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[Amended 9-6-1968 by L.L. No. 13-1968[1]; 9-15-2011 by L.L. No. 47-2011]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law was approved at referendum 11-5-1968.
All elections shall be conducted in the manner provided by law.
A. 
The Sheriff, County Clerk and District Attorney shall continue to be elected for terms of four years.
B. 
The first County Executive elected under this Charter shall be elected at the first general election following the adoption of this Charter. The term of office of the County Executive shall be four years from and including the first day of January next following his election.
C. 
The first Comptroller elected under this Charter shall be elected at the first general election following the adoption of this Charter, except that, if the County has an elective County Auditor at the time of such adoption, the first Comptroller shall be elected at the general election in the last year of the term of said County Auditor, or if the office of such Auditor becomes vacant before the last year of his term, the next general election thereafter at which the vacancy can be filled by the election of a Comptroller. The term of office of the Comptroller shall be four years from and including the first day of January next following his election.
D. 
If the County has an elective County Auditor when this Charter becomes effective in the County, he shall perform the duties of Comptroller, unless a vacancy otherwise occurs, until the expiration of the term for which he was elected County Auditor. If the office of the last Auditor elected becomes vacant otherwise than by expiration of term, the County Legislature shall forthwith appoint a Comptroller, who shall serve until his successor is elected and has qualified, pursuant to Subsection C of this section.
[Amended 8-25-1969 by L.L. No. 16-1969[1]]
County Legislators shall be elected at the general election in odd-numbered years. They shall be nominated in the same manner as other elective County officers or as otherwise provided in the Election Law.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law was approved at referendum 11-4-1969.
[Amended 8-25-1969 by L.L. No. 16-1969; 5-25-1971 by L.L. No. 14-1971; 5-8-1979 by L.L. No. 10-1979; 6-9-1981 by L.L. No. 39-1981; 4-7-1993 by L.L. No. 12-1993; 5-15-2003 by L.L. No. 22-2003; 4-24-2007 by L.L. No. 14-2007; 6-19-2012 by L.L. No. 42-2012; 12-4-2012 by L.L. No. 4-2013; 11-9-2022 by L.L. No. 39-2022]
A. 
Intent.
(1) 
It is intended that the County Legislative Districts herein provided shall result in a County Legislature which shall conform to judicial and constitutional standards of equality representation.
(2) 
