A heated legal battle is coming to a head in New York over shifting certain local elections to even-numbered years to share the ballot with federal and state races.

At stake is the timing of future elections for county executive and other key officials in New York's counties and towns. A 2023 state law moved those contests from odd years to even ones, when voter turnout is higher, but a slew of counties and towns mounted a legal challenge to continue off-year elections and their case has now reached the state's top court.

It came with a slog of nearly two hours of dense courtroom arguments on Monday, Sept. 8, as a line of attorneys debated the law's validity before the seven Court of Appeals justices.

"It's our contention that the Even-Year Election Law is plainly prohibited by the Cons

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