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Voting in 2020 Has A Deeper Meaning For One CNY Man Voting for New York State Primary

In-person voting for New York State Primary was today.

By Gabrielle Riles

Michele Sardo: “We sent out one hundred fifty-five thousand plus applications right at the beginning when the government did his executive order. We have received back over thirty-two thousand.”

Gabrielle Riles: VOTING SITES MAY LOOK DIFFERENTLY THAN IT DID IN PREVIOUS YEARS TODAY AND THAT’S BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL CO-VID FRIENDLY.

Sardo: “We had to make sure that there were marks on the floor, six feet distances. We had to make sure sanitary wipes were there. We had to make sure all the spray was there.”

Riles: SARDO SAYS THERE ARE ONLY TWO TO THREE WORKERS AT EACH SITE. WHEN VOTERS ARRIVE THEY CAN EXPECT TO BE GREETED BY A POLL INSPECTOR THAT WILL MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS ENOUGH ROOM FOR THEM TO COME IN AND VOTE.

Sardo: “Just know we are doing everything we can to protect you. There are masks and gloves available if you don’t have any with you and the polling inspectors will sanitize after every voter.”

Riles: ONE VOTER SAYS HE DID NOT HAVE ANY WORRIES ABOUT THE SAFETY OF VOTING IN-PERSON, THAT’S WHY HE DIDN’T FEEL THE NEED TO SUBMIT A ABSENTEE BALLOT.

Mijah Young “It’s been a Lil over three months now…we all know the rules and regulations when it comes to corona so don’t let that be an excuse not to come out and vote.”

Riles: YOUNG SAYS HE WAS THE ONLY PERSON BESIDES STAFF IN THE BUILDING WHEN HE VOTED.

Young: “Everything was clean, the staff was very professional … they thanked me when I left and I really appreciated that.”

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — Tuesday is voting day for the New York State Primary. Central New Yorkers are following the race for the 22nd and the 24th Congressional District seats, and the 126th Assembly District.

The polls were not as busy this year due to the coronavirus. Earlier this year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that New York residents had the option of voting through absentee ballots until June 23.

Mijah Young, a voter in Onondaga County, said that although he received an absentee ballot by mail, he felt the need to vote in-person.

“With everything that’s going on in America right now, it’s definitely for people to come out to vote…especially minorities … especially black people,” Young said.

This is Young’s second time voting and he says that when he was younger he didn’t think that voting was important.

“It took me a few years to get it in my mind the thought that how important it was to vote but once I got of age and mature I thought this something I need to do as an African American male,” Young said.

With the recent protests surrounding the death of George Floyd, Young believes that all people of color should go to the polls and exercise their right to vote.

“Anytime you come out and vote you should have it on your heart that you are making a change … having things to be the way you need them to be and it’s not going to happen unless you vote,” Young said.

All polls will be open until 9:00 p.m. and all absentee ballots must be postmarked with today’s date in order to be counted.

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