Election Day 2012

November 6th, 2012

Vision Long Island encourages all registered voters to get out and vote! We recognize that the effects of Hurricane Sandy has made this process mroe difficult than in past years. We are hearing some confusion on where to vote and are trying to provide information on local polling places.

Where to Vote

If this is the first time that you have ever voted, have recently moved, or are just simply not sure of your local polling location then please use the NY State voter resource page, located here, to find out this important information. It will also list which officials, candidates and ballot initiatives you are likely to see.

Due to the recent storm several polling locations have moved. Below is a list of the locations we have determined to have changed (please note that some new polling locations will be absorbing voters from multiple locations):

In the event that sites are hard to find please call your local library reference desk for information about voting locations.

NASSAU COUNTY:

EAST ROCKAWAY AREA

FORMER: Centre Ave. School, Charles Formont Senior Center, Rhame Ave. School
New: St. Raymond’s School cafeteria, 263 Atlantic Ave., East Rockaway

FRANKLIN SQUARE

FORMER: Willow Rd. School
New: North High School, 750 Herman Ave.

ISLAND PARK AREA

FORMER: Conference Center (old library bldg.), Island Park Village Hall, Lincoln Oren Middle School
New: Sacred Heart Parish Hall, 301 Long Beach Rd., Island Park.

LONG BEACH AREA

FORMER: West School, Long Beach Housing Authority, Long Beach City Hall, and Lindell School
New: Lindell School, 601 Lindell Blvd., Long Beach

FORMER: Temple Emanuel and East Elementary School
New: East Elementary School, 456 Neptune Blvd., Long Beach

FORMER: Lido Beach Middle School, Point Lookout's "Old Firehouse"
New: Bishop Molloy Recreational Center, 15 Parkside Dr., Point Lookout

MASSAPEQUA

FORMER: Raymond J. Lockhart School
New: Ames School, 198 Baltimore Ave.

NEW HYDE PARK AREA

FORMER: Marcus G. Christ Comm. Center
New: New Hyde Park Rd School, 300 New Hyde Park Rd.

OCEANSIDE AREA

FORMER: Boardman School #9, Public School #4
New: Oceanside High School, 3160 Skillman Ave.

FORMER: Columbia Eng. Co. # 1, Oceanside Public School #2, Public School #8
New: Public School #6, 145 Merle Ave.

FORMER: Mill River Gardens
New: 1st Methodist Church, 2915 Davison St.

FORMER: Oceanside Fire Distr. Bldg.
New: Public School #5 gym, 2440 Oceanside Road N.

PLAINVIEW AREA

FORMER: Mattlin Jr. High, Jamaica Ave. School
New: Mid-Island JCC, 45 Manetto Hill Rd., Plainview

FORMER: Fern Place School
New: Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School Aux. gym, 121 Central Park Rd, Plainview

FORMER: Plainview Parkway School
New: Plainview Water Distr., 10 Manetto Hill Rd., Plainview

SEAFORD

FORMER: Seaman Neck School
New: St. James Church, 80 Hicksville Rd., Seaford.

WESTBURY

FORMER: Drexel Ave. School; St. Brigid’s School.
New: Westbury Water Dist. Garage, 160 Drexel Ave.

WOODBURY

FORMER: Walt Whitman Elementary
New: Town of Oyster Bay Public Works, 150 Miller Place, Syosset.

SUFFOLK COUNTY

Town of BABYLON

FORMER: Oak Beach Community Center, 4226 Oak Beach Rd., Oak Beach
New: Paul J. Bellew School, 25 Higbie Lane, West Islip

FORMER: Deer Park Senior High School, 1 Falcon Place, Deer Park
New: John F. Kennedy School, 101 Lake Ave., Deer Park

FORMER: May Moore Elementary School, 239 Central Ave., Deer Park
New: John F. Kennedy School, 101 Lake Ave., Deer Park

FORMER: Harding Ave. Elementary.
New: Edward Bower Elementary, 315 W. Montauk Hwy, Lindenhurst

Town of BROOKHAVEN

FORMER: Ocean Bay Park Firehouse, Bay Walk, Ocean Bay Park
New: Knights of Columbus, 38 West First St., Patchogue

[NOTE: Those who voted at Belle Terre Village Hall will once again cast ballots there; officials had previously planned on moving this polling place]