It is further intended that the legislative districts herein described completely encompass all of the geographical area of Suffolk County, that they contain the total permanent population of Suffolk County as determined by the 2020 Official Decennial Census and that no legislative districts herein shall include any geographical area of Suffolk County which is included within the description of any other district.
B. 
The County Legislative Districts, as set forth in the map attached hereto as Exhibit A[1] are described, based on the Federal Census of 2020, as follows:
(1) 
District No. 1:
All of Riverhead town
All of Shelter Island town
All of Southold town
Within Brookhaven town:
Tract: 1594.06 Blocks: 3001
Tract: 1594.10 Blocks: 1000-1021, 1023-1024, 2000-2018, 3000-3026, 3028-3039, 3047-3052, 4000-4022, 5000-5010
Tract: 1594.13 Blocks: 1000-1007
Tract: 1594.14 Blocks: 1000
Within Southampton town:
Tract: 1904.02 Blocks: 1027-1051
Tract: 1904.04
Tract: 1904.05 Blocks: 1000-1004, 1006-1010, 3000-3031
Tract: 1905.03
Tract: 1905.04 Blocks: 2006-2023, 2030-2039, 3000, 3002-3023
Tract: 9901 Blocks: 0002-0003, 0010, 0036
(2) 
District No. 2:
All of East Hampton town
Within Southampton town:
Tract: 1904.02 Blocks: 1000-1026, 2000-2032
Tract: 1904.03
Tract: 1904.05 Blocks: 1005, 2000-2025
Tract: 1905.02
Tract: 1905.04 Blocks: 1000-1023, 2000-2005, 2024-2029, 2040, 3001, 3024-3025
Tract: 1906.03
Tract: 1906.04
Tract: 1906.05
Tract: 1906.06
Tract: 1907.06
Tract: 1907.08
Tract: 1907.09
Tract: 1907.10
Tract: 1907.11
Tract: 1907.12
Tract: 1907.13
Tract: 1907.14
Tract: 1908.01
Tract: 1908.02
Tract: 9901 Blocks: 0007-0009
(3) 
District No. 3:
Within Brookhaven town:
Tract: 1587.10 Blocks:4044
Tract: 1591.03 Blocks: 4000-4020
Tract: 1592.04 Blocks: 3000-3005, 3007-3016, 3018-3027, 3029, 4000-4015
Tract: 1594.06 Blocks: 1000-1021, 2000-2027, 3000, 3002-3033, 4000-4026
Tract: 1594.07 Blocks: 1000-1050, 2000-2024, 3000-3024, 3026-3032
Tract: 1594.08 Blocks: 1000-1024, 2000-2006, 2008-2027
Tract: 1594.10 Blocks: 1022, 1025-1026, 3027, 3040-3046
Tract: 1594.11
Tract: 1594.13 Blocks: 1008-1013, 2000-2017, 3000-3016
Tract: 1594.14 Blocks: 1001-1020, 2000-2012
Tract: 1594.15
Tract: 1594.16
Tract: 1595.09
Tract: 1595.10 Blocks: 2000-2022, 2025-2026, 2043-2044
Tract: 1595.11
Tract: 1595.12
Tract: 1595.13
Tract: 1595.14
Tract: 1595.15
Tract: 1595.16
Tract: 1595.17
Tract: 1595.18
Tract: 1596.02
Tract: 1596.03
Tract: 1596.04
(4) 
District No. 4:
Within Brookhaven town:
Tract: 1581.02
Tract: 1581.11
Tract: 1581.12
Tract: 1581.16
Tract: 1581.17 Blocks: 2000-2021
Tract: 1581.20
Tract: 1583.09 Blocks: 1000-1011, 2003-2012, 3011-3012, 3016-3018, 3020- 3021
Tract: 1583.15
Tract: 1583.20 Blocks: 2004-2012, 3000-3002, 3005-3016
Tract: 1583.24 Blocks: 2000-2001
Tract: 1583.25
Tract: 1585.09
Tract: 1585.10
Tract: 1585.11 Blocks: 1000-1005, 1008-1016, 2000-2003, 2016-2017, 2023-2024
Tract: 1585.13
Tract: 1585.14
