October 27, 2026:

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

At early voting open now, or on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3rd, the voters of Bronxville can make a common-sense choice. A Bronxville-specific proposition will appear on the ballot asking whether we should change the timing of our annual Village elections from March to November — and we, the undersigned, vote Yes.

You may recall that this same proposition was on the ballot last year. The 850-852 result in 2025 reflected an undecided village. Since then, conversation within the community has continued and support for a move to November has grown, as reflected by an even greater number of Bronxville residents (519) signing a petition asking for the question to be put to Bronxville voters again this year.

Village elections in March are not serving us well. Turnout is often extremely low — averaging only 636 since 2021 (less than 13%). Relatively small numbers of people are making big decisions for Bronxville – not because others are uninterested, but because March elections are inconvenient and often pass without notice. Further, with no early in-person voting, getting to the polls on a specific Tuesday in March is challenging for Bronxville’s busy residents.

Some have argued that holding elections in March keeps the focus on Bronxville issues, but we have decades of history pointing to no such focus in our low-profile March elections. Our community deserves elections that facilitate the engagement of a greater number of us – of all party affiliations and none. Other nearby communities that have recently made this change – such as Pelham Manor and Pleasantville – have experienced only benefit, with no meaningful movements seeking a return to the old days.

By moving Village elections to November, we can make participation easier for everyone. More votes will mean an even stronger village.

We’re looking forward to flipping the ballot (the proposition is on the back of the ballot) and voting Yes on this important proposition — and we hope you will join us in making Bronxville stronger, fairer, and more engaged.

Yours sincerely,

Susan Abbatecola

Andrea Abbott

Annette Adamiyatt

Ricardo Alcala

Elizabeth Allen

Rinchen Amdo

Tshering Amdo

Emilie Antonetti

Betty Barberio

Harry Bethea

Helena Binnie

Morin Bishop

William Bornmann

Eugene Briskin

Florencia Braier

Samuel Butt

Renee Byers

Geb Byers

Clarissa Burke

John Campbell

Tatiana Castro-Taboas

George Casale

Tom Caton

Susan Cody

Holly Collier

Ben Collier

Andrea Collins

Andres Copete

Margaret Copete

Elizabeth Cunnane

Alexander Dallendorfer

Paul S. Dallendorfer

Pablo de Greiff

Maria Devaney

Conor Devaney

Hap Deneen

Susannah Dicker

Alejandro Diaz

Deirdre Doheny

Carly Fraser Doria

Matt Doria

Karin Drakenberg

Leila El-Azem

Maria Eliason

Rosario Elejalde

Joseph Ferraro

Lauren Gautier

Frederic Gautier

William Gaston

Rozsa Gaston

Richard Gegenwarth

Lia Gravier

Joe Gravier

Meredith Grant

Betsy Harding

Caitlín Harrington

Niamh Hartnett

Billy Haque

Susan Hook

Grant Holly

Isabelle Ingersoll

Erica Juarbe

Elizabeth Kiehner

Joy Kirst

Jody Klessel

Nancy Kochansky

Scott Korman

Kathryn Kempton

Catherine Larimer

Andrew Langhoff

Pamela Lippe

Viktoria Lof Dallendorfer

Stacy Marcus

Cara Martin Rulli

Philip von Mehren

Jan von Mehren

Angelo Merluccio

Cian Merluccio

Eugenie Meluso

Justin Melia

Mariana Mingo

Marianne Mills

Guy Morris

Jane Moynihan

Christine Muaddi

Deirdre Mulhern

Brendan Murphy

Chiara O’Connor

Leonard O’Connor

Vanessa O’Friel

Jeremy O’Friel

Patricia O’Shaughnessy

Kathleen Ossip

Harry Phillips

Peter Phillips

Madeline Pickett

Paul Plaine

Nell Plaine

Meher Rabbani

Jaimin Rangwalla

Elizabeth Rangwalla

Jenn Redman

Eleanor Rice

Xen Rice

Jennifer Richardson

Katie Roach

Key Rosebrook

Darcy Rubin

Francesco Rulli

Joan Rudd

Thomas Rudd

Jenn Rudd

David Schwartz

Jamie Schwartz

Sarah Sepe

Maria Sigourney

Moira Skeados

Lisa Smith

Justin Smith

Amy Steinberg

Thea Stokes

Kalen Strickland

Miranda Stupart

Kathy Sun

Katie Sutherland

Susan Tapper

Emily Tyree

Misha Wagner

Wei Chun Wang

Kevin Walsh

Ruth Walter

Herbert Watson

David Wylie

Andrea Wylie

Nancy Yu

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