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ELECTION DAY 2013

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NASSAU COUNTY CONTESTS 

COUNTY-WIDE OFFICES
(CLICK HERE FOR CANDIDATE INFORMATION)

EXECUTIVE

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Edward Mangano
(R,C,I,TRP)

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Thomas Suozzi
(D, WFP)

 COMPTROLLER

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George Maragos
(R, C, I, TRP)

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Howard Weitzman
(D, WFP)

 DISTRICT ATTORNEY

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Kathleen Rice
(D, I, WFP)

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Howard Sturim
(R, C, TRP)

CLERK

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Laura Gillen
(D, WFP)

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Maureen O'Connell
(R, C, I, TRP)

LOCAL COUNTY LEGISLATIVE RACES 
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11th DISTRICT (GWL, Roslyn Harbor, Sea Cliff)

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Delia Deriggi-Whitton
(D, WF)

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John P. DiMascio
(R, I, C)



18th DISTRICT (Glen Head, Old Brookville)

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David Gugerty
(D, WFP, Grn)

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Donald MacKenzie
(R, I, C, TRP)

 LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS (NORTHERN NASSAU)

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TOWN OF OYSTER BAY CONTESTS
(Click here for candidate information)

SUPERVISOR

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Jon Capobianco
(D, WFP)

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John Venditto
(R,C,I,TRP)

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TOWN CLERK

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John Altadonna
(R, C, TRP)

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Mili Makhijani
(D, I, WFP)

OYSTER BAY TOWN COUNCIL CANDIDATES

Christopher Briggs (Dem, WFP)
Chris Coschignano (Rep, Con, I, TRP)
Michele Johnson (Rep, Con, I, TRP)
Sekhar Nelanuthala (Dem, WFP)
Joseph Pinto (Rep, Con, I, TRP)
Kimberly Snow (Dem, WFP)
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TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD CONTESTS
(Click Here for Candidate information)

SUPERVISOR

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Judi Bosworth
(D,I,WFP,
Grn)

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Dina M.
DeGiorgio 

(R,C,TRP)

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TOWN CLERK

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Leslie C. Gross
(R, TRP)

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Wayne 
Wink Jr.
(D, I, WFP, Grn)


NASSAU COUNTY COURT JUDGES

NASSAU COUNTY COURT (COUNTY-WIDE OFFICE)  
Choose two candidates

David J. Ayres (Dem)
Patricia Harrington (Rep, Con, I, TRP)
David P. Sullivan (Rep, Con, I, TRP)
David I. Levine (Dem)

NASSAU COUNTY FOURTH DISTRICT COURT (covers Oyster Bay and Glen Cove)  Choose one candidate

Rhonda Erin Fischer (Rep)
Marc Laykind (Dem, WFP)

BALLOT PROPOSALS - THE FOLLOWING PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE NEW YORK STATE CONSTITUTION WILL BE ON THE BALLOT ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5.

PROPOSAL 1 -  Authorizing Casino Gambling
The proposed amendment to section 9 of article 1 of the Constitution would allow the Legislature to authorize up to seven casinos in New York State for the legislated purposes of promoting
job growth, increasing aid to schools, and permitting local governments to lower property taxes through
revenues generated. Shall the amendment be approved?


PROPOSAL 2 - Additional Civil Service Credit for Veterans with Disabilities Certified Post-Appointment.
The proposed amendment to section 6 of article 5 of the Constitution would entitle a veteran who has received civil service credit for a civil service appointment or promotion and subsequently is certified as disabled to additional civil service credit at a subsequent appointment or promotion. Shall the proposed amendment be approved?

ABSTRACT OF PROPOSAL NUMBER TWO, AN AMENDMENT
The purpose of the proposed amendment to section 6 of article 5 of the Constitution is to grant additional civil service credit to veterans who are certified as disabled after they have been appointed or promoted to a civil service position. The State Constitution currently grants veterans additional credit on civil service exams (5 points
for an original appointment and 2½ points for a promotion). Disabled veterans are entitled to
additional credit (10 points for an original appointment and 5 points for a promotion). Veterans are
eligible for only one grant of
additional credit, and so a veteran who is appointed or promoted before
being certified as disabled currently is not eligible for the higher amount of credit he or she would have
received if he or she had been certified as disabled before his or her appointment or promotion.
This amendment would create an exception to the one‐time‐only additional credit rule. It would
permit veterans who are certified disabled after having already received credit at one appointment or
promotion, because of their status as veterans, to receive additional credit one more time after
certification of their disability. After being certified disabled, a veteran would be entitled to an
additional grant of credit equal to the difference between 10 and the number of points received at the
initial appointment or promotion. This would bring the total additional points of civil service credit such
a veteran can receive to 10 for either an appointment or a promotion.



PROPOSAL 3 - Exclusion of Indebtedness Contracted for Sewage Facilities
The proposed amendment to Article 8, section 5 of the Constitution would extend for ten years,
until January 1, 2024, the authority of counties, cities, towns, and villages to exclude from their
constitutional debt limits indebtedness contracted for the construction or reconstruction of sewage
facilities. Shall the proposed amendment be approved?

