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This Local Race Seen As Most Heated Amid Focus On Presidential Election This Local Race Seen As Most Heated Amid Focus On Presidential Election
This Local Race Seen As Most Heated Amid Focus On Presidential Election While all eyes will be on the 2020 presidential election, a hotly contested local race is expected to come down to the wire in the Hudson Valley. The race between one-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Pete Harckham and former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino in the 40th Senate District has been a back-and-forth affair, with neither candidate a clear frontrunner. The 40th district includes parts of Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties. Despite having a sizable lead in registered voters in the district, the seat had long been held by Republicans before Harckham’s victory two year…

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by Zak Failla
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Voters Heading To Polls To Vote On School District Budgets In Dutchess Voters Heading To Polls To Vote On School District Budgets In Dutchess
Voters Heading To Polls To Vote On School District Budgets In Dutchess Voters in Dutchess County will head to the polls to vote on local school budget and bond proposals. More than a billion dollars in spending will be up for a vote on Tuesday, May 21, as voters determine the fate of more than a dozen school district budgets and candidates vying for Board of Education seats. Budget proposals range from $23.68 million in Webutuck to a whopping $234.95 million in Wappingers. There is also seven contested school board races among 16 districts, with 46 candidates hoping to claim victory on Tuesday. Check Daily Voice for updates when polling numbers start coming…

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by Zak Failla
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Statewide Election Guide Offered by League Of Women Voters Statewide Election Guide Offered by League Of Women Voters
Statewide Election Guide Offered by League Of Women Voters Having trouble finding out who is running for election in your town, village or county? The League of Women Voters has released on online guide of all Nov. 6 contests.  Readers can type in their zip codes to get a list of all local candidates, by clicking here: The link includes federal, state, judicial and all local races or propositions for the midterm elections. The LWV encourages everyone to share the link: https://lwvny.civicengine.com/

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by Jon Craig
Politics
Dutchess Voters Elect Trustees In Four Villages Dutchess Voters Elect Trustees In Four Villages
Dutchess Voters Elect Trustees In Four Villages Residents of Dutchess County voted Tuesday, March 20 on their trustee seats in the villages of Rhinebeck, Millerton, Wappingers Falls and Tivoli.  WAPPINGERS FALLS In Wappingers Falls, Village Trustees Scott Davis, Ronnie Kormornik and Kevin Huber, all incumbents, were re-elected to the Village Board in unofficial results on Tuesday. Davis, the deputy mayor, defeated challenger Bill Fulton for the Third Ward trustee position, by 118 to 104 votes. Kormornik, of the Village First Party, defeated challenger Jennifer Niznik of the One United Party for the Second Ward seat, by 94 to 72 votes. …

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by Jon Craig
Politics
Dutchess Voters Head To Polls For Four Village Elections Dutchess Voters Head To Polls For Four Village Elections
Dutchess Voters Head To Polls For Four Village Elections Residents of Dutchess County will vote Tuesday, March 20 on their village's open trustee seats as well as other local issues in the villages of Rhinebeck, Millerton, Wappingers Falls and Tivoli.  WAPPINGERS FALLS In Wappingers Falls, the village board’s attempts to dismantle its police department will play a role in Tuesday's elections. Residents can vote at Village Hall, 2582 South Ave. in Wappingers Falls, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. All three trustee races are contested. Mayor Matt Alexander said challengers are bringing up the seven-member Board of Trustees’ debate whether to replace the pol…

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by Jon Craig