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Alain Leinbach

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South Nyack Referendum Would Shift Village Elections To November South Nyack Referendum Would Shift Village Elections To November
South Nyack Referendum Would Shift Village Elections To November South Nyack's Village Board of Trustees hurriedly added a public referendum to the Tuesday, March 20 ballot seeking to move annual elections to November. Village elections in March are the norm in 90 percent of the villages in New York state because they support the independence of local governance -- including the past 140 years in South Nyack. Turnout data over the last five years shows that village residents turn out to vote when the issues and candidates motivate them. From a third to half of South Nyack’s registered voters turn out in November. Important, disputed local issues get them…

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