Early voting in the 2023 general election starts Saturday, Oct. 28 and continues through Nov. 5

Early voting starts Saturday at 27 locations around Suffolk County, including locally in Riverhead at American Legion Post 273 at 89 Hubbard Avenue, Riverhead.

Early voting will run from Saturday to next Sunday, Nov. 5, according to the Suffolk County Board of Elections. The schedule gives voters the opportunity to cast their ballot before election day on Nov. 7.

The schedule for early voting is as follows:
Saturday, Oct. 28 10:00am – 6:00pm
Sunday, Oct. 29 10:00am – 6:00pm
Monday, Oct. 30 10:00am – 6:00p
Tuesday, Oct. 31 7:00am – 3:00pm
Wednesday, Nov. 1 7:00am – 3:00pm
Thursday, Nov. 2 12:00pm – 8:00pm
Friday, Nov. 3 12:00pm – 8:00pm
Saturday, Nov. 4 10:00am – 6:00pm
Sunday, Nov. 5 10:00am – 6:00pm

Riverhead residents will choose a new town supervisor, two new town council members and a new town clerk during this year’s general election. The elected positions of tax receiver, town justice and two town assessors are also on the ballot this year, but all four of those positions are uncontested.

Residents will also choose a new Suffolk County executive and a new Suffolk County legislator for the First Legislative District. Four elected district court justices are also on the ballot and are running uncontested.

Two proposals are also on the ballot, both related to amendments to the New York State constitution. Proposal one authorizes an amendment to remove a special constitutional debt limitation for small city school districts. Proposal two extends for 10 years the authority of counties, cities, towns, and villages to remove from their constitutional debt limits debt for the construction of sewage facilities.

Other early voting locations in Suffolk

In addition to the American Legion Post in Riverhead, Suffolk residents can vote at 26 other locations around the county:

• Wyandanch Public Library- 14 South 20th St., Wyandanch, NY 11798
• North Amityville Fire Department, 601 Broadway, Amityville, NY 11701
• Babylon Town Hall Annex – 281 Phelps Lane, North Babylon, NY 11703
• Rose Caracappa Senior Center – 739 NY-25A, Mount Sinai, NY 11766
• Henrietta Acampora Center – 39 Montauk Highway, Blue Point, NY 11715
• South Country Ambulance- 420 Station Road, Bellport, NY 11713
• Robert E Reid Senior Center – Defense Hill Road, Route 25A, Shoreham, NY 11786
• Brookhaven Town Hall – 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738
• Mastic Ambulance Company- 1630 Montauk Highway, Mastic NY 11950
• Manorville Fire Department, 16 Silas Carter Road, Manorville NY 11949
• Board of Elections, 700 Yaphank Ave., Yaphank, NY 11980
• Windmill Village – 219 Accabonac Road, East Hampton, NY 11937
• West Islip Senior Center – 90 Higbie Lane, West Islip, NY 11795
• Greenbelt Recreation Center – 281 Patchogue-Holbrook Road, Holtsville, NY 11742
• Knights of Columbus – 96 2nd Avenue, Brentwood, NY 11717
• Islip Town Hall Annex – 401 Main Street, Islip, NY 11751
• Old Junior High School – 151 Greeley Ave., Sayville, NY 11782
• Greenlawn Fire Department – 23 Boulevard Ave., Greenlawn, NY 11721
• Huntington Public Library Station Branch – 1335 New York Avenue, Huntington Station, NY 11746
• Dix Hills Fire Department – 115 East Deer Park Road, Dix Hills, NY 11746
• Shelter Island Youth Recreation Center- 1 Bateman Road, Shelter Island, NY 11964 
• Nesconset Elementary School -54 Brown’s Road, Nesconset, NY 11767
• Kings Park High School – 200 East Main Street, Kings Park, NY 11754
• Stony Brook University Southampton Campus (Student Activity Center) – 39 Tuckahoe Road, Southampton, NY 11968
• Southold Town Recreation Center, 970 Peconic Lane, Peconic NY 11958
• St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 40 Main Street, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978

Voting on Election Day, Nov. 7, will take place from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Voters must report to their regular polling place locations to vote on Election Day.

Check your registration, find your regular polling place or track your absentee ballot here.

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