Members of the Hempstead Town Board on Tuesday stalled a proposal by Supervisor Laura Gillen calling for special elections to appoint elected officials when vacancies occur.
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By Erik Hawkins
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5/8/18
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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen is looking to upend the way most people make it onto the Republican-majority Town Board.
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By Erik Hawkins
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5/2/18
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced a special election to fill a number of vacant State Senate and Assembly seats, including that of former Assemblyman Tom McKevitt, who left the Assembly to serve in the Nassau County Legislature last year.
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2/5/18
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The recent special congressional elections should send a signal to both parties. The outcomes weren’t really surprising, because the seats were held by Republicans . . .
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6/29/17
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In the weeks leading up to the New York primary, voters reported robo-calls from everyone from President Obama to Mel Brooks and Wesley Snipes. And that was just for the special election for the State Senate.
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4/28/16
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Though the official results are not in yet, Todd Kaminsky seems to be poised to fill the vacant seat left by Dean Skelos.
With 68,000 votes cast, Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) beat his opponent Chris …
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By Alex Costello
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4/27/16
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Steve Rhoads, a Bellmore Republican, beat Rita Kestenbaum, a Bellmore Democrat, in a special election on March 10 in the Nassau County Legislature’s 19th District. Rhoads captured 58 percent of the vote to Kestenbaum's 42 percent –– a margin of 16 percentage points, according to the county Board of Elections.
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By Brian Racow
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3/11/15
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The outcome of the race in the Nassau County Legislature's 19th District could prove key to whether the Legislature’s Republican majority is able to secure a supermajority, which is needed to borrow money or override a county executive’s veto.
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By Brian Racow
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2/4/15
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Dave Denenberg’s resignation from the Nassau County Legislature on Jan. 21, the day that he pleaded guilty to mail fraud in federal court, set off a scramble to fill the seat he held for 15 years.
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By Brian Racow
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2/4/15
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Nassau County voters will choose their next district attorney in November 2015, ten months after current D.A. Kathleen Rice leaves the post for a seat in Congress. Meanwhile, Rice’s top deputy or an appointee of Gov. Andrew Cuomo will take the reins as the county’s head prosecutor.
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By Brian Racow
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11/20/14
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