Just last week, the state's highest court upheld a 2023 law mandating even-year elections for county and town offices. The premise is that turnout in local races will increase when bigger races for the presidency, Congress and governorship are at the top of the ticket.

One downside is the transition phase, as the law forces a bizarre outcome for this year's Suffolk County legislative races — the last to be held in an odd year.

This year's winners would normally have two-year terms, but instead they face reelection next year as the even-year law takes effect. Their seats would open up again in 2028.

Thus, voters and candidates face an unheard-of three elections in four years for the 18 members of Suffolk's legislature. Who needs that?

Suffolk residents can avert this mess by voting "y

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