Election 2022: Nassau County Voters Guide

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

Click here to find out where your polling place is.

Voting & Election Information in New York State Important Dates for the General Election

• Oct. 29 - Nov. 6 early voting is available.
• Oct. 24 - Last day to have an absentee ballot received

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

• Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, and Comptroller
• U.S. Senate (one seat)
• All members of the House of Representatives

4th Congressional District: Laura Gillen (D) against Anthony D'Esposito (R)

• All state Senators

District 5: John Brooks (D) against Steven Rhoads (R)

District 8: Alexis Weik (R) vs. John Alberts (D)

District 9: Kenneth Moore (D) vs. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick (R)

• All Assembly members

District 14: David McDonough (R) vs. Dustin Ginsberg (D)

District 18: Taylor Darling (D) vs. LaMont Johnson (R)

District 20: Michael Delury (D) vs. Eric Brown (R)

District 21: Judy Griffin (D) vs. Brian Curran (R)

District 22: Michaelle Solages (D) Cara Castronuova (R)

• Town of Hempstead council member

District 3: Melissa Miller (R) vs. Anthony Cruz (D)

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 to register?

You can register in person at the:
Nassau County Board of Elections
240 Old Country Rd (5th Floor)
Mineola, NY 11501 or at any New York State Agency-Based voter registration center.
You can call our 1-800-FOR-VOTE hotline to request a voter application; or
You can download a PDF version of the New York State Voter Registration Form (English Form or Spanish Form). Print the form, complete and sign it, and mail it to:

Nassau County Board of Elections
P.O. Box 9002
Mineola, NY 11501

Patch's Michael DeSantis, Peggy Spellman Hoey, Lisa Finn and Maureen Mullarkey also contributed to this report.