Early voting: Long Island voting sites, hours for 2022 election
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.
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.”
Michael Gormley has worked for Newsday since 2013, covering state government, politics and issues. He has covered Albany since 2001.
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