In-person Early Voting is available to all voters in New York State. Each year voting patterns are evaluated and adjustments made in locations and hours to further accommodate voters.
In Monroe County, voters can choose to vote at any site in the county. Voters could choose to vote at an Early Voting center near their workplace or school instead of near their home. Each site is flexible enough to accommodate larger or smaller numbers of voters as needed during the nine-day period of Early Voting.
The use of Electronic Poll Books (E-Poll Books) will continue. E-Poll Books make certain voters only vote once and cannot go to another center and cast a ballot or go to a district site on Election Day. The E-Poll Books communicate via a secure network connection and only transmit non-personal information to update files. Based on where a voter lives, the E-Poll Books make certain voters are given the correct ballot for the district in which they are registered and reside. Voters complete and scan their ballots utilizing the scanners used on Election Day. Ballot marking devices are available at all sites for voters who require assistance marking their ballot, along with a well-trained staff.
The Legislation passed to implement Early Voting and provide for the use of E-Poll Books has several voter protections attached to it. The New York State Board of Election’s detailed regulations build on those protections to make certain that New York’s elections remain secure and ensure that every vote is counted.
None of the votes cast at an Early Voting center are counted until Election Day. Standards for protecting ballots and memory cards are extensive. A daily audit of each Early Voting center was required to establish and ensure that records of both blank and cast ballots matched the number of voters that used a center daily.
Affidavits (provisional ballots) available on Election Day are also available at Early Voting centers to make sure everyone can complete a ballot even if for some reason they are not in the files. Early Voting centers function much like a normal polling site on Election Day but with more staff and heightened expertise.
Monroe County Early Voting dates and times for the General Election:
•Saturday, October 24, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
•Sunday, October 25, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
•Monday, October 26, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
•Tuesday, October 27, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
•Wednesday, October 28, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
•Thursday, October 29, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
•Friday, October 30, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
•Saturday, October 31, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
•Sunday, November 1, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Monroe County Early Voting Locations will be open each date and time listed above:
•David F. Gantt Community Center
700 North Street, Rochester
•City of Rochester Recreation Bureau
2nd Floor, 57 St. Paul Street, Rochester
•Genesee Valley Field House
1316 Genesee Street, Rochester
•Edgerton Recreation Center
41 Backus Street, Rochester
•SUNY Empire State College
680 Westfall Road, Rochester
•Town of Chili Senior Center
3235 Chili Avenue, Rochester
•North Greece Road Church of Christ
1039 North Greece Road, Rochester
•Marketplace Mall (North Entrance)
1 Miracle Mile Drive, Rochester
•Irondequoit Public Library
1290 Titus Avenue, Rochester
•Harris-Whalen Park Lodge
2126 Penfield Road, Penfield
•Perinton Square Mall
6720 Pittsford Palmyra Road, Fairport
•Webster Recreation Center
1350 Chiyoda Drive, Webster.
Those wishing to take advantage of Early Voting in Orleans County may do so at the Orleans County Board of Elections Office, 14016 State Route 31, Albion, on the following dates and times:
•Saturday, October 24, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
•Sunday, October 25, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
•Monday, October 26, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
•Tuesday, October 27, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
•Wednesday, October 28, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
•Thursday, October 29, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
•Friday, October 30, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
•Saturday, October 31, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
•Sunday, November 1, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
In Genesee County, Early Voting can be done at County Building 2, 3837 West Main Street Road, Batavia, on the following dates and times:
•Saturday, October 24, 12 to 5 p.m.
•Sunday, October 25, 12 to 5 p.m.
•Monday, October 26, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
•Tuesday, October 27, 12 to 8 p.m.
•Wednesday, October 28, 12 to 8 p.m.
•Thursday, October 29, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
•Friday, October 30, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
•Saturday, October 31, 12 to 5 p.m.
•Sunday, November 1, 12 to 5 p.m.
