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Incumbent Ben Walsh will serve another four years as the mayor of Syracuse.
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Voters in New York appeared to reject three amendments to the state constitution on Tuesday that would have modified the state’s redistricting process and made it easier to vote, while approving two others on the environment and courts in New York City.
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Results will be updated as they come in beginning at 9 p.m. Be sure to tune in to "Morning Edition" Wednesday morning for a roundup of regional elections.
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Tuesday is Election Day in New York. In this off-year election, voters will choose local lawmakers, judges, as well as the mayor of Syracuse. There are also five statewide ballot propositions on the back of the ballot, ranging from expanding voter access to environmental issues.
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Earlier this year, a law created 14 new State Supreme Court Justice roles across the state, and right here in the 5th judicial district. Now, former politician Anthony Brindisi will face an old acquaintance and fellow lawyer, Danielle Fogel, for a spot on the State Supreme Court.
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Democrats in Onondaga County are hoping this is the year they flip the legislature from Republican to Democratic control, which hasn’t happened since the 1970s.
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For the second time in seven years, New Yorkers are being asked on the fall ballot to alter the state’s constitution to make changes to the redistricting process, which every 10 years draws new lines for congressional, Senate and Assembly districts.
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There’s a three-way race for mayor of Syracuse this year. Incumbent mayor Ben Walsh is again running as an independent candidate. Challenging him are Democrat Khalid Bey, and Republican Janet Burman.
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Two propositions on the November ballot in New York are drawing a backlash from Republicans and Conservatives who say measures to allow same-day voter registration and universal mail-in voting could increase voter fraud.
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In his first term, Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh has had to address the city’s finances, deal with a pandemic, rising violent crime and implement police reform. As he runs for a second term this year, Walsh’s message is focusing on what he's done over the past four years, while recognizing there’s still more to do.