Monroe: what’s on your ballot?

Early voting for the 2023 election is slated to run from Oct. 28 through Nov. 5, with election date on Nov. 7. Town and village residents have several contested races, as well as two state-wide amendment proposals and one town-specific ballot measure. Below is a breakdown of what Monroe residents can expect to see on their ballot this year. (Party indicators are shortened to Dem for Democrat, Con for Conservative, Rep for Republican, and WF for Working Families).

State Supreme Court Justice, 9th Judicial District

There are eight candidates listed on your local ballot for this office. Voters can select up to four candidates. Some candidates are running on multiple party lines, as indicated.

Francesa E. Connolly - Dem, Con

Charley Wood - Dem, Con

Rolf M. Thorsen - Dem, Con

Larry J. Schwartz - Dem, Con

John A. Sarcone - Rep

Karen A. Ostberg - Rep

Susan M. Sullivan-Bisceglia - Rep

John Ciampoli - Rep

Orange County Court Judge

Richard Guertin - Rep, Con

Family Court Judge

James M. Hendry III - Rep. Con

Monroe Town Clerk

Valerie Bitzer – Rep, Con

Monroe Town Justice

James McKnight – Rep, Con

Monroe Town Council

Vote for up to two.

William Kazdan – Dem, Preserve Monroe

Maureen Richardson – Dem, Preserve Monroe

Sal Scancarello – Rep, Con

Steven Thau – Rep, Con

Monroe Superintendent of Highways

Vote for one.

James Pat Patterson – Rep, Con

William Brown Jr. – A Better Road

Ballot proposals

Voters are also being asked to vote Yes or No on two state-wide ballot proposals and one town proposal. The language for each is copied below:

Proposition #3

Shall the annual contribution of Town of Monroe for the operating budget of Monroe Free Library be increased by $35,000 to the sum of $1,469,325 annually?

Proposal #1, an amendment: Removal of small city school districts from special constitutional debt limitation

The proposed amendment to Article 8, section 4 of the constitution removes the special constitutional debt limitation now placed on small city school districts, so they will be treated the same as all other school districts. Shall the proposed amendment be approved?

Proposal #2, an amendment: Extending sewage project debt exclusion from debt limit

The proposed amendment to Article 8, section 5 of the constitution extends for 10 years the authority of counties, cities, towns, and villages to remove from their constitutional debt limits debt for the construction of sewage facilities. Shall the proposed amendment be approved?