NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) — Polls opened across New York on Saturday for an eight-day early voting period in the congressional and state legislative primaries ahead of the June 25 election day.
Early voting runs through June 23, and New Yorkers can go to their polling locations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the weekends, and between as early as 8 a.m. and as late as 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, depending on the date.
View voting times and early polling locations within the city on the Board of Elections in New York City website.
For polling times and early polling locations outside of the city, visit the New York State Board of Elections website.
Early voting polling locations may be different from those assigned on Election Day, so be sure to make a voting plan with information from the local election board. NYC voters can see their polling sites and a sample ballot here.
Voters across the five boroughs that wish to vote by mail but have yet to request an absentee ballot can still apply in person until June 24 at their county board of elections office, but all absentee ballots must be submitted by June 25 to be counted, according to city elections authorities.
New York uses a closed primary, so only registered party members are able to vote on June 25. Voter registration for the June 25 primary ends on June 15, but voters can still register for the November election.
There are a few competitive primary races, including that between Westchester County Executive George Latimer, a longtime local Democrat, who is challenging Rep. Jamaal Bowman for his seat in the 16th Congressional District, comprised of the northern portion of the Bronx and southern half of Westchester.
Across NYC’s 17 districts in the State Assembly election, there are 16 showdowns between Democrats and only one between Republicans.
Competitive races are ongoing between Assemblymember Stefani Zinerman and newcomer Eon Huntley in the 56th Assembly District, encompassing Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights; and between Assemblymember Juan Ardila, union organizer Claire Valdez and New York City Council staffer Johanna Carmona in the 37th Assembly District, encompassing Long Island City, Sunnyside, Maspeth and Ridgewood.
In the State Senate, Democrats Kristen S. Gonzalez and Gus Lambropoulos are facing off to win the seat in tri-borough District 59.
A full calendar of voting deadlines created by NYC Votes can be found here.