After the polls opened at 6 a.m. on Election Day in both New York and New Jersey, registered voters from both states came out to elect various local offices such as the next mayor, ombudsman and the City’s comptroller. of New York, as well as the Governor of the Garden State.
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In both states, little influx of people in many of the voting centers has been reported so far. New York and New Jersey residents will be able to vote until 9 pm and 8 pm, respectively.
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Elections in NYC
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Eric Adams broadcasts the vote
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As early as 7 am, current Brooklyn Borough President and mayoral candidate Eric Adams cast his vote at PS 81 Public School in Bed-Stuy.
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“Today I was asked what I have voted for in today’s ballot initiatives and I have kept my decisions, but now I think New Yorkers should know what I think. It is too important,” Adams tweeted.
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And he added: ‘I have voted in favor of all the electoral initiatives of today and you should also do it.
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Adams also remembered his mother in another tweet: “I felt her presence. This is for my mother and all the mothers who prayed for their children.”
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Curtis Sliwa vota
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With his cat Gizmo in one hand, and a bandage in the other from his recent accident, the Republican candidate voted at around 10 am at the Frank McCourt Institute on West 85th Street, between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio
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Outgoing Mayor Bill de Blasio also voted around 12:45 pm “I just voted in Park Slope! Get out there and make your voice heard, #NYC! The polls are open until 9pm – don’t you forget to flip your ballot and vote in 5 electoral initiatives, “he tweeted.
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Fiscal General Tish James
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Letitia James also went out to vote this morning at PS 11 Purvis J. Behan Public School in Brooklyn.
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Elections in NJ
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While the outlook in New Jersey looked pretty bleak, at least in Hispanic neighborhoods like Paterson, for some the voting was chaotic, as new technology has been launched in some counties that has eliminated the more popular voting machines. Electronic signature verification screens are also being used.
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“When I arrived at the place, the treatment was not very pleasant. A gentleman said that he could not do anything for me, because I vote by mail, which is correct, but I never received my ballot,” Dona Gildre told Noticias Univision 41 .
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Phil Murphy
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“We kicked off Election Day in Camden with none other than our friends from the unions. It’s simple – we’ve supported each other from day one, and four more years from now, we’ll keep moving forward. Go vote!” Governor Phil tweeted. Murphy from his personal Twitter account.
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