Election 2021
It’s time to vote!
A voting booth. Photo by Gabriele Holtermann
COURIER L 4 IFE, OCTOBER 22-28, 2021
New Yorkers will head to
the polls once again to
vote on the general election
next month. Here’s what
you need to know if you’re voting
in Brooklyn!
Election Day is on Tuesday,
Nov. 2, with polls open from 6
am to 9 pm.Early voting will
take place from Saturday, Oct.
23, to Sunday, Oct. 31.
To fi nd your poll site, visit
fi ndmypollsite.vote.nyc.
The deadline to request an
absentee ballot online or by
mail from the city’s Board of
Elections was on Oct. 18, but
New Yorkers can request an absentee
ballot in person up until
Nov. 1. Absentee ballot holders
must mail in their ballots by
Nov. 2, which is also the last day
to have the ballot postmarked.
While the competitive primary
election in June used
ranked-choice voting (RCV) for
the fi rst time, the general election
will not. Voters will choose
one candidate for each seat on
their ballot.
ASK YOUR DOCTOR
TO TEST YOUR CHILD
FOR LEAD
Lead in peeling paint
poisons children.
• Tell your landlord to fix peeling paint. It’s the law.
• Wash floors, windowsills, hands, and toys often.
GET YOUR CHILD TESTED AT AGES 1 AND 2.
CALL 311 TO LEARN MORE OR VISIT NYC.GOV/LEADFREE.
/LEADFREE