Tract: 1586.05 Blocks: 1000-1003, 1007-1009, 1012, 1014-1015, 2000-2015, 3000-3021
Tract: 1586.06 Blocks: 1000-1003, 1006-1010, 1014-1019, 2000-2013, 3000-3035
Tract: 1587.11 Blocks: 1000-1012, 2000-2005, 3005-3010, 3012-3013, 4000-4006
Tract: 1587.12 Blocks: 1004-1009, 1023-1025, 3000-3036, 4000-4029
Tract: 1587.13 Blocks: 2000-2007
Tract: 1587.14
Tract: 1587.15
(5) 
District No. 5:
Within Brookhaven town:
Tract: 1580.01
Tract: 1580.09
Tract: 1580.10
Tract: 1580.11
Tract: 1580.12
Tract: 1580.13
Tract: 1580.14
Tract: 1580.15
Tract: 1580.16
Tract: 1580.17
Tract: 1581.08
Tract: 1581.14
Tract: 1581.17 Blocks: 1000-1018
Tract: 1581.18
Tract: 1582.05 Blocks: 1012, 1014, 2015, 2016
Tract: 1582.06
Tract: 1582.07
Tract: 1582.08
Tract: 1582.09
Tract: 1583.19
Tract: 1583.20 Blocks: 1000-1026, 3003-3004
Tract: 1583.24 Blocks: 1000-1007, 2002-2032
Tract: 1583.26
Tract: 1583.27
Tract: 1597
Tract: 9901 Blocks: 0044, 0049
(6) 
District No. 6:
Within Brookhaven town:
Tract: 1582.05 Blocks: 1000-1011, 1013, 2000-2014
Tract: 1583.04
Tract: 1583.06
Tract: 1583.09 Blocks: 2000-2002, 3000-3010, 3013-3015, 3019
Tract: 1583.10
Tract: 1583.17
Tract: 1583.18
Tract: 1583.20 Blocks: 2000-2003, 4000-4024
Tract: 1583.22
Tract: 1583.28
Tract: 1583.29
Tract: 1584.01
Tract: 1584.02
Tract: 1584.03
Tract: 1584.07
Tract: 1584.08
Tract: 1584.09
Tract: 1584.10
Tract: 1584.11
Tract: 1584.12
Tract: 1587.07
Tract: 1587.08 Blocks: 1000-1007, 2000-2011, 3002-3004
Tract: 1587.09
Tract: 1587.10 Blocks: 1000-1010, 2000-2021, 3000-3015, 4000-4043
Tract: 1591.06 Blocks: 2000-2030
Tract: 1594.07 Blocks: 3025
Tract: 1594.08 Blocks: 2007
(7) 
District No. 7:
Within Brookhaven town:
Tract: 1587.05
Tract: 1587.08 Blocks: 3000-3001
Tract: 1587.11 Blocks: 3000-3004, 3011
Tract: 1587.12 Blocks: 1000-1003, 1010-1022, 1026-1033, 2000-2018
Tract: 1587.13 Blocks: 1000-1016
Tract: 1588.02
Tract: 1588.03 Blocks: 1000-1002, 1012-1022, 1024, 2000-2005, 3000-3007
Tract: 1588.05
Tract: 1588.06
Tract: 1589.01
Tract: 1589.02
Tract: 1590
Tract: 1591.03 Blocks: 1000-1034, 2000-2039, 3000-3044
Tract: 1591.06 Blocks: 1000-1020, 2031-2032, 3000-3011, 4000-4022
Tract: 1591.07
Tract: 1591.08
Tract: 1591.09
Tract: 1591.10
Tract: 1591.11
Tract: 1591.12
Tract: 1592.01
Tract: 1592.03
Tract: 1592.04 Blocks: 1000-1008, 2000-2013, 3006, 3017, 3028
Tract: 1593
Tract: 1595.10 Blocks: 1000-1084, 2023-2024, 2027-2042, 2045-2055
(8) 
District No. 8:
Within Islip town:
Tract: 1466.07
Tract: 1466.08
Tract: 1466.11
Tract: 1466.12
Tract: 1466.13
Tract: 1466.14
Tract: 1466.16
Tract: 1466.17
Tract: 1466.19
Tract: 1466.20
Tract: 1476.01 Blocks: 1000-1004, 1010-1020, 1023-1029, 1031-1036, 2000-2032
Tract: 1476.02
Tract: 1477.01
Tract: 1477.02
Tract: 1478.02
Tract: 1478.03
Tract: 1478.04
Tract: 1479.01
Tract: 1479.02
Within Brookhaven town:
Tract: 1586.04
Tract: 1586.05 Blocks: 1004-1006, 1010-1011, 1013, 1016-1044
