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Early voting in NYC starts Oct. 26
BY BILL PARRY
bparry@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
New Yorkers will be able to take advantage
of early voting for the fi rst time
beginning Saturday, Oct. 26, thanks to
legislation passed earlier this year. State
Senator Michael Gianaris is spreading
the word to his constituents.
Gianaris’ offi ce is sending out mailers
this week informing voters of the locations
and times where polling sites will
be open for nine days prior to Election
Day on Nov. 5.
Voters must use their site as assigned
by the Board of Elections. Assigned
sites, as well as early voting hours, are
also available on the Board of Elections
website.
“At a time when voters rights are under
assault, we must fi ght for our democracy
because there’s nothing more important
than the right to vote,” Gianaris said.
“Our new Senate Majority made voter
registration easier and access to the ballot
box fairer.”
Gianaris sponsored the early voting
legislation. Initially, only seven
sites were planned for Queens until
Gianaris pushed the city’s Board of
Election to expand early voting sites.
Th ese sites will now be located at
Rochdale Village Community Center in
Jamaica, Korean Community Services
in Bayside, the Helen Marshall Cultural
Center at Queens Borough Hall in Kew
Gardens, the York College Academic
Core Building in Jamaica, LaGuardia
Community College in Long Island
City, the First Baptist Church of East
Elmhurst, Holy Trinity Parish Church in
Cambria Heights, the Board of Elections-
Queens Voting Machine Facility Annex
in Middle Village, Resorts World Casino
in Jamaica, the Museum of the Moving
Image in Astoria, the Arverne YMCA,
the Cross Island YMCA in Bellerose,
the Al Oerter Recreation Center and
the New York Hall of Science both in
Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
“I encourage everyone to exercise their
right to vote by using the tools we passed
this year,” Gianaris said.
Among other voter reforms that were
passed by the Senate and enacted into
law include voter preregistration for 16-
and 17-year-olds, three hours of paid
time off to vote. Time off may be completed
at the beginning or end of a working
shift , as employers may designate,
unless otherwise mutually agreed.
Employers must be notifi ed at least
two days in advance. Th e Senate also
began the process to amend the state
constitution allowing for same-day voter
registration and vote by mail.
Voters will cast their ballots in the
Queens District Attorney race, the
Public Advocate race, judges and the
City Charter Revision Ballot Proposals
on Elections, the Civilian Complaint
Review Board, Ethics and Government,
the City Budget and Land Use.
Courtesy Gianaris’ offi ce
State Senator Michael Gianaris is spreading the word to his constituents that early voting gets under
way for the fi rst time in New York beginning Saturday.
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