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Where to Vote Early Here

Thu, 10/23/2025 - 11:57
Durell Godfrey

Early voting begins on Saturday in Suffolk County, and those registered to vote in the general election here can cast ballots at any early voting location in the county. On the South Fork, the spots to do so are Windmill Village at 219 Accabonac Road in East Hampton and the gymnasium on the Stony Brook Southampton campus at 70 Tuckahoe Road.

All locations will be open through Nov. 2: Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., and next Thursday and Friday, Oct. 31, from noon to 8 p.m.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4, when regular polling places will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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