Suffolk Voters Approve Ballot Measure
Suffolk County voters approved a referendum to extend the length of terms for county legislators from two to four years.
Winners will serve a three-year term and can run for reelection in 2028. The referendum, Proposition 2, passed in a rebuke to the state shifting local elections to even years.
- Voters approved the extension of county legislative terms.
- Winners will serve a truncated three-year term.
- Statewide, voters considered an amendment to allow an Olympic sports complex in the Adirondack forest preserve.
Development in the Adirondack Park requires constitutional permission.
Author's summary: Suffolk voters extended legislative terms.
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