Garden City 2021 Voter's Guide: What You Need To Know

GARDEN CITY, NY — Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 2, and Patch has what you need to know before you head to the polls.

This year's races are all local. Residents in Garden City will be voting for Nassau County executive and district attorney, as well as their representative in the County Legislature. They will also be voting for the Town of Hempstead supervisor and clerk.

You can check your voting status on the state Board of Elections website, where you can also find your polling place.

Here are the races that Garden City residents will see on their ballot:

Nassau County

County Executive

Laura Curran (Democrat) — Incumbent
Bruce Blakeman (Republican)

District Attorney

Anne Donnelly (Republican)
Todd Kaminsky (Democrat)

Comptroller

Ryan Cronin (Democrat)
Elaine Phillips (Republican)

Legislative District 2

Selia Bynoe (Democrat) — Incumbent
Harold Germaine (Republican)

Legislative District 8

John Giuffre (Republican)
Nadia Holubnyczyj (Democrat)

Legislative District 14

Robert McCarthy (Democrat)
Laura Schaefer (Republican) — Incumbent

Town of Hempstead

Supervisor

Jason Abelove (Democrat)
Donald Clavin (Republican) — Incumbent

Clerk

Kate Murray (Republican) — Incumbent
Olena Nicks (Democrat)

There are also four statewide proposals on the ballot:

• A proposed constitutional amendment to freeze the number of state senators at 63.
• A proposed amendment to Article I of the New York Constitution that would establish the right of each person to clean air and water and a healthful environment.
• A proposed amendment that would delete the current requirement that a citizen be registered to vote at least 10 days before an election and would allow the Legislature to enact laws permitting a citizen to register to vote less than 10 days before an election.
• A proposed amendment that would delete from the current provision on absentee ballots the requirement that an absentee voter must be unable to appear at the polls by reason of absence from the county or illness or physical disability.