Voting in the November 3 election

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, and polls are open 6 am to 9 pm. To vote, you need to be registered by Saturday, October 24. You can also vote early at any early voting site in Monroe County from October 24 to November 1, or vote by mail.

Am I registered?

Look yourself up on the county's voter lookup. It shows your registration, your Election Day polling place and your sample ballot. New York State has its own voter lookup too.

How do I register?

To register, you must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 (you can pre-register at 16 or 17), and have lived in Monroe County for at least 30 days before the election. The county's registration page lists the other requirements.

• Online: register through New York State if you have a New York driver license, permit or non-driver ID.

• On paper: print the registration form from that page, sign it in blue or black ink, and mail it or bring it to the Monroe County Board of Elections, 435 Smith Street, Rochester. The Perinton Town Clerk's office at Town Hall, 1350 Turk Hill Road, has forms too, weekdays 9 am to 5 pm.

The Board of Elections has to receive your form by Saturday, October 24.

Moved since you last voted? Send the Board your new address the same way. If it arrives by Monday, October 19, the Board processes it before the election. If you're later than that, call the Board and it will tell you where to vote.

Who is on the ballot?

Fairport and Perinton are in the 25th Congressional District, the 55th State Senate District and the 135th Assembly District. Your sample ballot shows exactly what you will see. These are the candidates the Monroe County Board of Elections certified for these offices, with each party line, in the order of the county's certified candidate list.

Governor

• Democratic: Kathy C Hochul

• Republican: Bruce A Blakeman

• Conservative: Bruce A Blakeman

• Working Families: Kathy C Hochul

• Vote Affordable: Bruce A Blakeman

Lieutenant Governor

• Democratic: Adrienne E Adams

• Republican: Todd Hood

• Conservative: Todd Hood

• Working Families: Adrienne E Adams

• Vote Affordable: Todd Hood

Comptroller

• Democratic: Thomas P DiNapoli

• Republican: Joseph Hernandez

• Conservative: Joseph Hernandez

• Working Families: Thomas P DiNapoli

Attorney General

• Democratic: Letitia A James

• Republican: Saritha Komatireddy

• Conservative: Saritha Komatireddy

• Working Families: Letitia A James

Representative in Congress, 25th District

• Democratic: Joseph D Morelle

• Republican: Virginia E McIntyre

• Conservative: Virginia E McIntyre

• Working Families: Joseph D Morelle

State Senator, 55th District

• Democratic: Samra G Brouk

• Republican: Chris Brown

• Conservative: Chris Brown

• Working Families: Samra G Brouk

Member of Assembly, 135th District

• Democratic: Jen Lunsford

• Republican: Kalinda Washington

• Conservative: Kalinda Washington

• Working Families: Jen Lunsford

District Attorney

• Democratic: Brian Green

Perinton Supervisor

• Democratic: Jenn Townsend

• Working Families: Jenn Townsend

There are no statewide ballot proposals on the State Board of Elections site for this election. If a local proposition is on your ballot, your sample ballot shows it.

Village residents also elect the village board

Fairport elects its mayor and trustees in November, on the same ballot as everything else. If you live in the village, these races are on your ballot; if you live in Perinton outside the village, they are not.

Fairport Village Mayor

• Democratic: Heidi Woika

• Working Families: Heidi Woika

Fairport Village Trustee (two seats)

• Democratic: Adam Bonosky

• Democratic: Sarah Nazarian

• Republican: Paul Keitz

• Republican: Ian Winner

• Conservative: Paul Keitz

• Conservative: Ian Winner

• Working Families: Adam Bonosky

• Working Families: Sarah Nazarian

Fairport Village Trustee, one-year term

• Democratic: Matthew Brown

• Republican: Jason Rinaudo

• Conservative: Jason Rinaudo

• Working Families: Matthew Brown

Early voting

Vote early at any of the 15 early voting sites in Monroe County, every day from Saturday, October 24 through Sunday, November 1. The site in Perinton is Perinton Presbyterian Church, 6511 Pittsford-Palmyra Road. See every site on the county's early voting page.

• Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 9 am to 5 pm

• Tuesday and Thursday: noon to 8 pm

If you vote early, you can't vote again on Election Day.

Voting by mail

Any registered voter can ask for an early mail ballot; no reason is needed. An absentee ballot is for voters who will be away from the county on Election Day, are ill or disabled, care for someone who is, are a patient in a Veterans Health Administration hospital, or are in jail for something other than a felony conviction.

Apply online through the state's ballot request page, or use the forms on the county's absentee voting page.

• Apply by mail or online: the Board has to receive your application by Saturday, October 24.

• Apply in person at the Board of Elections: through Monday, November 2.

• Send it back: mail it with a postmark no later than Tuesday, November 3 (it has to arrive by November 10), or drop it in the ballot drop box at any early voting site or polling place in the county by 9 pm on Election Day.

Once you ask for a mail ballot, you can't vote on a machine at the polls. You can still vote in person on an affidavit ballot, which counts only if your mail ballot didn't arrive.

On Election Day

Polls are open 6 am to 9 pm on Tuesday, November 3. Vote at your assigned polling place, which may not be the same as your early voting site: find it with the county's polling place lookup. When you check in, you give your name and address and sign.

Accessibility

• Polling places are inspected for accessibility, and you can mark your ballot on an accessible ballot marking device during early voting or on Election Day.

• You can bring a friend or relative to help you vote, or ask an election inspector.

• If a print disability makes a paper ballot hard to use, you can apply for an accessible ballot; the county's absentee voting page links the application.

• Every early voting site has a Spanish interpreter. ASL interpreters are at the Monroe County Office Building, the Brighton Farmers Market and the Henrietta Public Library. The county has more on interpreters and language access.

Where to get help

The Monroe County Board of Elections answers questions about registration, ballots and polling places:

• Phone: (585) 753-1550 (TTY: (585) 753-1544)

• Email: MCBOE@monroecounty.gov

• In person: 435 Smith Street, Rochester, weekdays 9 am to 5 pm

• Online: monroecounty.gov/elections

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