On Tuesday, Massapequa residents will head to the polls to decide who their leaders in government will be.
Tom Suozzi challenges incumbent County Executive Edward Mangano, and the latest polls released Saturday night say Mangano has a double digit lead.
In the Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor's race, Republican John Venditto seeks a ninth term against Democratic candidate John Capobinco, a Farmingdale school board member who ran against Venditto and lost two years ago. Venditto, who lives in Massapequa is a former Town Councilman and Town Attorney.
Also, in Legislative District 12, Republican Michael Venditto is running unopposed as he seeks his first full term in the Nassau County Legislature. The son of John Venditto won a special election last year to fill the seat vacated due to the death of Peter Schmitt. For more on who's on the ballot, click here.
But it's not only about the candidates.
New Yorkers are voting on six referendums, including whether the mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges should be increased. Also on the ballot is a Casino Referendum, which, if approved, would allow the state to build up to seven non-Indian casinos, including in the Catskills, which long ago lost its favored status as a retreat for New York City residents.
Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. To find out where you should go to vote, click here.
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