People line up to vote early at the American Legion...

People line up to vote early at the American Legion Post 1273, October 31, 2020 in Wantagh, N.Y. Early voting runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Nassau County today for the presidential election. Credit: Debbie Egan-Chin

ALBANY — The increasingly popular system of early voting runs Oct. 29 through Nov. 6 at selected polling sites in every county statewide with special weekend and evening hours.

Registered voters can go to any of the selected early voting sites in their county during the early voting period. That's different from casting ballots on Election Day, Nov. 8, when voters must cast ballots at their assigned, nearby polling site. Nassau County and Suffolk County each have 27 early voting places.

Early voting can also be done at the boards of election in both counties, with extended hours in Nassau.

Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Monday, 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The early voting site at the county Board of Elections will remain open until 8 p.m.

Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The site at the county Board of Elections will remain open until 8 p.m. 

Friday, Nov. 4, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 5-6, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Oyster Bay Ice Rink in Bethpage

Elmont Public Library

Floral Park Recreation Center

Freeport Recreation Center

St. Paul’s Recreation Center in Garden City

Glen Cove City Hall

The Great Neck House in Great Neck

Hempstead Recreation Center/Kennedy Park in Hempstead

Hicksville Levittown Hall in Hicksville

South Shore Jewish Center in Island Park

Lawrence Country Club

Long Beach City Hall

Massapequa Town Hall South

Temple Beth AM in Merrick

Nassau County Board of Elections in Mineola

Michael J. Tully Park in New Hyde Park

Oyster Bay Community Center

Plainview Mid-Island Y JCC in Plainview

Port Washington Library

Rockville Centre Recreation Center

Roosevelt Public Library in Roosevelt

Gayle Community Center in Roslyn Heights

Uniondale Fire Department-Van Ness Fire Station

Valley Stream Presbyterian Church

St. Francis De Chantel Church in Wantagh

West Hempstead Public Library

Yes We Can Community Center in Westbury

Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tuesday and Wednesday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Thursday and Friday, noon to 8 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 5-6, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Wyandanch Public Library

Robert Reid Senior Center in Shoreham

West Islip Senior Center

Dix Hills Fire Department

Kings Park High School

County Center in Riverhead

North Amityville Fire Department

Brookhaven Town Hall

Greenbelt Recreation Center in Holtsville

Riverhead Senior Center

SUNY Stony Brook Southhampton campus

Southhold Senior Center

Babylon Town Hall Annex

Mastic Ambulance Co.

Knights of Columbus Hall in Brentwood

Shelter Island Youth Recreation Center

Suffolk County Board of Elections office in Yaphank

Rose Caracappa Senior Center in Mount Sinai

Manorville Fire Department

Islip Town Hall Annex

Nesconset Elementary School

South Country Ambulance in Bellport

Windmill Village in East Hampton

Harborfields Public Library in Greenlawn

Henrietta Acampora Center in Blue Point

Ronkonkoma Recreation Center in Ronkonkoma

Huntington Library State Branch in Huntington Station.

Voters can see if they are registered to vote through the state Board of Elections portal. The site also shows the assigned polling place that must be used to cast ballots on the traditional Election Day, Nov. 8.

Nassau County voters can go to nassauvotes.com or call 516-571-VOTE. 

Suffolk County voters can call 631-852-4500. The county website is disrupted because of the Sept. 8 cyberattack on the county's computer network.

Yes, state law this year prohibits anyone who requested and received an absentee ballot from casting a vote during early voting. However, to avoid the possibility of voting twice, the voter can sign a paper ballot known as an affidavit vote at the early voting site. If an absentee ballot has been received by the county board of elections, the affidavit ballot won't be counted. If no absentee ballot has been received by close of polls Nov. 8, the affidavit ballot will be counted.

In past years, a voter could have cast a vote as late as Election Day, which would replace an absentee ballot that was previously submitted.

In the first year of early voting, 2019, just over 256,000 New Yorkers voted in the general election through early voting, contributing to a 6.45% increase in turnout, according to the most recently available statistics from the state Board of Elections.

“Early voting will always increase turnout,” said Laura Ladd Bierman, executive director of the state League of Women Voters. “Any vote cast during the early voting period is a vote that may not have been cast otherwise… We expect a number of contentious races along with several key issues to be the driving factors in voter turnout this election season.” 
 

