Southampton Voter Guide 2021: What You Need To Know

SOUTHAMPTON, NY — Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 2, and Patch has what you need to know before you head to the polls.

This year's races are all local. Residents in Southampton will be voting for Suffolk County District Attorney and Suffolk County Sheriff, as well as their representative in the County Legislature.

They will also be voting for candidates to fill the town supervisor's seat, two seats on the Southold Town board, the town highway superintendent's position, two town justice positions, five trustee seats, as well as the town clerk's post.

Candidates for town supervisor and town clerk are running unopposed.

People can check their voting status and polling place on the New York state website.

Polls on Election Day are slated to be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Key Races

Here are the races that Southampton residents will see on their ballot:

Suffolk County

District Attorney

Timothy Sini (Democrat, Keep Crime Low)

Raymond A. Tierney (Republican)

Suffolk County Sheriff

Errol D. Toulon, Jr. (Democratic, Conservative)

William Amato, (Republican)

Suffolk County Legislature

2nd Legislative District

Bridget M Fleming (Democratic, Working Families)

Robert J Carpenter III (Republican, Conservative)

Town of Southampton

Supervisor, Town of Southampton

Jay Schneiderman (Democratic, Conservative)

Southampton Town Clerk

Sundy Schermeyer (Democratic, Republican, Conservative)

Southampton Superintendent of Highways

Thomas F. Neely (Democratic, Clean Water)

Charles G. McArdle (Republican, Conservative, Working Families)

Southampton Town Justice

Adam B Grossman (Democratic, Clean Water)

Shari P Oster (Democratic, Clean Water)

Patrick J. Gunn (Republican, Conservative)

Barbara L. Wilson (Republican, Conservative, Working Families)

Southampton Town Council

Thomas Schiavoni (Democratic, Clean Water)

Robin L. Long (Democratic, Clean Water)

Cynthia M. Mc Namara (Republican, Conservative, Working Families)

Ann Thomas (Republican, Conservative)

Southampton Town Trustees

Bill Pell (Democratic, Republican, Conservative)

Ann E. Welker(Democratic, Working Families)

Andrew J. Brosnan (Democratic, Working Families)

Martha F. Reichert Jr. (Democratic, Working Families)

Will S. Peckham (Democratic, Working Families)

Scott M. Horowitz (Republican, Conservative)

Edward J. Warner Jr. (Republican, Conservative)

William H. Parash (Republican, Conservative)

Robert D. Savage (Republican, Conservative)

There are also four statewide proposals on the ballot:

• A proposed constitutional amendment to freeze the number of state senators at 63.
• A proposed amendment to Article I of the New York Constitution that would establish the right of each person to clean air and water and a healthful environment.
• A proposed amendment that would delete the current requirement that a citizen be registered to vote at least 10 days before an election and would allow the Legislature to enact laws permitting a citizen to register to vote less than 10 days before an election.
• A proposed amendment that would delete from the current provision on absentee ballots the requirement that an absentee voter must be unable to appear at the polls by reason of absence from the county or illness or physical disability.