County of Onondaga v. State of New York

Summary

The Court of Appeals held that the Even Year Election Law does not violate article IX of the New York Constitution because the Legislature retained authority to prescribe the timing of local elections and the statute is a valid general law. The court also upheld dismissal of individual voters' constitutional claims, concluding that any burden imposed by consolidating elections is minor compared with the State's interests in increasing turnout and reducing voter confusion.