ALBANY — The increasingly popular system of early voting runs Oct. 29 through Nov. 6 at selected polling sites in every county statewide with special weekend and evening hours.

When is early voting on Long Island?

Registered voters can go to any of the selected early voting sites in their county during the early voting period. That's different from casting ballots on Election Day, Nov. 8, when voters must cast ballots at their assigned, nearby polling site. Nassau County and Suffolk County each have 27 early voting places.

Early voting can also be done at the boards of election in both counties, with extended hours in Nassau.

When and where can Nassau County residents vote early?

Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Monday, 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The early voting site at the county Board of Elections will remain open until 8 p.m.

Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The site at the county Board of Elections will remain open until 8 p.m. 

Friday, Nov. 4, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 5-6, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

NASSAU EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS

Oyster Bay Ice Rink in Bethpage

Elmont Public Library

Floral Park Recreation Center

Freeport Recreation Center

St. Paul’s Recreation Center in Garden City

Glen Cove City Hall

The Great Neck House in Great Neck

Hempstead Recreation Center/Kennedy Park in Hempstead

Hicksville Levittown Hall in Hicksville

South Shore Jewish Center in Island Park

Lawrence Country Club

Long Beach City Hall

Massapequa Town Hall South

Temple Beth AM in Merrick

Nassau County Board of Elections in Mineola

Michael J. Tully Park in New Hyde Park

Oyster Bay Community Center

Plainview Mid-Island Y JCC in Plainview

Port Washington Library

Rockville Centre Recreation Center

Roosevelt Public Library in Roosevelt

Gayle Community Center in Roslyn Heights

Uniondale Fire Department-Van Ness Fire Station

Valley Stream Presbyterian Church

St. Francis De Chantel Church in Wantagh

West Hempstead Public Library

Yes We Can Community Center in Westbury

When and where can Suffolk County voters vote early?

Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tuesday and Wednesday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Thursday and Friday, noon to 8 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 5-6, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

SUFFOLK EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS

Wyandanch Public Library

Robert Reid Senior Center in Shoreham

West Islip Senior Center

Dix Hills Fire Department

Kings Park High School

County Center in Riverhead

North Amityville Fire Department

Brookhaven Town Hall

Greenbelt Recreation Center in Holtsville

Riverhead Senior Center

SUNY Stony Brook Southhampton campus

Southhold Senior Center

Babylon Town Hall Annex

Mastic Ambulance Co.

Knights of Columbus Hall in Brentwood

Shelter Island Youth Recreation Center

Suffolk County Board of Elections office in Yaphank

Rose Caracappa Senior Center in Mount Sinai

Manorville Fire Department

Islip Town Hall Annex

Nesconset Elementary School

South Country Ambulance in Bellport

Windmill Village in East Hampton

Harborfields Public Library in Greenlawn

Henrietta Acampora Center in Blue Point

Ronkonkoma Recreation Center in Ronkonkoma

Huntington Library State Branch in Huntington Station.

How can voters confirm they are registered?

Voters can see if they are registered to vote through the state Board of Elections portal. The site also shows the assigned polling place that must be used to cast ballots on the traditional Election Day, Nov. 8.

What if a voter has questions or a problem involving early voting?

Nassau County voters can go to nassauvotes.com or call 516-571-VOTE. 

Suffolk County voters can call 631-852-4500. The county website is disrupted because of the Sept. 8 cyberattack on the county's computer network.

Are there any changes in early voting this year?

Yes, state law this year prohibits anyone who requested and received an absentee ballot from casting a vote during early voting. However, to avoid the possibility of voting twice, the voter can sign a paper ballot known as an affidavit vote at the early voting site. If an absentee ballot has been received by the county board of elections, the affidavit ballot won't be counted. If no absentee ballot has been received by close of polls Nov. 8, the affidavit ballot will be counted.

In past years, a voter could have cast a vote as late as Election Day, which would replace an absentee ballot that was previously submitted.

Does early voting increase turnout?

In the first year of early voting, 2019, just over 256,000 New Yorkers voted in the general election through early voting, contributing to a 6.45% increase in turnout, according to the most recently available statistics from the state Board of Elections.

“Early voting will always increase turnout,” said Laura Ladd Bierman, executive director of the state League of Women Voters. “Any vote cast during the early voting period is a vote that may not have been cast otherwise… We expect a number of contentious races along with several key issues to be the driving factors in voter turnout this election season.” 
 

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