Election 2022: Suffolk County Voter Guide

SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY — Election Day on Nov. 8 is around the corner. Suffolk County residents will be heading to the polls to vote on several races.

Here is where to find your polling place.

Voting & Election Information in New York State Important Dates for the General Election - November 8, 2022.

• Oct. 14 - last day to postmark the voter registration form, or register in person at a BOE office.
• Oct. 24 - last day to apply for the absentee ballot using the online portal.
• Oct. 24 - last day to postmark application or letter of application for an absentee ballot.
• Oct. 29 - Nov. 6 early voting is available.
• Nov. 7 - last day to apply in person for an absentee ballot.
• Nov. 8 - last day to postmark absentee ballot; must be received by the county BOE no later than Nov. 15.
• Nov. 8 - last day to deliver absentee ballot in person to your county BOE or to poll site by close of polls.

For whom/what will I be voting on in the 2022 election?

• Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, and Comptroller
  • Kathy Hochul (D) vs. Lee Zeldin (R) for Governor
• U.S. Senate (one seat)
  • Chuck Schumer (D) vs. Joe Pinion (R) vs. Diane Sare (LaRouche Independent)
• All members of the United States House of Representatives
  • NY First Congressional District
  • Bridget Fleming (D) vs. Nick LaLota (R)
  • NY Second Congressional District
    • Andrew Garbarino (R) vs. Jackie Gordon (D)
• All NY State Assembly Members
  • Assembly District 1
  • Fred Thiele (D) vs. (Peter Ganley)
  • Assembly District 2
  • Wendy Hamberger (D) vs. Jodi Giglio (R)
  • Assembly District 3
    • Joseph DeStefano (R) vs. Trina Miles (D)
  • Assembly District 4
    • Steven Englebright (D) vs. Edward Flood (R)
  • Assembly District 5
    • Doug Smith (R) vs. James Anthony (D)
  • Assembly District 6
    • Phil Ramos (D) vs Kevin Surdi (R)
  • Assembly District 7
    • Jarrett Gandolfo (R) vs. Douglas Pearsall (D)
  • Assembly District 8
    • Michael Fitzpatrick (R) vs. Jeanine Aponte (D)
  • Assembly District 9
    • Michael Durso (R) vs Steven Dellavecchia (D)
  • Assembly District 10
    • Steve Stern (D) vs. Aamir Sultan (R)
  • Assembly District 11
    • Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D) vs. Christopher Sperber (R)
  • Assembly District 12
    • Keith Brown (R) vs. Cooper Macco (D)
• All NY State Senators
  • 1st Senate District
  • Anthony Palumbo (R) vs. Skyler Johnson(D)
  • 2nd Senate District
    • Mario Mattera (R) vs. Susan Berland (D)
  • 3rd Senate District
    • Dean Murray (R) vs. Farzeen Bham (D)
  • 4th Senate District
    • Monica Martinez (D) vs Wendy Rodriguez (R)
• Some village, town, county, special districts
  • Suffolk County Comptroller
  • Thomas Dolan (R) vs. John M. Kennedy Jr. (R)

New York State Environmental Bond Act is Proposal Number One on your Ballot on Election Day.

To address and combat the impact of climate change and damage to the environment, the "Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022" authorizes the sale of state bonds up to $4.2 billion to fund environmental protection, natural restoration, resiliency, and clean energy projects. Shall the Environmental Bond Act of 2022 be approved?

Who can vote? To vote you must:

• Be a United States citizen.
• Be 18 years old by the date of the general, primary or other election in which you want to vote (16 and 17-year-olds may pre-register).
• Live at your present address at least 30 days before an election.
• Not be currently incarcerated for a felony conviction.
• Not be adjudged mentally incompetent by a court • not claim the right to vote elsewhere.
• Be registered to vote.

How do I register?

• Online through NYS Department of Motor Vehicles website, (must have a NYS driver's license, Learner Permit or Non-Driver ID)
• In-person on any business day at your county board of elections (BOEs) or any state agency participating in the National Voter Registration Act (including State University and City University campuses); see list of agencies here.
• By mail by completing a voter registration form available at BOEs, libraries, town halls, post offices and the League of Women Voters.

How do I make sure I am registered to vote?

• Visit Voter Registration Search page on the NYS Board of Elections website.
• Call the Suffolk County Board of Elections 631 852-4500.

Where do I vote?

• Check postcard sent by county BOE prior to election with polling site location, dates of election and more.
• Visit Voter Registration Search page on the NYS Board of Elections website.
• Call the Suffolk County Board of Elections 631 852-4500.

Three ways to vote

• Vote in person on primary or election day at the assigned polling place.
• Submit an absentee ballot application and vote by absentee ballot. If you apply for an absentee ballot and decide to vote in person, in-person vote will be by affidavit ballot.
• Vote early in person during nine days leading up to election days.

How do I vote by absentee ballot?

• Meet one of the qualifications:
• 1. Absent from your county or, if a resident of New York City absent from the five boroughs, on Election Day.
• 2. Unable to appear at the polls due to temporary or permanent illness or disability (temporary illness includes being unable to appear due to risk of contracting or spreading a communicable disease like COVID-19).
• 3. Unable to appear because you are the primary care giver of one or more individuals who are ill or physically disabled.
• 4. A resident or patient of a Veterans Health Administration Hospital.
• 5. Detained in jail awaiting Grand Jury action or confined in prison after conviction for an offense other than a felony.
• Complete and mail absentee ballot application to your county BOE office.
• Return completed absentee ballot once received.

Do I need identification to vote?

• No. Your signature is your identification to vote
• You may be asked for identification if it is the first time you are voting in person and registered by mail.

Patch's Peggy Spellman Hoey and Lisa Finn also contributed to this report.