Tract: 1586.06 Blocks: 1004-1005, 1011-1013, 1020-1022
Tract: 1586.07
Tract: 1588.03 Blocks: 1003-1011, 1023, 4000-4019
(9) 
District No. 9:
Within Islip town:
Tract: 1456.01 Blocks: 1003-1014, 3001-3002, 3012
Tract: 1456.02 Blocks: 1000-1023, 2000-2014, 3000-3008, 4000, 4002, 4004-4007
Tract: 1456.04
Tract: 1456.05
Tract: 1457.01 Blocks: 1004, 1009-1033, 2006-2015
Tract: 1457.02
Tract: 1457.03 Blocks: 1000-1020, 3000-3016
Tract: 1460.01 Blocks: 1000-1022, 2000-2016
Tract: 1460.04 Blocks: 1000-1010, 2000-2003, 2005-2006
Tract: 1460.05
Tract: 1461.03
Tract: 1461.05
Tract: 1461.06
Tract: 1462.01
Tract: 1462.02 Blocks: 1000-1003, 1005-1018, 2000-2040, 3000-3032
Tract: 1462.04
Tract: 1462.05
Tract: 1462.06
Tract: 1473.01
Tract: 1473.02 Blocks: 2000-2002, 2009, 3000-3006
Tract: 1474.01 Blocks: 1000-1035, 2000-2020, 3000-3033
(10) 
District No. 10:
Within Islip town:
Tract: 1457.01 Blocks: 1000-1003, 1005-1008, 1034, 2000-2005, 2016-2038, 3000-3014, 4000-4014
Tract: 1457.03 Blocks: 2000-2005
Tract: 1457.05
Tract: 1457.06
Tract: 1458.03 Blocks: 1000-1007, 2000-2014, 3000-3008, 3011-3014
Tract: 1458.04
Tract: 1458.07
Tract: 1458.08
Tract: 1458.09
Tract: 1458.10
Tract: 1462.02 Blocks: 1004
Tract: 1462.03
Tract: 1463
Tract: 1464.02
Tract: 1464.03
Tract: 1464.04
Tract: 1465
Tract: 1466.18
Tract: 1475.02
Tract: 1475.03
Tract: 1475.04
Tract: 1475.05
Tract: 1476.01 Blocks: 1005-1009, 1021-1022, 1030
(11) 
District No. 11:
Within Babylon town:
Tract: 1226.03 Blocks: 1000-1017, 2036-2037, 2043, 3008-3010, 3013-3014
Tract: 1228.02 Blocks: 1006, 1008-1016, 1018-1033, 2000-2021
Tract: 1230.01 Blocks: 1000-1037, 2000-2037, 3000-3032
Tract: 1230.02
Tract: 1231.01
Tract: 1231.02
Tract: 1243.01 Blocks: 1000-1018, 1022-1030, 2000-2001
Within Islip town:
Tract: 1459.03
Tract: 1460.04 Blocks: 2004, 2007-2011
Tract: 1467.04
Tract: 1467.05
Tract: 1467.06
Tract: 1468
Tract: 1469.01
Tract: 1469.02
Tract: 1470.01
Tract: 1470.03
Tract: 1470.04
Tract: 1471
Tract: 1472.01
Tract: 1472.02
Tract: 1473.02 Blocks: 1000-1011, 2003-2008, 2010-2022, 3007-3016, 4000-4014
Tract: 1474.01 Blocks: 2016-2017, 4000-4006
Tract: 1474.02
(12) 
District No. 12:
Within Smithtown town:
Tract: 1349.08 Blocks: 1012
Tract: 1349.09
Tract: 1352.05 Blocks: 2000-2001, 2005-2026, 2042-2045, 3000-3002, 3008, 3010-3013, 3018-3027
Tract: 1352.08 Blocks: 2000-2031
Tract: 1352.09
Tract: 1353.03
Tract: 1353.05
Tract: 1353.06
Tract: 1354.01
Tract: 1354.02
Tract: 1354.03
Tract: 1355 Blocks: 1000-1037, 2000-2013, 2020-2026, 2030-2039
Tract: 1458.03 Blocks: 3009-3010
Within Brookhaven town:
Tract: 1581.03
Tract: 1581.07
Tract: 1581.19
Tract: 1585.02
Tract: 1585.05
Tract: 1585.06
Tract: 1585.11 Blocks: 1006-1007, 1017-1019, 2004-2015, 2018-2022, 3000-3022
Tract: 1585.12
Tract: 1586.08
Tract: 1586.09
(13) 
District No. 13:
