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 NYS WON’T ALLOW SECURE VOTING BOXES OUTSIDE MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS

 https://absenteeballot.elections.ny.gov/Home/AbsenteeBallotRequest

NYS WON’T ALLOW SECURE VOTING BOXES OUTSIDE MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS--SOMETHING THAT IS BEING DONE IN MANY OTHER STATES----

So far I have been unsuccessful in persuading the NYS Board of Elections or Westchester County Board of Elections to place secure voting ballot boxes outside municipal buildings -similar to the boxes placed in states all over the nation. I am very surprised (actually shocked) that NYS (which is one of the more progressive states in the nation) has not authorized these secure voting boxes which would have enabled voters to avoid the postal service and also avoid going inside crowded polling places if they are worried about getting infected with COVID.  I am also disappointed that absentee ballot request applications are not being sent to every voter --something that was done in June. Why is it harder to get an absentee ballot for the November election than the June primaries? Many State and County legislators have joined me encouraging the state to offer voters the option to place their absentee ballots in secure voting boxes.

EARLY VOTING SITES AND DATES

The upcoming election, November 3^rd, is considered by local, state and national  officials, media representatives and a broad range of community leaders / activists to be the most important election in our lifetime, to this point.  Your vote is your voice.  Please see the Early Voting schedule, below and note that, if you are a Westchester County resident, you may cast your vote here at Greenburgh Town Hall as well as Dobbs Ferry Village Hall or at any one of the seventeen (17) Early Voting locations listed below. 

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The Westchester County Board of Elections has announced the times and locations for early voting for this fall’s general election. 

The early voting period is October 24 through November 1.

Registered voters voting early may cast their ballots at ANY of the seventeen (17) designated early voting locations. On Election Day, voters must vote at their assigned polling sites.

Early Voting Times:

• Saturday, October 24:  12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
• Sunday, October 25:  12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
• Monday, October 26:  8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Tuesday, October 27:  12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Wednesday, October 28:  8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Thursday, October 29:  12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Friday, October 30:  8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Saturday, October 31:  12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
• Sunday, November 1:  12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Early Voting Locations:

• Eastchester Public Library, 11 Oakridge Place, Eastchester, NY 10709
• Dobbs Ferry Village Hall, 112 Main Street, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
• Greenburgh Town Hall, 177 Hillside Avenue, White Plains, NY 10607
• Veterans Memorial Building, 210 Halstead Avenue, Harrison, NY 10528
• Pound Ridge Town House, 179 Westchester Avenue, Pound Ridge, NY 10576
• Mamaroneck Town Center, 740 W. Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, NY 10543
• Mt. Kisco Memorial Complex at Leonard Park, 1 Wallace Drive, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549
• Mt. Pleasant Community Center, 125 Lozza Drive, Valhalla, NY 10595
• Mt. Vernon City Hall, 1 Roosevelt Square, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550
• New Rochelle City Hall Annex, 90 Beaufort Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801
• Joseph G. Caputo Community Center, 95 Broadway, Ossining, NY 10562
• Peekskill Nutrition Center, Neighborhood Center, 4 Nelson Avenue, Peekskill, NY 10566
• Somers Town House, 335 Route 202, Somers, NY 10589
• Westchester County Board of Elections, 25 Quarropas Street, White Plains, NY 10601
• Grinton I. Will Library, 1500 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710
• Riverfront Library, One Larkin Center, Yonkers, NY 10701
• Yorktown Cultural Center, 1974 Commerce Street, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

If you have any other questions, please visit the Westchester County Board of Elections on the web at https://citizenparticipation.westchestergov.com or call (914) 995-5700.
PAUL FEINER