Election Guide 2013: Irvington, Hastings, Dobbs Ferry

Village of Irvington

• Republican Brian Smith is seeking a second two-year term as mayor.

• Democrat Connie Kehoe is seeking a third term.
• Kristen Woll, running for the first time, is looking to fill the second open trustee position, which will be vacated by current Trustee Ken Bernstein.
  
  

Village of Dobbs Ferry

• Hartley Connett (Independent)

• Victor Golio (Republican)
• Catherine Kay (Republican)
• Vincent Rossillo (Democrat)

• Steven P. Grant (Democrat, Republican)
  
  

County Executive

Term: 4 Years; Salary: $160,760         

The County Executive is the chief executive.  Duties include supervising the day to day administration; supervising the structure and organization of each department; reporting to the County Legislature; appointing, subject to confirmation by the County Legislature; serving as the chief budget officer; executing contracts and agreements for the County; executing all executive and administrative powers in relation to any and all functions of County government.                     

• Robert Astorino (R, C), Westchester County Executive of Hawthorne, Mount Pleasant, Campaign Website http://www.robastorino.com

• Noam Bramson (D, WF, I), Mayor, New Rochelle of New Rochelle, Campaign Website http://noambramson.org

County District Attorney 

• Janet DiFiore (D, C, WF)
  
  

County Clerk

• Timothy C. Idoni (D), Westchester County Clerk
• Mary Beth Murphy (R, C, I), Supervisor, Town of Somers
  
  

County Court Justice

• Montgomery J. Delaney (R), Trial Attorney
• David F. Everett (D, WF, I), Attorney
  
  

Supreme Court Justice - 9th Judicial District 

• Daniel D. Angiolillo (R, C, I), Associate Justice, of the Appellate Division, NYS Supreme Court
• Daniel Castricone (R)
• John P. Colangelo (D, C, WF, I), Judge, Westchester County Court
• Mark C. Dillon (R, C, WF, I), Justice, Appellate Division of NYS Supreme Court
• Alex Eisemann (D)
• Janet Malone (D), Acting Supreme Court Justice and Westchester County Family Court Judge
• Maria S. Vazquez-Doles (D, WF, I), Town Justice, Town of Monroe and Attorney
• Victor G. Grossman (D, C, WF)
• Christie Derrico (R), judge
• John W. Sweeny, Jr. (R, C, WF, I), sitting Justice

Family Court Justice

• Kathie E. Davidson (D, R, C, WF, I)
  
  

District Legislators

Term: 2 years; Salary: $49,200 Base

Duties: Among the duties of each County Legislator is to enact laws dealing with the County and its residents; to adopt an annual budget and to levy taxes; to determine the structure of County Government and the number of County employees and their salaries; and to initiate new projects and programs as the need arises. There are 17 County Districts.

• MaryJane C. Shimisky (D, WF, I)

DISTRICT 8 contains Elmsford and Greenburgh:

• Alfreda A. Williams (D, WF, I)
  
  

Town of Greenburgh Races

• Paul Feiner, Town Supervisor

• Judith Beville, Town Clerk

• Diana Juettner
• Francis Sheehan

New York State Proposals

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?

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 subsequent appointment or promotion. Shall the proposed amendment be approved?

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?

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 certain parcels of land within the forest preserve 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 preserves that would benefit the forest preserve more than the disputed parcels currently do. Shall the proposed amendment be approved?

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 mining the land. In exchange, the 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?

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 in order to complete the term to which that Judge was appointed. Shall the proposed amendment be approved?