Dear New Yorkers,
As some of you may know (all too well) there is an election next Tuesday, August 23rd. It’s been a confusing year with redistricting and the splitting of our primaries into two separate elections. Fortunately, New York offers multiple ways to cast your ballot.
With the primary for U.S. House and State Senate races taking place this week, I wanted to encourage you to make your plan to vote.
New York now has three ways for people to vote: absentee mail-in ballots, early in-person voting, and in-person voting on election day. Below you will find some key information you’ll need to utilize one of these three options.
Absentee ballot:
- Absentee ballots can be dropped off at any early voting site, any election day poll site, or any Board of Elections office.
- Postage is prepaid (no need to throw a stamp on there!) and ballots will be counted as long as they are postmarked by August 23rd.
- If you’ve already mailed your ballot you can track the status of it here.
- The Board of Elections is required to inform you if there is a curable error on your ballot envelope—you will then have five days to correct your ballot so it still counts.
- If you requested an absentee ballot you should plan on voting with it to ensure your vote counts.
Early voting:
- Early voting will run through the weekend with Saturday and Sunday hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- All voters are assigned an early voting site, which is often different than your normal polling location, so make sure you look up your correct polling site before going to vote. You can find your early voting site here.
In-person Election Day:
- On election day, August 23rd, polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Due to redistricting, many New Yorkers have new polling places, so be sure to double check where your current polling site is located here.
At a time when our democracy is under serious threat it couldn’t be more important to do your civic duty and vote. Those of us who are eligible to vote know it was a hard fought right for many, and one that we shouldn't take for granted.
With that, I’ll leave you to make your voting plan. If you’ve already voted absentee or at an early voting site, congratulations, you can relax until the polls close. Everyone else, hope to see you out there!
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In hope for the future,
Brad
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