On Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law the change that now allows Villages (not school, fire or other special districts) to use the old lever-type voting machines. The signing ends months of frustration and concern on the part of Village officials who, with a general election coming up on March 15, were on a quandary.

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