John DeGrace will step down as the Republican commissioner of the Nassau County Board of Elections this month, ending a term of 14 years for the former Valley Stream mayor. more

Derek Donnelly, president of the Merrick Gables Association, teamed up with Pat Nicolosi, a Democrat from Elmont and candidate for the 21st District Assembly, to lead a rally in front of the Nassau County Board of Elections building in Mineola last Thursday to protest "unfair election practices by political parties." more

The Nassau County Board of Elections held a demonstration of the new optical scan electronic voting machines at the Henry Waldinger Library on July 13. The new equipment will be used for the first time in the 2010 September primary and November general elections, as part of a federal mandate. more