Within Huntington town:
Tract: 1118.02
Tract: 1118.03
Tract: 1118.04
Tract: 1121.03 Blocks: 1000-1021, 2000-2023, 3000-3006
Within Smithtown town:
Tract: 1347.02
Tract: 1347.03
Tract: 1347.04
Tract: 1349.02
Tract: 1349.06
Tract: 1349.07
Tract: 1349.08 Blocks: 1000-1011, 1013-1017, 2000-2024
Tract: 1350.02
Tract: 1350.03
Tract: 1350.04
Tract: 1350.05
Tract: 1351.01
Tract: 1351.02
Tract: 1351.03
Tract: 1351.04
Tract: 1352.01
Tract: 1352.05 Blocks: 1000-1030, 2002-2004, 2027-2041, 3003-3007, 3009, 3014-3017
Tract: 1352.08 Blocks: 1000-1020
Tract: 1355 Blocks: 2014-2019, 2027-2029
(14) 
District No. 14:
Within Babylon town:
Tract: 1229.01 Blocks: 1000-1065, 2002, 2004, 2007-2020, 3000-3032
Tract: 1229.02
Tract: 1230.01 Blocks: 2038-2042
Tract: 1234.01 Blocks: 3002, 3005-3008, 3011, 3013-3015, 3018-3019, 3022-3029
Tract: 1234.04
Tract: 1237.01 Blocks: 2039-2042, 2045
Tract: 1237.03
Tract: 1237.04
Tract: 1238.01
Tract: 1238.02
Tract: 1239
Tract: 1240.01
Tract: 1240.02
Tract: 1241.01
Tract: 1241.02
Tract: 1242
Tract: 1243.01 Blocks: 1019-1021
Tract: 1243.02
Tract: 1244.01
Tract: 1244.02
Tract: 1245
Tract: 1246.01
Tract: 1246.02
(15) 
District No. 15:
Within Huntington town:
Tract: 1122.15
Tract: 1122.18 Blocks: 1000-1018, 2000-2013, 3000-3038
Tract: 1122.19 Blocks: 1000-1003, 2004-2011, 2017-2019, 2021, 3000-3012
Tract: 1122.20 Blocks: 2016
Within Babylon town:
Tract: 1223
Tract: 1224.05
Tract: 1224.06
Tract: 1224.07
Tract: 1224.08
Tract: 1225.01
Tract: 1225.02
Tract: 1227.04 Blocks: 1035-1053
Tract: 1229.01 Blocks: 2000-2001, 2003, 2005-2006
Tract: 1232.01
Tract: 1232.03
Tract: 1232.04
Tract: 1233.03
Tract: 1233.04
Tract: 1234.01 Blocks: 1000-1011, 2000-2025, 3000-3001, 3003-3004, 3009-3010, 3012, 3016-3017, 3020-3021
Tract: 1234.03
Tract: 1235
Tract: 1236
Tract: 1237.01 Blocks: 1000-1032, 2000-2038, 2043-2044, 3000-3043
(16) 
District No. 16:
Within Huntington town:
Tract: 1109.02 Blocks: 1000-1002, 1004-1009, 2000-2013, 3011-3013
Tract: 1110.02 Blocks: 1000-1007, 3000-3014
Tract: 1111.01
Tract: 1111.02
Tract: 1111.03
Tract: 1112.01
Tract: 1112.02
Tract: 1114.01
Tract: 1114.02
Tract: 1115.03 Blocks: 1000-1001, 1008-1015, 2000-2026
Tract: 1115.04
Tract: 1115.06
Tract: 1115.07
Tract: 1115.08 Blocks: 2000-2034
Tract: 1118.01
Tract: 1119 Blocks: 2000-2009, 3000-3014, 3017-3026, 4000-4008, 4013-4016, 4021
Tract: 1120.01 Blocks: 1000-1036, 2000-2013, 3001, 4000-4031, 4033
Tract: 1120.02 Blocks: 3000-3009, 3011, 3013-3017
Tract: 1121.02 Blocks: 1000-1019
Tract: 1121.03 Blocks: 3007
Tract: 1121.04 Blocks: 1000-1009, 2000, 2009
Tract: 1122.11
Tract: 1122.16
Tract: 1122.17
Within Islip town:
Tract: 1456.01 Blocks: 1000-1002, 2000-2025, 3000, 3003-3011, 4000-4020
Tract: 1456.02 Blocks: 4001, 4003, 4008-4013
Tract: 1456.03
Tract: 2012
(17) 
District No. 17:
Within Huntington town:
Tract: 1119 Blocks: 3015-3016
