Rick Preston is running unopposed for North Elba town supervisor. In all likelihood, he’ll be elected in November and sworn in come January. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, if a new state law is upheld by the courts, Preston would have just a few weeks in office before he’d need to start running for the position again.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation in 2023 to move the elections in odd-numbered years to even-numbered years, in an attempt to increase voter turnout. Even-year elections would start next year.