It must be said that these are not independent candidates for the most part,” he said. “Most of these candidates appear on a major party line. And because of our unique system of fusion voting in New York, it allows their name to appear multiple times.”

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Czarny said that while he expects one intended result of the move —  higher turnout for the races which have been transplanted — to come to fruition, the other intended benefit — lower costs for local governments — will probably not be significant in the near term.

“Over the next five-10 years, I wouldn’t say cost savings is the main reason to do this,” he said. “We’re already opening up polling places for judicial candidates and city candidates in those odd years until those eventually get moved.”

Czarny added that he doesn’t anticipate the move will burden elections staff on even years, given that they have time to prepare for more complex ballots and potentially more voters.

“Boards of elections, we’re pretty adaptable, we have time,” he said.

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He says over the first two days of early voting, the count is running 20% above the rate it did in 2023, with a little more than 3,000 residents turning out so far.

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“In total, 1,898 voters turned out across the county’s 10 early voting sites, Czarny reported. That’s 19% higher than the first day of early voting in 2023, the last year voters went to the polls to pick local leaders.

“This is more evidence that early voting continues to grow,” Czarny said Saturday on social media.”

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“It sets a 12-year term limit. No one can serve in the county legislature for more than 12 years. The current term of office is now two years for a county legislator; it would now go to 4 years.

Czarny says that if the proposition is approved, it will go into effect in 2026.

“Next year we will have county legislature elections, but depending on what the voters choose, they’ll serve to 2028 or 2030, depending on what comes out of this election,” he said.

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“It’s one of the reasons why I supported the even-year election law,” said Czarny. “To align some of these elections in even years when more people are planning to go to the polls, and some more can vote in these local elections.”

https://cnycentral.com/news/local/election-commissioners-share-their-opinions-on-even-year-elections

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