{"id":2042,"date":"2022-09-27T14:48:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T18:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=2042"},"modified":"2022-11-01T10:19:46","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T14:19:46","slug":"get-ready-to-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-40-no-7\/get-ready-to-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Get ready to vote!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated Nov. 1\"Vote, 2022 —<\/em> Election Day is November 8 and it\u2019s a good time for PEF members to familiarize themselves with the candidates and issues.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

New York residents will vote for governor, lieutenant governor, state attorney general, state comptroller, one seat in the U.S. Senate, the entire U.S. House of Representatives, the state Senate and the state Assembly.\u00a0 You also will have the opportunity to vote on the state Environmental Bond Act, which you will find on the back of your paper ballot.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

PEF has done a lot of the work for you via its regional and statewide Political Action Committees, who screen, interview and compare candidates. A list of those endorsed by the union is available here<\/a>.\u00a0 In addition, PEF supports the Environmental Bond Act.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The lines separating congressional districts and state legislative districts have been moved based on results of the 2020 Census, so you may find that you are now in a different district than you were in just two years ago.\u00a0 You can check with your county board of elections to verify which districts you are in and who the candidates are in those districts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you have moved, please confirm with your board of elections that your voter registration is up to date. You can do that on their website<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

You don\u2019t have to wait until Election Day to vote.\u00a0 Check with your county board of elections to find out when and where early voting will be available for you.\u00a0 If you cannot get to the polls to vote, you may request an absentee ballot to mail in.\u00a0 You may request it online or by mail by October 24.\u00a0 You may go to the board of elections and request an absentee ballot in person up to November 7.\u00a0 Absentee ballots must be received by the board of elections by November 8.\u00a0 However, if you do request an absentee ballot this year, you will not be able to then go to the polls and vote on a regular ballot for scanning there.\u00a0 You would be allowed to complete and submit an affidavit ballot at your polling site.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe votes we cast in these elections have very direct effects on our personal lives and on our work as public employees,\u201d PEF President Wayne Spence said.\u00a0 \u201cDon\u2019t think that just because this is not a presidential election year that voting now is less important.\u00a0 It is crucially important and the results of these elections will affect you and your family.\u00a0 Our right and freedom to vote, to choose our representatives and to influence the policies and direction of our government is fundamental to our democracy and our society.\u00a0 Don\u2019t waste it.\u00a0 Use it.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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New York Board of Elections<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Find Your Polling Place<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Register to Vote<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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