Onondaga County Legislature Democrats

Legislators voted 10 to 7 Tuesday to reserve the option of taking legal action against the board of elections to get a term limits bill on the ballot. Meanwhile, GOP lawmakers proposed another measure that does not include a ballot referendum.

His proposal would give voters two separate questions on the 2027 ballot.

Lawmakers are expected to discuss the path forward in what's become a legal debate over the county executive's approval and veto of the measure.

The county executive unintentionally signed both an approval and a veto of the measure. He vetoed a previous version last month. The legislature's Democratic majority is sending the approved version to be put on the ballot.

He told the media after a public hearing that he was going to veto the measure, but a paperwork mix-up threw that into question.

This time, the county comptroller's office is part of the measure calling for three, four-year terms for the office of county executive.

Majority Democrats on the legislature push through measures imposing term limits and who fills vacancies on the legislature.

The measures aim to shift more power to legislators and voters.

Wednesday's hearing is the second under a new law allowing legislature committees to hold up to two hearings per year.

The majority caucus put forth four nominees last week to replace four existing board members. Terms had expired for two of them, and the other two have been removed mid-term.