Wife Tries To Abort And Poison Husband's Lovechild
Man Injured By Tree Limb Files Suit Against City
Charles Barron Will Run For Council Speaker
Alleged Tiger Mistress Is Unrecognizable To Dead Fiancee's Dad
New Jersey State Senate To Vote On Gay Marriage
The polls open at 6 a.m. statewide tomorrow, and given the recent concern about whether the NYC Board of Elections is prepared for an anticipated massive voter turnout, you might want to consider voting early. Polls close at 9 p.m., and you can check your voting location here or by calling 1-866-VOTE-NYC. In New Jersey, polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m; you can look up your polling place here. Polls in Connecticut are also open during the same hours as Jersey.
If you registered to vote for the first time via mail, you may be asked to provide identification at the polls. If you don't have a driver's license, you can also present a copy of a current utility bill, a valid photo ID, a bank statement or any government document that shows your name and address. If for some reason a poll worker insists you are not on the list, you have the right to ask an inspector to verify that you are at the correct polling location. And if you still believe the poll workers are wrong, you can vote using a paper or affidavit ballot that will be counted later if your registration is verified.
As always, there are a whole lot of other decisions you'll have to make in the voting booth tomorrow besides choosing between Obama or McCain. Gotham Gazette, which is published by the watchdog group Citizens Union, has taken a complete look at what's on the ballot tomorrow. 13 members of congress from New York are up for reelection, but Gotham Gazette says only one race is really competitive, the seat now held by the city's only Republican U.S. representative, Staten Island's Vito Fossella, whose career ended in scandal.
And in the state legislature, Democrats are vying to wrest control of the Senate from Republicans. Two races in NYC districts are seen as competitive: Queens Republican incumbents Serphin Maltese and Frank Padavan are believed to be in a tight race with Democratic challengers. And one city council seat is on the ballot for Queens voters: Councilmember Anthony Como (R) is again facing Elizabeth Crowley (D) after a previous special election in June came down to just just 41 votes.
Read more about the judicial races that will be decided tomorrow, as well as a special ballot proposal affecting disabled veterans who want to take the civil service exam. And Starbucks locations will be giving out free coffee to voters tomorrow!
Photo of New York ballot courtesy AP/Seth Wenig.
add to stumble upon
add to reddit
tweet this
post to facebook
It's kinda frustrating to hear that people are being turned off from voting cause they have to wait in lines of 5-6 hours. Could voting be influenced by the volume? that's just nutty!
Just pull the Democratic lever and then laugh at Ides Of March on your way out. Simple as that.
NannyState,
That is my plan.
This will be the GREATEST come back EVER! Wednesday morning we'll wake up to President McCain and VP Palin! 16 years of Republican rule starts anew!
I got my fireworks ready, taken out of my fireworks bag.
People may be surprised by just how close the election ends up being. Socialism or Nation Socialism, take your pick.
er Socialism or National Socialism, that is.
so this election could basically come down to attrition. Whoever can suffer the longest lines and actually want to vote. I mean the dems could have a 2 to 1 voter registration but if half of them don't want to wait forever in a line and if you have persistent republican dudes sweating it out on the chaingang then the course of american history could be changed. That's fucking crazy!!!!!!! This electoral process needs to be changed. with all this technology in the world it would seem it would be a piece of cake to vote. American Idol gets million of votes a night and it's easy peasy but this election will probably be a debacle.
#8 - Agree, the new bandwagon, young Democrats will get frustrated by the long lines and won't vote, thinking that all his Obama buddies will cast their votes so it wouldn't be a big deal. This will affect the swing states and McCain will squeak by with wins in Florida and Ohio. Basically it will be the same Electoral map as in 2004.
#9 - don't go crazy now, Obama only needs like 2 swing states, while McCain probably needs all of them. That's not very good odds. I'm not saying it's impossible for McCain,. but if you think all McCain needs in florida and Ohio you are dead wrong.
This reminds me of the 1992 Clinton election. People waited on line for hours to cast their votes. We'll see the same thing here and for good reasons.
MY option to voting?. I WON'T.
Why should I? I have no REAL options anyway. I wanted Ron Paul but since the majority of my fellow citizens are retarded I'm now stuck with Mr's Same Shit Different Smell.
#12- Obama's definitely gonna be different. whether for good or bad it's anybody's guess but he'll definitely be a leap above McCain. Look at how he's got everyone energized and writing songs about the guy. this never happened for Kerry in 04.
Cult of Obama is on the rise. Pull the lever and line up for the Kool-Aid. THE ONE SHALL MAKE EVERYTHING FREE!
Oi, I may ask to get off work a bit earlier, just in case there's a big line. Dont wanna be left out on my first ever election! I'm excited!
No matter which way you are gonna vote. JUST VOTE. This may be one of the most important elections we will see in our lifetime and could affect the entire world.
VOTE.
This was a helpful post - thanks, Gothamist!
I've changed my plan from voting at 9am to voting at 6am. Please let there be short lines in western Astoria!
It's funny to read people on the board posting as if voting for president in the state of New York mattered at all. New Yorkers always vote for the Democratic candidate--they don't vote the man; they reliably and without fail vote the party. Therefore, in effect, your vote in this state doesn't matter. Vote, don't vote - it will always be the Democrat who wins New York's electoral tally. We like our one party rule and not having to think when it comes to our presidential politics thank you very much.
^ Downstate vs. Upstate is why it's so important to vote. Do you really want some hick from Elmira determining where our electoral votes go?
Forget the BOA, they suck. If you can't get through, use this number and website:
1-866-OUR-VOTE
(1-(866) 687-8683)
http://www.protectmyvote.org/
for a quick indication with a map of where you need to go to vote, use google maps:
http://maps.google.com/vote
Leekane, everyone's vote matters. I'll tell you why. If the person you didn't want to win wins, and you didn't vote, it's on you. It's on everyone who didn't vote.
Voting is not just a privilege, it's a duty. It's slovenly to say "my vote doesn't matter."
Definitely.
I mean he's already voted against more Iraq funding, Afghanistan funding, FISA, bailouts, SCHIP-Medicaid, and Patriot Act reauthos.
Oh wait...no he hasn't. Because he's more of the FUCKING same.
Change. Hope.
Change. Hope.
Change. Hope.
Change. Hope.
Change. Hope.
Keep drinking the Grape Flavor Aid, Obama loyalists.
#17- yes, pataki - republican, Guiliani, republican, Bloomberg -repulican, at the time. You make an excellent point of being totally fucking wrong.
can we e-mail Gothamist with wait times at our polling place?
in case you can't get off work early enough and are forced to wait in a long line, remember that you are still LEGALLY ALLOWED TO CAST YOUR VOTE even if the polls close, as long as you have been waiting in line.