early voting

In Onondaga County, five early voting sites will be open for a handful of races for Democrats, Republicans and Conservatives.

Onondaga County smashed the record for early voting this year. After all the ballots were counted during the nine-day early voting period, Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny said 79,650 people cast their ballot early, compared to about 60,000 in 2020.

Elections officials in Onondaga and Oneida counties say the first day of early voting set records.

New York's highest court has heard arguments in a Republican-led challenge of a law that allows any registered voter to cast a mail-in ballot during the early voting period.

Early voting drew about 1,200 voters out of the nearly 198,000 registered Democrats and Republicans in Onondaga County.

According to the New York State Board of Elections, just over 3% of voters cast their ballots during early voting, which ended Sunday.

The Democratic State Senate majority recently passed a voting and board of election reform package.

The Board of Elections said this year’s numbers are quadruple the 2021 and 2019 numbers.

Early voting kicks off this weekend and runs through November 6. Polls in Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Oswego and Onondaga counties open at 9 a.m. Saturday.

Tuesday is Election Day in New York. In this off-year election, voters will choose local lawmakers, judges, as well as the mayor of Syracuse. There are also five statewide ballot propositions on the back of the ballot, ranging from expanding voter access to environmental issues.