Tract: 1120.01 Blocks: 3000, 3002-3009, 4032
Tract: 1120.02 Blocks: 1000-1016, 2000-2014, 3010, 3012, 3018-3020
Tract: 1121.02 Blocks: 2000-2026
Tract: 1121.04 Blocks: 2001-2008, 2010-2013
Tract: 1122.04
Tract: 1122.12
Tract: 1122.13
Tract: 1122.18 Blocks: 4000-4020
Tract: 1122.19 Blocks: 2000-2003, 2012-2016, 2020
Tract: 1122.20 Blocks: 1000-1010, 2000-2015, 2017-2024
Within Babylon town:
Tract: 1226.02
Tract: 1226.03 Blocks: 2000-2035, 2038-2042, 3000-3007, 3011-3012
Tract: 1226.04
Tract: 1226.05
Tract: 1227.04 Blocks: 1000-1034, 1054
Tract: 1227.05
Tract: 1227.06
Tract: 1227.07
Tract: 1228.02 Blocks: 1000-1005, 1007, 1017
Within Islip town:
Tract: 1459.01
Tract: 1459.04
Tract: 1459.05
Tract: 1460.01 Blocks: 3000-3024
Tract: 1461.02
Tract: 1467.03
(18) 
District No. 18:
Within Huntington town:
Tract: 1101.01
Tract: 1101.03
Tract: 1101.04
Tract: 1102
Tract: 1103
Tract: 1104.01
Tract: 1104.02
Tract: 1105.01
Tract: 1105.02
Tract: 1106.01
Tract: 1106.02
Tract: 1108.01
Tract: 1108.03
Tract: 1109.01
Tract: 1109.02 Blocks: 1003, 3000-3010
Tract: 1110.01
Tract: 1110.02 Blocks: 2000-2006, 4000-4020
Tract: 1113
Tract: 1115.03 Blocks: 1002-1007, 3000-3006
Tract: 1115.08 Blocks: 1000-1025
Tract: 1116.01
Tract: 1116.02
Tract: 1117.01
Tract: 1117.03
Tract: 1117.04
Tract: 1119 Blocks: 1000-1027, 2005, 4009-4012, 4017-4020, 5000-5007, 6000-6014
Tract: 9901 Blocks: 0053-0055
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit A is on file in the County offices.
[Amended 8-25-1969 by L.L. No. 16-1969[1]]
Except as otherwise provided by law or by this Charter, a vacancy occurring in any elective office, otherwise than by the expiration of the term, shall be filled by appointment by the County Legislature of a resident of the County. Any such appointee shall hold office until and including the 31st day of December next succeeding the first general election after the occurrence of such vacancy at which such vacancy can lawfully be filled by election. At such general election the successor shall be elected for the full term provided for such officer, except as otherwise provided by law or by this Charter.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law was approved at referendum 11-4-1969.
[Added 8-11-1969 by L.L. No. 17-1969[1]]
Mayors of villages, supervisors of towns and members of legislative bodies of towns and villages, who reside in the County, shall not be eligible to serve as members of the County Legislature; and no local law or resolution may be adopted under this Charter providing that mayors of cities or villages, supervisors of towns or members of legislative bodies of cities, towns or villages, who reside in the County, shall be eligible to serve as members of the County legislative body.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law was approved at referendum 11-4-1969.