Town of HUNTINGTON

FORMER: Asharoken Village Hall, 1 Asharoken Ave., Northport
New: Eaton's Neck Firehouse, 55 Eaton's Neck Rd., Eaton's Neck

Town of ISLIP

FORMER: Ocean Beach Boat House, 625 Bayberry Walk, Ocean Beach
New: Bay Shore Middle School, 393 Brook Ave., Bay Shore

Town of SMITHTOWN

FORMER: Parkview Elementary, Roundtree Dr., Smithtown
New: Kings Park High School, 200 Route 25A, Kings Park

FORMER: Forest Brook Elementary School, 299 Lilac Lane, Smithtown
New: Hauppauge Middle School, 600 Townline Rd., Hauppauge

Election Updates

Yesterday Governor Cuomo signed NYS Executive Order 62, effectively suspending certain election laws in order to allow those who were affected by Hurricane Sandy to continue to cast their ballots. The order states that voters will be allowed to cast ballots at any statewide polling loction via provisional ballot. The provisional ballot would then be returned to the voter's original voting precinct in order to be authenticated before being added to the final totals.

It is important to note that those who participate in this form of provisional balloting will only be able to vote in the Presidential and US Senate races.

The full text of the Executive Order is listed below:

Temporary Suspension of Provisions Relating to the Election Law

WHEREAS, on October 26, 2012, I issued Executive Order Number 47, declaring a disaster emergency in all 62 counties in the State of New York; and

WHEREAS, New York State is firmly committed to holding a fair and accessible general election and maximizing voter participation in this election; and

WHEREAS, Hurricane Sandy has struck a deadly blow, destroying lives, countless houses and businesses, displacing thousands of New Yorkers from their homes, disrupting transportation, the flow of commerce and daily life and complicating even the simplest and most routine acts of living; and

WHEREAS, New Yorkers who are victims of Hurricane Sandy should not lose their right to vote; and

WHEREAS, it is incumbent upon the State not to let this devastation undermine our democracy, and to actively facilitate the exercise of the fundamental, constitutional right to vote of registered voters who reside in the federally declared counties who have been impacted and displaced by Hurricane Sandy;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ANDREW M. CUOMO, Governor of the State of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 29-a of Article 2-B of the Executive Law to temporarily suspend and otherwise alter or modify specific provisions of any statute, local law, ordinance, orders, rules or regulations, or parts thereof, of any agency during a State disaster emergency, if compliance with such provisions would prevent, hinder or delay action necessary to cope with the disaster, hereby temporarily suspend and otherwise alter or modify, for the period from the date of this Executive Order until further notice, the following:

Section 8-302 of the Election Law is temporarily suspended and otherwise altered and modified so that a voter seeking to vote by affidavit ballot need not affirm that such voter is duly registered in the election district in which such voter seeks to cast an affidavit ballot if such voter is registered to vote within one of the federally declared counties or New York City.

Section 9-209 of the Election Law is temporarily suspended and otherwise modified so that every board of elections in the State shall transmit the affidavit or provisional ballot of any voter who resides in one of the federally declared counties to the board of elections wherein such voter is registered to vote to be canvassed with other affidavit and absentee ballots for the election district wherein the voter resides.

Subparagraph (iii) of Paragraph (a) of Subdivision 2 of Section 9-209 of the Election Law is temporarily suspended and otherwise altered and modified so that the board of elections for the county in which such voter resides shall cast and canvass such ballot, if it determines that such voter was entitled to vote regardless of the fact that the voter may have appeared in the incorrect polling place, provided that such vote shall not be cast and canvassed for such contests for which the person was not entitled to vote at such election.

FURTHER, the State Board of Elections shall promptly instruct county boards of elections on the proper implementation of this Executive Order including requiring such boards:

1. to instruct poll workers to provide affidavit ballots and guidance to voters; and
2. to provide notice and guidance to voters in accordance with this Executive Order: (a) that indicates
   that voters who reside in the counties of Nassau, Rockland, Suffolk, or Westchester, or in New York City may receive and complete an affidavit ballot at any polling place in New York State; and (b) that the voter’s vote will count for the office of President and United States Senator and it will also count for any other candidate for office and district as well as any ballot initiative that appears on the official ballot in the voter’s home district.

Notice of this Executive Order and its contents shall be provided by the State Board of Elections on its website and by boards of elections, at a minimum, at every poll site and on any website maintained by such boards.

Stay Safe and have a good Election Day!