Everything You Need to Know: Election Day 2011 in White Plains

Wednesday, Nov. 9

Click for the story on the election winners, and  for the unofficial results.

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Happy Election Day White Plains! 

Today between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. you will get to participate in government by voting for your locals candidates at the polls.

White Plains Mayor Tom Roach reminds City residents of the importance of exercising your right to vote on Nov. 8.

"I encourage everyone to go and vote for the candidate of your choice," said Roach, at Monday's White Plains Common Council meeting. "This is a right that should be held dearly by all Americans. We have the opportunity to exercise that right, and I hope you all do that."

Click here to find out where you should cast your vote, and here for a complete list of polling locations. Not sure what to expect when you get to the polls? No worries, check out our video demonstration . 

White Plains Public Schools are closed. Sanitation pick up is Monday and Thursday as usual. No Tuesday pick up as the City is closed for Election Day, so pick up will be Wednesday and Friday. There is no Wednesday paper pick up.

Check out the League of Women Voters 2011 Voters Guide, which has tons of useful information including how to vote using new voting machines and who you will be voting for. Click here for the guide.

There are two open seats in the ninth judicial district for the State Supreme Court Justice race. Candidates for that race include Edward Borrelli, Robert DiBella and Paul Marx. Click for information on those candidates.

White Plains will also be voting for two seats on the Westchester Board of Legislators, as well as three full-term seats and one unexpired term on the White Plains Common Council.

Click for White Plains Patch’s complete 2011 Election Guide, which offers detailed candidate profiles as well as local candidate forum coverage. 

During local candidate forums, questions were asked about taxes, open space, parking and other issues concerning White Plains. Click to take our poll and tell us in the comments why you will be voting on Nov. 8 and what issues concern you as a voter.

Click to hear from White Plains voters, and for our picture gallery of Election Day in White Plains.

Check back here throughout the day for our complete election coverage, on our homepage and Facebook (facebook.com/WhitePlainsPatch) and Twitter (twitter.com.whtplainspatch) pages.

Our live blog starts at 7 p.m.

Unofficial elections results will also be posted here after 9 p.m. every three mintues. 

Happy voting!

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