Don't Forget to Vote

A week from tomorrow, Tuesday, November 4, is Election Day. The polls are open for fifteen hours on that day, from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m., so there is plenty of time to get to your polling place and vote. If you don't know your polling place, you can find it here.

If you cannot be here next Tuesday to vote at the polls, there are other ways to carry out your civic duty. The simplest is over-the-counter voting. Just present yourself at the Board of Elections office at 401 State Street and ask to vote. They will give you a ballot, and you will fill it out right there and return it to them. The opportunity for over-the-counter voting is available every day this week from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; on Saturday, November 1, from 9 a.m. until noon; and on Monday, November 3, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

If you are unable to get to the Board of Elections before Election Day or to the polls on Election Day, you can download an application for an absentee ballot here. Fill it out, authorizing a friend to pick up your ballot, and ask that friend to deliver the application to the Board of Elections for you. (You can also mail the application to the BOE, but it must be postmarked by tomorrow, October 28.) Once you have your ballot and have filled it out, a friend can deliver it back to the Board of Elections for you, or you can mail it. If you mail it, it must be postmarked by November 3. The Board of Elections recommends that you take your ballot to the post office and ask them to hand cancel it. Then check the post mark to be sure it is legible. If the postmark cannot be read, your ballot will not be counted.
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