Early voting begins Saturday in New York: Where to cast your ballot in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties

WATERTOWN — Voters across New York will be heading to the polls starting this weekend to cast their ballots during the state’s early voting period, which runs Saturday until Nov. 3.

Michelle R. LaFave, Democratic commissioner for the Jefferson County Board of Elections, is reminding voters that voting early is a safe and effective way for people to cast their ballots.

“It is very safe, it’s very secure,” she said. “We do everything we can to make sure that people’s votes are counted the way that they want it cast … At the end of the day, we don’t care who anybody votes for. I don’t care what party or what candidate you’re voting for. I just want to make sure that your vote is counted the way that you want it. It’s your voice, it’s your vote, it’s your say, and we want to make sure and we guarantee that it’s going to be counted the way that it reads on the ballot.”

As an extra protection, LaFave said that elections officials will check the signature on the ballot envelopes to the signature the Board of Elections has on file. If it matches, they will count the vote. However, if it doesn’t match, the voter will be reached by the Board of Elections by phone, email or mail for their verification process.




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