ABSTRACT OF PROPOSAL NUMBER THREE, AN AMENDMENT
The purpose of the proposed amendment to section 5 of article 8 of the Constitution is to
continue to allow counties, cities, towns, and villages to exclude from their constitutional debt limits
indebtedness incurred for the construction or reconstruction of sewage facilities. The State Constitution currently provides that indebtedness contracted on or after January 1, 1962 and before January 1, 2014, for the construction or reconstruction of facilities for the conveyance, treatment, and disposal of sewage shall be excluded from the constitutional debt limits of counties, cities, towns, and villages. The effect of the proposed amendment would be to extend for ten years, until January 1, 2024, the period during which sewer debt will be excluded from the constitutional debt limits of counties, cities, towns, and villages.
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PROPOSAL 4 - Settling Disputed Title in the Forest Preserve
The proposed amendment to section 1 of article 14 of the Constitution would authorize the
Legislature to settle longstanding disputes between the State and private entities over ownership of
certain parcels of land in the town of Long Lake, Hamilton County. In exchange for giving up its claim to
disputed parcels, the State would get land to be incorporated into the forest preserve that would
benefit the forest preserve more than the disputed parcels currently do. Shall the proposed
amendment be approved?


ABSTRACT OF PROPOSAL NUMBER FOUR, AN AMENDMENT
The purpose of the proposed amendment to section 1 of article 14 of the Constitution is to
resolve competing claims of title between the State and private parties to land located in the forest
preserve, in the town of Long Lake, Hamilton County.

The State Constitution generally forbids the lease, sale, exchange, or taking of any forest
preserve land. The proposed amendment would allow the Legislature to settle 100‐year‐old disputes
between the State and private parties over ownership of certain parcels of land in the forest preserve by
giving up the State's claim to disputed parcels. In exchange, the State would get land to be incorporated
into the forest preserve. The land exchange would occur only if the Legislature determines that the land
to be conveyed to the State would benefit the forest preserve more than the disputed parcels do.


PROPOSAL 5 - In Relation to a Land Exchange in the State Forest Preserve with NYCO Minerals, Inc.
The proposed amendment to section 1 of article 14 of the Constitution would authorize the
Legislature to convey forest preserve land located in the town of Lewis, Essex County, to NYCO Minerals,
a private company that plans on expanding an existing mine that adjoins the forest preserve land. In
exchange, NYCO Minerals would give the State at least the same amount of land of at least the same
value, with a minimum assessed value of $1 million, to be added to the forest preserve. When NYCO
Minerals finishes mining, it would restore the condition of the land and return it to the forest preserve.
Shall the proposed amendment be approved?

ABSTRACT OF PROPOSAL NUMBER FIVE, AN AMENDMENT
The purpose of the proposed amendment to section 1 of article 14 of the Constitution is to
allow NYCO Minerals, Inc., a private company, to continue its mining operations in the town of Lewis,
Essex County.
The State Constitution generally forbids the lease, sale, exchange, or taking of any forest
preserve land. The proposed amendment would allow the State to convey approximately 200 forest
preserve acres to NYCO Minerals for mining. In exchange, NYCO Minerals would give the State at least
the same amount of land of at least the same value, with a minimum assessed value of $1 million. This
land would be added to the forest preserve. When NYCO Minerals finishes mining, the company would
restore the condition of the land it received in the exchange and return it to the forest preserve.
The proposed amendment also would allow NYCO Minerals to test to determine the quantity
and quality of the mineral to be mined on the land to be exchanged before the exchange occurs. It
would require NYCO Minerals to give the State its test results so that the State can use them to
determine the value of the land to be conveyed to NYCO Minerals. The proposed amendment also
would require that if, after testing, NYCO Minerals does not want the forest preserve land, NYCO
Minerals still must give the State at least the same amount of land of at least the same value of the land
that was disturbed by the testing. This land would be incorporated into the forest preserve.

PROPOSAL SIX - Increasing Age until which Certain State Judges Can Serve
The proposed amendment to the Constitution, amending sections 2 and 25 of article 6, would
increase the maximum age until which certain state judges may serve as follows: (a) a Justice of the
Supreme Court would be eligible for five additional two‐year terms after the present retirement age of
70, instead of the three such terms currently authorized; and (b) a Judge of the Court of Appeals who
reaches the age of 70 while in office would be permitted to remain in service on the Court for up to 10
years beyond the present retirement age of 70 in order to complete the term to which that Judge was
appointed. Shall the proposed amendment be approved?


ABSTRACT OF PROPOSAL NUMBER SIX, AN AMENDMENT
The purpose of the proposed amendment to sections 2 and 25 of article 6 of the Constitution is
to increase to the age of 80 the maximum age until which Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of
the Court of Appeals may serve in the following circumstances: (a) Justices of the Supreme Court are
currently required to retire in the year they turn 70 years old, but are eligible to continue to perform the
duties of a Justice of the Supreme Court for three additional two‐year terms upon a certificate that their
services are needed by the courts and that they are competent to perform the full duties of the office.
The proposed amendment would make them eligible for two additional such two‐year terms, upon the
same certification of need and competence; (b) Judges of the Court of Appeals are currently required to
retire in the year they turn 70 years old. The proposed amendment would permit a Judge who reaches
the age of 70 while in office to remain in service on the Court for up to 10 additional years in order to
complete the term to which that Judge was appointed.
























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