Village Democrats pick March slate as one trustee seeks to move future elections to November
By Ted Potrikus
Cooperstown’s upcoming mayoral and trustee elections take place this year on March 15, but if one village trustee has his way, subsequent year voting would move to align with general elections held in November.
Trustee MacGuire Benton says he wants the date change to expand voter access as “democracy comes under attack across America.”
“Right now village residents can vote from noon until 9 p.m. in March and not in November when every other election is held,” Mr. Benton said. “My proposal gives six more hours for voting because we could start casting our village ballots at six in the morning on Election Day. Right now, we have no days for early voting. My proposal would give nine days of early voting.”
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