Are you ready to vote? VOTE411 Has Your Election Info!

By David Harker, October 31, 2022

Find what you need to know about the November 8, 2022 General Election

VOTE411 is a national, non-partisan election resource that provides a “one-stop shop” for all the information you need to register and cast your ballot, including when, where, and how to vote, in-person or with an absentee ballot. Voters can simply enter their home address to learn which elections are being held within their specific districts. Information on each candidate, including their background, and responses to questions on their priorities and issues of concern to voters, are also available.

The outcome of the General Election will have a strong impact on the future of our communities.  VOTE411 will help you become informed and plan your votes for the many races that will be on your ballots!  

Residents of Tompkins County will be voting on the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General and Comptroller for New York State.  Races are also being held for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, as well as the New York State Senate and Assembly. A State Proposition: Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022 will also be on the ballot.

Tompkins County elections include Sheriff and County Clerk. Voters in the towns of Groton, Lansing and Dryden will be voting for Town Justices. There are also elections for the Highway Superintendent in the town of Lansing and for the Councilperson in the town of Ulysses.

Residents in the city of Ithaca will be voting for Mayor, and for a City Proposition: Shall a local law be approved that would amend the Ithaca City Charter and the City of Ithaca Municipal Code to create a position of City Manager. There is also a race for Alderperson in the Fourth Ward.

Early voting begins Saturday, October 29th.  

Launched as a national, state and county community service in 2006, VOTE411 is supported by the League of Women Voters’ Education Fund.

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