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Early Voting Begins Saturday

Thu, 10/22/2020 - 11:32

Early voting ahead of Election Day, Nov. 3, begins on Saturday and continues through Nov. 1. In East Hampton, it will be held at the Windmill Village housing complex at 219 Accabonac Road. 

But registered voters in Suffolk County can vote early at any such designated site in the county, regardless of where they live, the other option locally being the Stony Brook Southampton campus at 70 Tuckahoe Road in Southampton. 

Both polling places will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, from noon to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27, and Friday, Oct. 30, and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, and next Thursday, Oct. 29.

To search your regular polling place for Election Day voting click here

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