Suffolk voters [reject/approve] ballot measure extending length of county legislative terms

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 in the Suffolk races will serve a truncated 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.
If the referendum had failed, legislators would have had to run again in 2026.

Development in the Adirondack Park requires constitutional permission.

Author's summary: Suffolk voters extend legislative terms.

Newsday — 2025-11-05