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 outside of New York City to take place in even-numbered years.
The stated purpose of the law was to increase voter participation in local elections, which are almost always held in odd-numbered years and see significantly lower turnout. Proponents of the law argue that aligning local elections with contests for president, Congress, and the state legislature are on the ballot will draw more attention—and more voters—to local issues…