Orange County Legislature Authorizes Lawsuit Against Even-Year Election Law

Published on April 6, 2024

Orange County Legislature on Apr. 5 authorized County Attorney Richard Golden to sue New York State over a new law moving certain local elections to even-numbered years. The state law in question will shift elections of County Executive and County Legislature members from odd to even years to coincide with state and federal-level elections. Per the law, county officials elected in 2025 will serve three years, as opposed to four as stipulated in the Orange County Charter, to make way for future even-year elections. That is a direct violation of the home rule power enshrined in the New York State Constitution and defined in the state Municipal Home Rule Law, according to Mr. Golden, who first presented the legal move at the Rules Committee meeting....

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