Elections 2024: Hamptons Voters to Answer Four Ballot Questions
High-profile election matchups are getting most of the attention this campaign season, but Hamptons voters will also decide the fate of four propositions found on the back of ballots this Election Day.
Town of East Hampton voters will consider a proposition on whether to use part of a nature preserve to reconfigure a problematic intersection. In the Town of Southampton, voters will be asked whether or not to approve a land swap that would help advance efforts to improve water quality in Lake Agawam in the Village of Southampton. Voters across the East End will also have a chance to weigh in on the proposition to increase the Suffolk County Drinking Water Protection Program sales tax by 1/8th of a percent to establish a new Water Quality Restoration Fund. And local voters will additionally decide the outcome of the proposed Equal Rights Act amendment to strengthen New York State constitutional protections against discrimination.
The referenda come as former President Donald Trump tops the Republican ticket in the presidential race against Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris, with voter turnout expected to be higher this year, likely impacting races further down the ballots — and on the flip side, too. Local voters will also be casting ballots for state Assembly, state Senate, congressional seats, and some town races this cycle.
Here is a look at the propositions that many East End voters will find at polling places when the nine-day early voting period starts on Oct. 26, which is also the state’s voter registration deadline. Election Day is on Nov. 5. For more information on where to register and local polling locations, visit the Suffolk County Board of Elections website suffolkvotes.com
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