Dear County Leaders, County Legislators and County Supervisors,
Despite our expressed opposition and repeated attempts to prevent state lawmakers from passing legislation requiring most county and town elections to be held on even years (S.3505-B (Skoufis) / A.4282-B (Paulin), the Assembly and Senate both passed this bill on the last day of the joint session – June 10, 2023.
But, there is still an opportunity to keep this from becoming law.
We encourage you to ask the Governor to veto this bill if you are opposed to moving these local elections to even years when presidential, gubernatorial, congressional, and state legislative elections are held. These elections tend to focus on national and statewide issues, with little regard for the community concerns raised during local elections.
At the request of many of our members, NYSAC has prepared the following resources which you can localize for use in reaching out to the Governor:
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