News: Long Island Primaries Begin
(Long Island, N.Y.) Long Islanders headed to the polls Tuesday to vote on the candidates who will appear on the ballot in November’s general election. The results will decide which candidates will be on the ballot for the Nassau County and Suffolk County legislature. The polls will also decide positions for many town judges and were open until nine that evening.
Sources also stated that there will be additional primaries to determine who will run on the Republican and Conservative lines in the fifth, sixteenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth districts in Nassau County. The eighteenth district is the only district that does not have any candidates seeking reelection. Voters who wish to participate can find their local voting areas by logging on to the board of elections websites for both Nassau County and Suffolk County.
Many members of the town council will be determined by primaries in Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southold, and Smithtown. Reports stated that two lawmakers are being challenged by new candidates for their positions on the Conservative Party line. Voters from across Long Island will know the major-party candidates for the town and county offices as soon as the voting ends.
Sources claimed that the voter turnout was excessively low for some of the elections. This has caused some races for county and town positions to become extremely close. Reports stated that 572 of 598 districts had been unofficially accounted for in Suffolk County as of late Tuesday night.
Sources stated that in last year’s elections one of the ballot machines had technical issues, causing residents to rely on more obsolete methods of voting. According to reports, Long Islanders wishing to cast a vote had to resort to paper ballots. Other sources also cited that the voter booths were located too far from the walls, making some complain of the apparent lack of privacy.
There have been no reports of issues in this year’s elections. The general election will be held on November 1st, during which all residents are urged to get to their perspective voting stations.
