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On Tuesday, Levy officially turns Republican

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy joins other Suffolk

Photo credit: Newsday / John Paraskevas | Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy joins other Suffolk Republican leaders on election night in Hauppague as voting results come in. (Nov. 2, 2010)

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Come Tuesday, Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy officially turns Republican.

Levy filed papers to switch from Democrat last spring during his failed bid for the GOP gubernatorial nod. His registration form went into a lock box at the Suffolk Board of Elections. Officials say the box will be opened Tuesday and voter rolls will list Levy as Republican.

Suffolk GOP chairman John Jay LaVallesaid...

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