Alongside various other local leaders, Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine and Presiding Officer of the Suffolk County Legislature joined to sign into law the Term Limit Preservation Act of 2025 on Friday, July 25th.
“This important measure ensures that our elected leaders can remain focused on serving the people and tackling the real challenges facing our communities,” said Romaine.
Despite New York State Governor Kathy Hochul’s “Even-Year Elections” law of 2023, the landmark initiative unanimously passed to amend the County Charter to extend legislator terms countywide from two to four years, regardless of what year they assumed office.
“Governor Hochul’s election law is a blatant power grab by our Democrat-controlled state government,” said McCaffrey. “Today, we have provided Suffolk’s voters the opportunity to affirm their belief in term limits and protect local elections.”
The act affords voters the ability to safeguard local governance and taxpayer resources in ways they could not prior. It ensures legislators may complete a full term, even if their 12th year of service occurs during that term.
What’s more: with terms shifted from two to four years, instances wherein three elections occur in four years are effectively eliminated.
Adds McCaffrey: “This law protects the integrity of our government and honors the will of the people. We will not allow Albany to undo decades of common-sense reform.”
“Now, it’s up to the voters,” Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine emphatically promised as he officially signed the bill into action at the William Rogers Legislative Building in Smithtown—a midday triumph worthy of the subsequent applause it garnered.