CNC Election Results: Amendments Pass and Eleven New Nominators to Serve

Village Hall was lively on November 15, 2011 when the Citizen’s Nominating Committee election was held. A total of 533 residents voted – in person or by absentee ballot -- slightly more than participated in the 2010 election. Eleven new nominators were selected and all seven of the proposed amendments to the Non-Partisan Resolution were passed. Under the new provisions, two members of the same household will no longer be permitted to serve on the CNC simultaneously and former Mayors and Trustees will need to wait 19 months before running for the CNC. These provisions were hotly debated but ultimately passed by healthy majorities by Village voters.

Below please find a thank you from David Brodsky who served as a Co-Chair of the Procedure Committee with Michelle Lichtenberg, as well as a review of the election results as announced by the Committee.

From David Brodsky: Thank you to the many volunteers who helped run this year's election to the Citizens Nominating Committee, and to the more than 530 residents who voted in person or by absentee ballot for candidates for the CNC and for seven amendments to the Non-Partisan Resolution. These amendments were aimed at making our form of government even more diverse and open to innovation. To those who could not vote, please know that, because of one of the adopted amendments, next year's voters will be able to vote by mail whether they are "absentee" traveling or unable to leave home, thus hopefully broadening voter participation.

Official Election Results:

The election of members to the Citizens Nominating Committee and approval of all of the nine proposed amendments to the Non-Partisan Resolution took place on Tuesday, November 15th 2011, as 533 residents, including 56 who voted by absentee ballot, participated in the election.

The electoral breakdown was as follows:

• Edgewood – 64 voted (including 2 absentee ballots) – Betsy Bush and Michael Duncanson were elected.
• Fox Meadow – 162 voted (including 5 absentee ballots) – Anita Mann and Salvatore Rao were elected.
• Greenacres – 106 voted (including 12 absentee ballots) – Mona Longman and Andrew Sereysky were elected to three-year terms and Glenn Fishman was elected to a successor term of two years.
• Heathcote – 134 voted (including 25 absentee ballots) – David Michaels and Emilia Rodriguez were elected.
• Quaker Ridge - 67 voted (including 12 absentee ballots) – Douglas Birns and Joseph Sarachek were elected.

The amendments to the Non-Partisan Resolution that were proposed by The Procedure Committee were overwhelmingly adopted, as follows:

Amendment 1: Add membership on the Citizens Nominating Committee (CNC) to the existing exclusions against simultaneous service on the Procedure Committee

405 Yes 62 No

Amendment 2: Clarify that CNC members elected to fill a one-year term may run immediately in the following election for a three-year term

417 Yes 42 No

Amendment 3: Allow the Procedure Committee to make recommendations to the CNC with respect to its Rules of Procedure

412 Yes 47 No

Amendment 4: Add mail-in ballots

422 Yes 51 No

Amendment 5: Add a household restriction on who can run for the CNC

363 Yes 91 No

Amendment 6: Add a former Trustee or Mayor restriction on who can run for the CNC

374 Yes 75 No

Amendment 7: Add to the voting procedures of the CNC

378 Yes 66 No