How Many Cast Ballots During First Weekend of Early Voting in NY?
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers have already taken advantage of the opportunity to vote early for the upcoming presidential election and local races.
During the first weekend of early voting in the Empire State, more than 420,000 cast ballots - or about 3.3% of the state's roughly 13 million voters - according to the DemocratandChronicle.com.
In the Mohawk Valley, a similar percentage of registered voters in Herkimer and Madison counties have also opted to vote early. According to local Board of Elections officials, approximately 1,300 of Herkimer County's 41,000 registered voters (3.1%) had cast a ballot as of late Monday morning. In Madison County, officials said late Monday morning that 1,522 of nearly 44,000 registered voters, or 3.4%, had already done so.
Meanwhile, poll workers in Oneida County saw more voters over the weekend than Herkimer and Madison combined, but it represented a smaller percentage of the overall electorate. Approximately 2,850 of Oneida County's 137,000 (2.1%) registered voters turned out during the first weekend of early voting.
Early voting continues through Sunday, November 1.
In Oneida County, voters can vote at any of the following locations at the times and dates listed below:
- South Rome Senior Center, 112 Ridge Street in Rome
- New Hartford Town Hall (Old Gander Mountain in the Orchards), 8635 Clinton Street in New Hartford
- MVCC Utica Campus, Jorgensen Center, 1112 Sherman Drive in Utica
| Saturday | October 24 | 10:00am until 3:00pm – All Sites |
| Sunday | October 25 | 10:00am until 3:00pm – All Sites |
| Monday | October 26 | 10:00am until 6:00pm – All Sites |
| Tuesday | October 27 | South Rome Senior Center and Mohawk Valley Community College 10:00am until 6:00pmNew Hartford Town Building 10:00am until 8:00pm |
| Wednesday | October 28 | 10:00am until 6:00pm – All Sites |
| Thursday | October 29 | South Rome Senior Center and Mohawk Valley Community College 10:00am until 6:00pmNew Hartford Town Building 10:00am until 8:00pm |
| Friday | October 30 | 10:00am until 6:00pm – All Sites |
| Saturday | October 31 | 10:00am until 3:00pm – All Sites |
| Sunday | November 1 | 10:00am until 3:00pm – All Sites |
In Herkimer County, the early voting location in the Herkimer County Community College Athletic Center at 100 Reservoir Road in Herkimer at the following times/dates:
Saturday October 24th 9am-2pm
Sunday October 25th 9am-2pm
Monday October 26th 9am-5pm
Tuesday October 27th 12pm-8pm
Wednesday October 28th 12pm-8pm
Thursday October 29th 9am-5pm
Friday October 30th 9am-5pm
Saturday October 31st 9am-2pm
Sunday November 1st 9am-2pm
In Madison County, voters can an early ballot at the County Board of Elections Lobby in the County Office Building at 138 North Court Street in Wampsville at the following times/dates:
Voters who are out of town or unable to make it to the polls can request an absentee ballot. The deadline to request one is Tuesday, October 27.
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