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It’s just over three weeks until Election Day, Nov. 8. Candidates are running for all 19 seats on the Nassau County Legislature, three Hempstead Town Council district positions, the townwide offices of supervisor, clerk and receiver of taxes, and judgeships in the county and state courts. more

10/13/11

John Ciotti, left, and Carrie Solages, right, are running for the 3rd Legislative District.

Ciotti, Solages face off in 3rd Legislative District

John Ciotti, an original member of the Nassau County Legislature, is running for his ninth two-year term to represent the 3rd Legislative District. The North Valley Stream resident serves as deputy presiding officer for the Republican majority. Carrié Solages, a Democrat from Elmont, is challenging Ciotti. Two years ago, Solages ran unsuccessfully for county clerk. He works for his family law firm and is a lifelong resident of the community. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 10/5/11

Hempstead Town Councilman Ed Ambrosino joined candidates for town and county office at a forum held by the West Hempstead Chamber of Commerce last week.

As election season nears, candidates meet community

At a forum held by the West Hempstead Chamber of Commerce last week, West Hempstead residents heard from 11 candidates running for office on the town and county levels; from six incumbents, who … more

By Lee Landor | 9/21/11

Carrié Solages, from left, Norma De Bartolo, Town of Hempstead Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby and Gary Port — who is running against for the position of Hempstead supervisor, against Kate Murray.

Solages holds 'Campaign Soirée'

Nearly 100 supporters joined Carrié Solages, 32, of Elmont — who is running for the Nassau County Legislature's District 3 — on Sept. 16, for "Campaign Soirée." more

By Jackie Nash | 9/20/11

The proposed redistricting plan, on the right, would separate large sections of Elmont and Franklin Square that are now part of District 3.

County OKs GOP's district map

In a 3-2 decision Aug. 11, a state appellate court in the 2nd Judicial Department upheld the Republican redistricting plan for Nassau County’s 19 legislative districts, which calls for new lines to be drawn for the Sept. 13 primary and the Nov. 2 general election. more

By Jackie Nash | 8/16/11

Nassau County Legislator Joseph Scannell

Court OKs GOP’s redistricting map

In a 3-2 decision last Thursday, New York State Appellate Division judges upheld new boundaries drawn by Nassau Republican lawmakers for the county’s 19 legislative districts. If the state Court of Appeals rules in favor of the Republican plan on Aug. 24, the GOP’s legislative map will reshape a number of districts, including those covering the Five Towns, Elmont, Baldwin and Merrick-Bellmore. more

By Ann E. Friedman and Scott Brinton | 8/16/11

A judge has ruled the the proposed redistricting plan will not affect the 2011 election.

No redistricting for 2011 election

Nassau County’s district lines will remain as they have been for the past eight years for the 2011 election, according to state Supreme Court Justice Steven Jaeger, who ruled last week that … more

By Lee Landor | 8/1/11

County Democrats, Republicans kick off campaigns

RepublicansNassau County Republicans kicked off their fight against the Democrats on May 24 at Wisdom Lane Middle School in Levittown. With the exception of one, all Democrat-filled seats on the … more

By Alex Costello and Lee Landor | 6/8/11

The Nassau County Legislature passed a measure to redraw the current legislative map in a vote on Tuesday. Ten Republicans voted for the plan, while seven Democrats voted against it. Legislator Denise Ford, a Republican from Long Beach, was the lone dissenting voice in her party.

GOP redistricting plan passes, 10-8

With a single vote on May 24, the Nassau County Legislature shifted 576,000 voters out of their current legislative districts and into new ones, while also moving certain districts, such as the 19th, across the county. more

By David Weingrad | 5/24/11

Under a Republican plan to redraw the Nassau County Legislature’s district lines, Democratic Legislator David Denenberg, of Merrick, would see his district –– the 19th –– merged with Legislator Joseph Scannell’s district –– the 5th. In effect, Democrats would lose a seat. A State Supreme Court justice, however, placed a temporary restraining order on the plan on Thursday, effectively preventing it from taking effect until the matter is decided in court. Above, Denenberg at Monday's redistricting hearing.

Democrats cheer judge’s redistricting decision

Democrats welcomed news last Thursday that a State Supreme Court justice had issued a temporary restraining order barring the Republican-controlled Nassau County Legislature from moving ahead with a plan to redraw the Legislature’s lines. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/13/11

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