NY appeals court upholds law shifting local elections to even-numbered years

NY appeals court upholds law shifting local elections to even-numbered years

North Country leaders voice concerns over shift to even-year voting cycle

Local Electeds Say Albany Pols Are ‘Weaponizing’ Elections - Long Island Life & Politics

By Hank Russell Local elected officials gathered on the grounds of Farmingdale Village Hall on May 13 to rail against Governor Kathy Hochul’s mandate to move local elections to even-numbered years. They said that this [...] The post Local Electeds Say Albany Pols Are ‘Weaponizing’ Elections appeared first on Long Island Life & Politics.

Long Island officials slam even-year elections law and state government for enacting it

In a show of unified opposition to the even-year elections law, dozens of Long Island elected officials gathered outside Farmingdale Village Hall this afternoon to slam the law and the New York State for enacting it. Nassau and Suffolk counties, joined many other municipalities in the state in a lawsuit to block the law, enacted by the state in 2023 intended to force all local elections… Source