Supervisor Favor Smith Will Not Run for Re-Election

Supervisor Smith announced at the August meeting of the Essex County Board of Supervisors that he will be stepping down and will not seek re-election. It is too late for his name to be taken off the ballot, so it will still appear on the ballots voters see in November. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, his reasons for stepping down were “recent deaths in the family and life circumstances.” The Essex County Republican Committee is looking for a new candidate, and voters will need to write the name of that candidate on the ballot if they want to vote for him or her.