Pleasantville residents voting tomorrow will help decide whether lawmakers should forfeit their pensions after being convicted of a felony.

Sheldon Silver, former State Assembly Speaker, and Dean Skelos, Former State Senate Majority Leader, were both convicted of felonies, but kept their pensions.

More than 15 convicted ex-lawmakers with over $600,000 in their pensions would be unaffected by the proposition, because it would only affect those that have been convicted of a job-related crime occurring on or after January 18, 2018.

Some residents in Pleasantville believe that this level of corruption is very important to consider during the elections because it’s a matter of their tax dollars.

“I like knowing exactly where my money is going, and I don’t want it going in to the pockets of people who are taking advantage of the government,” said Jesus Alvarez.

Other residents are not so sure how important this proposal is, and are unsure if it is the best way to get rid of corruption.

“On the surface it seems like an obvious yes in the sense that it was designed to contain corruption in government officials, but I don’t know if I’m convinced that it will be effective in doing so,” said Nicole Asquith, Pleasantville Village Board Trustee Member.

Asquith said that stopping lawmakers from receiving pensions won’t have a big enough impact on the issue of corruption, and believes that the best way to acknowledge and fix corruption is by voting yes to a constitutional convention even though we haven’t had one since 1938.

“It’s a controversial opinion in Pleasantville, but I believe that we should vote yes to a constitutional convention if we want to make serious changes and permanently end corruption,” said Asquith.