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'''In 1993'''  Staten Island (Richmond County) got permission from the New York State Legislature for a non-binding referendum to allow it to secede from New York City which currently contains five counties.  Then New York City's-Mayor [[David Dinkins]] opposed the vote. The greater than 65 percent Staten Island voters voted yes and called for electing a seven-member charter commission to draft a new Richmond County and independent city Staten Island charters; if charters were approved by the Richmond County voters Staten Island would secede from NYC. All that remains is for the New York State Legislature to ratify the vote to allow the election of the charter commission. However the bill to ratify vote has never gotten out of the New York State Legislature's committee in recently years it has not been introduced. Since there is no time limit on ratification it can be ratified at any time.<ref>JAMES DAONOV. (Nov 3, 1993) [https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/03/nyregion/the-1993-elections-staten-island-secession-is-approved-next-move-is-albany-s.html Staten Island; Secession Is Approved; Next Move Is Albany's]</ref>

'''In 1993'''  Staten Island (Richmond County) got permission from the New York State Legislature for a non-binding referendum to allow it to secede from New York City which currently contains five counties.  Then New York City's-Mayor [[David Dinkins]] opposed the vote. The greater than 65 percent Staten Island voters voted yes and called for electing a seven-member charter commission to draft a new Richmond County and independent city Staten Island charters; if charters were approved by the Richmond County voters Staten Island would secede from NYC. All that remains is for the New York State Legislature to ratify the vote to allow the election of the charter commission. However the bill to ratify vote has never gotten out of the New York State Legislature's committee in recently years it has not been introduced. Since there is no time limit on ratification it can be ratified at any time.<ref>JAMES DAONOV. (Nov 3, 1993) [https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/03/nyregion/the-1993-elections-staten-island-secession-is-approved-next-move-is-albany-s.html Staten Island; Secession Is Approved; Next Move Is Albany's]</ref>

== 1997 to Present Peconic County secession from Suffolk County ==

== 1997 to 2020 Peconic County secession from Suffolk County ==

In 1997 the towns of East Hampton, Riverhead, Shelter Island, Southampton and Southold, and the Indian Reservation in eastern Suffolk got permission from the New York State Legislature for a non-binding referendum to allow it to secede from Suffolk County and form a new County of Peconic. Over 70 percent of the Peconic county voters voted yes and called for electing a seven-member charter commission to draft a charter for the new County if charters was approved by the Peconic County voters the new county would be created. However the bill to ratify vote has never gotten out of the New York State Legislature's committee in recently years it has not been introduced. Since there is no time limit on ratification it can be ratified at any time.<ref>Editorial (April 30, 2014) [http://easthamptonstar.com/Editorials/2014430/Remember-Peconic-County Peconic County]</ref>

In 1997 the towns of East Hampton, Riverhead, Shelter Island, Southampton and Southold, and the Indian Reservation in eastern Suffolk got permission from the New York State Legislature for a non-binding referendum to allow it to secede from Suffolk County and form a new County of Peconic. Over 70 percent of the Peconic county voters voted yes and called for electing a seven-member charter commission to draft a charter for the new County if charters was approved by the Peconic County voters the new county would be created. However the bill to ratify vote has never gotten out of the New York State Legislature's committee in recently years it has not been introduced. Since there is no time limit on ratification it can be ratified at any time.<ref>Editorial (April 30, 2014) [http://easthamptonstar.com/Editorials/2014430/Remember-Peconic-County Peconic County]</ref>