirit of our voting laws but brazenly violate the law itself. Every one of us must demand better.” The matter will be heard in Dutchess County Supreme Court by Judge Christie D’Alessio at a date to be announced. Read the full story at MidHudsonNews [dot] com.