Early voting in the NYS primary starts Saturday
Nassau and Suffolk counties are each providing more than 20 early voting locations and times can vary. Credit: Morgan Campbell
Early in-person voting for the primary election begins Saturday around the state, and officials are advising those who vote by mail to send their envelopes a bit earlier than usual.
On Long Island, early in-person voting in Nassau County begins at 9 a.m. Saturday and in Suffolk County at 10 a.m. Saturday. It closes everywhere at 6 p.m., Sunday, June 21.
Each county is providing more than 20 early-voting locations, and times can vary.
For times and locations in Nassau, go to: https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/53043/Nassau-Early-Voting-Flyer-Primary-Election-2026.
For times and locations in Suffolk, go to: https://suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/BOE/2026-Primary-Locations-and-Timings.
The one statewide primary is on the Democratic side, where longtime incumbent Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is being challenged by Drew Warshaw and Raj Goyle.
Each county has congressional primaries. East Hampton has a Democratic primary for town supervisor.
Meanwhile, the state Board of Elections is urging voters to return early mail and absentee ballots as soon as possible, following postmarking changes by the U.S. Postal Service.
New York State election law permits ballots to be postmarked up through Election Day. The board points out the USPS changes mean that "a postmark reflects the date a mail piece is processed at a postal facility rather than the date it was deposited in the mail. As a result, mail placed in a mailbox on a particular day may not receive a postmark until a later date."
"While these postal changes do not alter New York's election laws, they underscore the importance of voters making a plan to return their ballot," Kristen Zebrowski Stavisky, co-executive director of the Board of Elections, said in a statement. "The most effective step voters can take is to return their ballot early. Doing so helps ensure their vote reaches election officials in a timely manner and eliminates uncertainty related to mail processing."
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