New York prepares for the second day of the primary elections with the opening of early voting sites

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Eight weeks after the June 28 primary election in New York City, the State and the Big Apple are preparing once again to reopen the ballot boxes, with the elections of 23 August. But it is not general electionsbut on the second day of the primary.

Extraordinarily, this year the Supreme State Court ordered the implementation of two primary, after a cause for the redesign of electoral maps in the boroughs of New York, so it was determined that it would be this month and not June, when more than 12 million registered voters they will be able to go out and elect candidates from their parties for positions in the federal Congress and the state Senate.

Although the date of August 23 marks the official day of these electionsEarly voting will begin this August 13, when candidates from the new districts, those defending their seats and those vying for open seats, will begin to see support from the electorate.

In the specific case of New York, due to the new data from the Census, the novelty is that the Big Apple now has two more seats in the Senate in Albany, composed of 63 members, and the cities in the north of the state have lost two seats. .

New senatorial districts such as 17will run in calm waters, because in that part of Brooklyn, for the Democratic nomination, sociologist Iwen Chu will run with no opponents in these primaries.

But other areas of the Big Apple will have separate senatorial and congressional duels, in which a gasp of progressives will face more moderate Democrats with scenarios where political analysts like Lucía Gómez warn that anything can happen.

And within the congress competitions in which they will be held New Yorkparticular attention is paid to those who have reorganized or even completely renovated the districts as their battlefield, such as the deputy 10who jumped from the Upper West Side to Manhattan, the Lower East Side and Brooklyn, and the 59th state senator, who is now includes the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens.

In District 10 The range of candidates consists of Congressman Mondaire Jones, MP Yuh-Line Niou, Councilor Carlina Rivera, MP Jo Anne Simon, former controller Elizabeth Holtzmann, attorney Maud Maron, former prosecutor Daniel Goldman , former military officer Yan Xiong, social scientist Elizabeth Kim, financier Ashmi Shet and businessman Brian Robinson. Former Mayor Bill de Blasio has given up on his offer, in a close contest in which Rivera, Niou and Goldman appear to be anointed with the most electoral support.

In case of 59th District of the State SenateNewly developed Elizabeth Crowley, who has support from Mayor Eric Adams and City Council President Adrienne Adams, faces off against Kristen Gonzalez, Michael Corbett and Nomiki Konst. Voters from Astoria in Queens, Greenpoint in Brooklyn and Midtown East in Manhattan make up the electoral rolls for that area.

“Right now, our working families are affected more than ever. And unlike the others who run, I have the experience of being on the board and delivering when it matters most. For me, these fights are personal. Crowley assured.

Other districts for the state Senate such as District 4 in Suffolk County they have a battle between Latin Americans Mónica Martínez and Phil Ramos, while in the 34th district of the East Bronx, incumbent Alessandra Biaggi will not seek re-election because she tries to reach Congress, and Hispanics Nathalia Fernández, Christian Amato and John Pérez compete for the chair.

The New York Electoral Council assured that everything is ready for the election, he took the opportunity to invite registered voters to visit their official page to reconfirm the assigned early voting site.

The primary elections in August they are just around the corner, and early voting will begin on August 13, ”the electorate said. “Learn more about the upcoming Primary e find your polling station here“.

Key dates of the 2022 elections In New York

• June 28: First State Primary
• August 8: last day for each county’s election commission to receive absentee ballot requests.
• August 13: early voting begins
• August 21: End of early voting
• August 23: Official day of the second round of the federal congressional and state Senate primaries
• November 8: general elections

Contests that have the main focus

• Convention District 10: Including parts of Brooklyn and the Lower East Side, face Congressman Mondaire Jones, Congresswoman Yuh-Line Niou, Councilor Carlina Rivera, Congresswoman Jo Anne Simon, former controller Elizabeth Holtzmann, attorney Maud Maron, former prosecutor Daniel Goldman, former military officer Yan Xiong, social scientist Elizabeth Kim, financier Ashmi Shet and businessman Brian Robinson
• State Senate District 59: It is another newly created borough that includes parts of Astoria and Long Island City in Queens, Greenpoint in Brooklyn and Midtown East in Manhattan. Elizabeth Crowley, Kristen González, Michael Corbett and Nomiki Konst compete here
• State Senate District 4: in this part of the state that includes South Shore in Suffolk County, including Brentwoo, incumbent Phil Boyle will not seek re-election and Latin Americans Monica Martinez and Phil Ramos hope to make history
• District 23 of the State Senate: Incumbent Diane Savino will retire in this area of ​​the North Shore, Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn, such as Coney Island. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, Bianca Rajpersaud, Sarah Blas and Rajiv Gowda are vying for the nomination
• District 34 of the State Senate: In this area with parts of the East Bronx and parts of Westchester and New Rochelle counties, incumbent Alessandra Biaggi will not seek re-election because she is trying to reach federal Congress. Candidates Nathalia Fernández, Christian Amato and John Pérez are vying for the presidency.
• 52 State Senate District: In this part which has borders in Cortland, Tompkins and parts of Broome counties, incumbent Fred Akshar will not seek re-election. Lea Webb and Leslie Danks Burke are vying for the nomination.
• District 33 of the State Senate: In this district that has undergone a redesign and which encompasses the Northwest Bronx from Riverdale to Van Nest, the incumbent, Senator Gustavo Rivera, who has been there since 2010, will face Dominican Miguelina Camilo.
• District 25 of the State Senate: In this district that has also undergone border changes, and which includes parts of Brooklyn as far as Brownsville, current Senator Jabari Brisport, elected in 2020, will face Renee Holmes and Conrad Tillard
• District 31 of the State Senate: The district that now includes parts of Upper Manhattan and the western Bronx has undergone changes and now state senator Robert Jackson, an advocate for the immigrant community, will face Latin Americans Ángel Vásquez, Rubén Darío Vargas and Francesca Castellanos.
• District 27 of the State Senate: New Lower Manhattan borough created with map redesign sees current 26th borough state senator Brian Kavanagh, promoter of the rental aid program, battling Vittoria Fariello and Danyela Egorov

Data and times of the day of the early voting

• Find the early voting site assigned here: https://findmypollsite.vote.nyc/
• Saturday 13 August: from 9:00 to 17:00
• Sunday 14 August: from 9:00 to 17:00
• Monday 15 August: from 9:00 to 17:00
• Tuesday 16 August: 10:00 to 20:00
• Wednesday 17 August: from 10:00 to 20:00
• Thursday 18 August: from 10:00 to 18:00
• Friday 19 August: from 7:00 to 15:00
• Saturday 20 August: from 9:00 to 17:00
• Sunday 21 August: from 21:00 to 17:00

New York voter information by numbers

• 12,982,819 is the total number of voters registered in New York to vote
• 6,472,096 Democrats are registered to vote
• 2,848,894 Republicans are registered to vote
• 2,984,900 registered voters are not with any party
• 1,076,933 voters registered but remained inactive
• 542,721 of them are Democrats
• 203,095 of them are Republicans

Data to be taken into account for the primaries

• In New York, the polls will be open from 6:00 to 21:00.
• You can reconfirm your voting site at Vote.nyc.
• You can also visit the State Electoral Commission page at: https://www.elections.ny.gov/
• Only subscribers will be able to vote.
• Masks are mandatory on all voting sites
• If you have a problem with your polling station, you can file a complaint by calling the New York Voter Protection Hotline at (866) 3902992.
• In this link you can check your voting site: https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/

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