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Early voting in Onondaga County had record turnout that led to some long lines at polling sites… NCC News Reporter Greg Bradbury looks at what this could mean at the polls tomorrow.
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The clock is ticking — Less than 24 hours away from Election Day and the Onondaga County Board of Elections is finishing preparations right now
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Dustin Czarny
Onondaga County Elections Commissioner (D)
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Voting in Onondaga County already seeing record turnout. Over 59-thousand people voted early and nearly 52-thousand absentee ballots have already been received by the board of elections
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59,284 people voted early
51,780 absentee ballots have been received
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Right now polling locations are quiet, but come tomorrow — Czarny says you could be seeing lines wrap around the building
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It’s a presidential elections — I expect longer waits
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Polls open at 6 in the morning and in order to vote you must have a mask on in the polling site.
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Thanks Greg — now for those who won’t be able to vote in person tomorrow because of COIVD-19, time is running out… You must have someone go to the Onondaga County Board of Elections for you and get an absentee ballot
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) – Early voting in Onondaga County broke records this year. 59,284 people voted early and 51,780 absentee ballots have been received by the Onondaga County Board of Elections.
Early voting caused long lines at polling places. Onondaga County Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny says that had they opened up more polling sites early this would have increased turnout and cut down on wait times.
Some voters waited over an hour to vote early. Czarny says that voters could also see long lines at the polls on election day.
“I mean it’s a presidential election,” Czarney said. “I expect long — longer waits between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and anytime after 5 o’clock.”
The board of elections spent the day inspecting polling locations to ensure everything was ready to go for tomorrow.
Polls in Onondaga County open at 6 a.m. and will be open until 9 p.m.
