LOGISTICS WHOM DO YOU ELECT? JOIN TODAY! How Can You Participate in Elections? County Government Fire, Water, Sewer Districts Membership Application County Executive, 4 years Commissioners (5 or 7): one elected every Contact the Albany County Board of County Legislators, 4 years year for a 5 or 7 year term Name: _____________________________ Elections www.albanycounty.com/ Sheriff, 4 years School Districts departments/board-of-elections District Attorney, 4 years School Board Members Address: ____________________________ 224 South Pearl Street Coroners (4 part-time), 4 years Libraries Albany, NY 12202 County Court Judges, 10 years Library Boards ___________________________________ (518) 487-5060 Surrogate Court Judge, 10 years (518) 487-5077 (fax) Family Court Judges, 10 years County government responsibilities include Phone #: ____________________________ • How do you register? the airport, elections, county highways, the • Where do you vote? 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School taxes must live in Albany County for at least Villages: Mayor, Trustees, Justice, are collected separately. Some monies Student: $25 30 days before election. Assessor collected by the state through income taxes • To vote in primaries, voters must be are also returned to local governments and Best I can do: $_______ enrolled in the political party holding schools at the discretion of the NYS the primary. legislature. Make Check payable to LWVAC • College students may register to vote where they go to school or in their Mail to: LWVAC place of legal residence (but not both). P.O. Box 611 Election Day Problems? Slingerlands, NY 12159 What are the candidates’ positions? 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Special Purpose Units of Government MEMBERSHIP HISTORY CONTACT Join the League of Women Voters Albany County Milestones Important Contacts OTING of Albany County Mohican community on the Machicannituck River Albany County www.lwvalbany.org governed by a Schem www.albanycounty.com County Executive: 518-447-7040 IN 1609 Henry Hudson reaches what are now the County Legislature: 518-447-7168 Cohoes Falls on the river later named after him V Cities The League does not support 1614 Dutch trading post established Albany: www.albanyny.org I 518-434-5075 Cohoes: www.cohoes.com I 518-233-2121 candidates or political parties. 1674 English name colony Albany Watervliet: www.watervliet.com I 518-270-3800 It does believe that an informed 1683 Albany city incorporated under English Charter Towns electorate is essential to of Liberties and Privileges Berne: www.berneny.org I 518-872-1448 Bethlehem: www.townofbethlehem.org American democracy, 1686 City receives Charter from Governor Dongan, 518-439-4955 second oldest city in original United States Colonie: www.colonie.org I 518-783-2700 encourages active and informed Coeymans: www.coeymans.org I 518-756-6066 participation in government, and 1691 Offices of Town Supervisors established; Green Island: www.villageofgreenisland.com County Board of Supervisors created 518-273-0661 advocates for public policies that Guilderland: www.townofguilderland.org 1754 Albany Plan of Union for the Thirteen Colonies promote League goals reached 518-356-1980 drafted by Benjamin Franklin Knox: www.knoxny.org I 518-872-2551 ALBANY COUNTY through member deliberation and New Scotland: www.townofnewscotland.com 1787 Albany named Capital of New York State 518-439-4865 agreement. Rensselaerville: www.rensselaerville.com Whom do you elect? 1832 Albany Public Schools established 518-797-3798 or 518-239-4225 Westerlo: www.townofwesterlony.com 1928 Albany County Airport established, first How can you contact them? 518-797-3111 municipal airport in the United States Membership is open to all who Where is your polling place? 1265 County Legislature established representing Villages: subscribe to the purposes and 39 districts, pursuant to one-person, one-vote Altamont: www.altamontvillage.org Who are the candidates? policies of the League 518-861-8554 1973 County Charter adopted with new County Colonie: www.colonievillage.org I 518-869-7562 Voting members must be Executive office Green Island: www.villageofgreenisland.com What are their positions on the issues 518-273-2201 you care about? residents, 16 years or older. The 1993 County Charter revised, making stronger Menands: www.villageofmenands.com County Executive League does not discriminate 518-434-2922 Ravena: www.villageofravena.com based on gender, race, ability, 2016 County Charter revision s approved , adding 518-756-8933 the Probation Department and the County Board of Vooheesville: www.willageofvoorheesville.com sexual orientation, creed, Elections 518-765-2692 economic position or national 2017 Additional charter revisions under discussion. Published by the League of Women Voters of Albany County. The League is strictly non-partisan and does not support candidates or political origin. parties. 2019 Redistricting Commission adopted. .