The Board of Elections told New Yorkers where to vote on November 3, directing them to FindMyPollsite.Vote.NYC as polls opened from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the general elections in NY. The reminder came on Tuesday, when voters were also urged to check their polling place before leaving home.
A total of 690,526 New Yorkers had already voted during early voting that ended on Sunday. Brooklyn led the five boroughs with 219,536 early voters, followed by Manhattan with 188,434, Queens with 162,914, El Bronx with 67,630 and Staten Island with 52,012.
FindMyPollsite.Vote.NYC
The Board of Elections said the lookup tool is the way to locate a polling site before heading out. Its reminder was direct: "Es el día de las elecciones. Los puestos abren desde las 6 de la mañana hasta las 9 de la noche. Encuentre su sitio de votación en FindMyPollsite.Vote.NYC".
That instruction matters because the polling place is not listed in the reminder itself. Voters need to use the site first, then go to the place assigned to them, rather than assuming a neighborhood site will work.
Election protection hotline
The New York Attorney General's office said a statewide election protection hotline is available to address and resolve problems tied to mail voting or in-person voting at polling places. It also said it has a FAQ guide covering absentee or mail voting, voter registration and difficulties that may come up at polling places.
The office described the hotline this way: "Esta línea estará disponible para abordar y resolver diversos problemas que puedan enfrentar los votantes, incluidos inconvenientes relacionados con el voto por correo o la votación presencial en los centros de votación".
It added: "Asimismo, se encuentra disponible una guía con preguntas frecuentes para ayudar a los electores en temas como el proceso de voto en ausencia o por correo, cuestiones sobre el registro de votantes y cualquier dificultad que pueda surgir en los centros de votación".
For voters, the practical step is simple: check where to vote before leaving, then use the hotline if a mail ballot, registration issue or polling-place problem gets in the way on election day.
