If you live in the villages of Baldwinsville, Fabius, Fayetteville, Marcellus, & Minoa make sure you have a plan to vote as village elections are known for low turnout. Polls are only open from 12pm - 9pm except in Fayetteville where polls are open 6am - 9pm.
State and Local
From the State and Local Action Team
We looked at the data comparing races that occurred in 2022 and in 2023. When comparing these races turnout was higher in 2022 compare in 2023 in every race. Some races turnout was 263% higher in 2022 than in 2023.
With less than 24 hours notice, there was 18 comments into the public record against spending taxpayer money on a frivolous lawsuit from residents of Onondaga County. And this doesn’t include emails and calls people made directly to their legislator.
Email the Governor to increase turnout in critical local elections by moving local elections to even years!
Join us on August 2nd at 12PM to rally outside the Onondaga County Legislature to say No to spending $85 million of taxpayer money on an expensive aquarium! At 1PM attend the county’s meeting and sign up to speak during the public comment time. For more details please visit our…
Every year is an election year! See who is running for Onondaga County Legislature, for the City of Syracuse, in the Towns and Villages. There are Democrat, Republican, Conservative & Working Families primary elections on June 22, 2021.
Before we focus our attention on 2020 to protect our democracy, we need to first focus on our local government. Local governments make decisions that impact our communities. County government decides how to fund important services and programs ranging from health services, infrastructure priorities, and where district lines are drawn.…
Onondaga County is considering a beach on Onondaga Lake. Despite depictions of the lake as "clean," at least 9.5 million cubic yards of sediment contaminated with hazardous industrial wastes remain at the bottom of the lake. This idea is completely irresponsible.
Did you see our NY State Progressive Agenda in the Jan/Feb 2019 issue of the Peace Newsletter? Take a look at our updated piece.








