User talk:The Independent Greek 100

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June 2016

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. You appear to be repeatedly reverting or undoing other editors' contributions at List of Donald Trump presidential campaign endorsements, 2016‎. Although this may seem necessary to protect your preferred version of a page, on Wikipedia this is known as "edit warring" and is usually seen as obstructing the normal editing process, as it often creates animosity between editors. Instead of reverting, please discuss the situation with the editor(s) involved and try to reach a consensus on the talk page.

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End of term dates for New York office holders

I noticed that you changed several end of term dates for governors and other New York officials from January 1 to December 31. I believe that January 1 is correct, based on the references I checked. If you concur, can you please revert your edits and not make any other changes?

References I checked included: Guide to U.S. Elections; The Tribune Almanac and Political Register; and Who Won What When.

Billmckern (talk) 18:05, 30 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

On the contrary, Billmckern. As I understand it, the December 31 dates are correct. The changing of the officials in New York, occurs at mid-night New Years Day. GoodDay (talk) 18:54, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@GoodDay: -- Is there an authoritative source? I found several which indicate that terms end on December 31, and several which indicate that they end on January 1. The state constitution says the political year begins on January 1, but does not say when it ends.

Billmckern (talk) 19:54, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The terms begin at midnight on January 1, which means the previous term ends December 31. two terms can't overlap. GoodDay (talk) 20:35, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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