DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y.: A Republican county took a step closer to suing the state of New York after state Democrats voted to usurp the authority of county legislatures to set the years of local elections — a move that local officials say will likely hurt Republican candidates and help Democrats.
The Dutchess County legislature, which has 15 Republicans and 10 Democrats, voted 14-7 (with four legislators absent) on Monday to pass a resolution authorizing the county attorney to sue the state over a 2023 law that moved certain local elections, like those for county legislator, executive, and “town officers,” to even-numbered years — coinciding with state and federal elections which statistically have higher voter turnout. Aside from two Democrats who joined Republicans to vote against
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