Early voting in NY begins with White House, abortion and House control on the line
New Yorkers went to the polls Saturday morning as early voting in the state began – with the race for the White House taking center stage.New Yorkers seeking to beat long lines on Election Day, Nov.5, took advantage of early voting, which runs through Nov.
3.Poll sites opened 8 a.m.
Saturday, and will be open on weekdays from 8 a.m.to 8 p.m.
and on weekends from 8 a.m.to 5 p.m.A steady stream of voters began arriving at York College in Queens as soon as the doors opened.“I had my voter scan card I received.
I showed it, they scanned it.There was no problem with the machines,” said one woman who declined to give her name or say who she is voting for.
“It went well.“I am hoping my candidate wins.I’ve always voted in all elections.
This is so close that it was very important to vote, definitely.We need change,” she added.With roughly 30 million early votes already cast in other states, Donald Trump’s campaign is feeling cautiously optimistic about the Republican nominee’s chances of defeating Democrat Kamala Harris and winning back the presidency.Data from an already record-breaking, early voter turnout in some parts of the country show surges in Republican ballots cast in key battleground states compared to previous elections.
Unlike the 2020 election when Trump lost the presidency to Joe Biden after telling supporters not to trust the early-voting process, the ex-president is all in this time around — and urging fellow Republicans to vote early.And while left-leaning New York isn’t among the seven swing states likely to determine the presidency, there’s still some key issues Empire State residents will get to vote on — despite a vast majority of congressional, state legislative and judicial races on the ballot pitting incumbents against heavy underdogs.New Yorkers will get to decide on “Proposal 1” – a controversial amendment to the state constitution that supporters claim is needed to permanently protect abortion rights state...