More than 703,000 people voted in New York State during the first three days of early voting ahead of the midterm elections. According to unofficial data from the New York State Board of Elections released Tuesday, the number of early voters rose 90.2% from the same period before the 2022 gubernatorial election.
County boards of elections reported a combined 703,055 voters, 333,479 more than in the first three days of early voting in 2022. The current total is already nearly 60% of the number of people who voted early during all nine days of early voting four years ago. In addition, each of the 62 counties surpassed its total from the first three days of the previous gubernatorial election.
The increase was larger outside New York City, where the number of voters grew by 97.7%, from 241,820 to 478,161. In the city’s five boroughs, it rose by 76.0%, from 127,756 to 224,894. Herkimer and Essex counties surpassed their totals from the entire nine-day early voting period in 2022 after just three days. The largest percentage increase was recorded in Washington County, up 238.3%, from 554 to 1,874 voters.
Early voting will continue through Sunday, Nov. 1. Polling places will be closed Monday, Nov. 2, and Election Day is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 3. On that day, New York residents will be able to vote from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time.
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