Early voting began Saturday across New York State, offering voters nine days to cast their ballots prior to Election Day.
The NYC Board of Elections released Saturday's early voting total check-in:
***Day 1 Early Voting Total Check-In***
— NYCBoardOfElections (@BOENYC) October 25, 2020
Manhattan 19,877
Bronx 14,928
Queens 19,223
Brooklyn 29,411
Richmond 10,391
TOTAL 93,830
Dozens lined up in Brooklyn ready to cast their ballots an hour before polling places were open.
Dozens lined up in Brooklyn ready to cast their ballots an hour before early voting begins in New York. pic.twitter.com/J3geqVT9XN
— Marcus Solis (@MarcusSolis7) October 24, 2020
One line in Clinton Hill wrapped completely around a city block.
Line of voters wraps completely around one city block in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn as #EarlyVoting begins in New York. pic.twitter.com/ZWQCjAl2k8
— Marcus Solis (@MarcusSolis7) October 24, 2020
In Downtown Brooklyn, early voting lines kept going down the block and then started to loop around.
Early Voting lines Downtown Brooklyn, the line kepted going for another block at the end of the video and then starts loop around. #NYC #EarlyVoting #VoteEarly @ny1 @NBCNewYork @CBSNewYork @ABC7NY @PIX11News @News12BK pic.twitter.com/Ol6CBoM45k
— Habichuela Con Dulce (@HabichuelaDulce) October 24, 2020
At the Brooklyn Museum, the line wrapped around the parking lot and down the block.
Brooklyn Museum. The line has wrapped around the parking lot and down the block. pic.twitter.com/AoDhNpZXDD
— iwillvote.com (@ShaunRas31) October 24, 2020
Time-lapse video showed how long the lines were outside of Barclays Center.
Madison Square Garden also drew a large crowd on the first day of early voting.
Early voting NYC. #votenyc #BidenHarris2020 #msg #vote pic.twitter.com/f6lOjT1IxC
— Sean Paul Campbell (@SPC2ME) October 24, 2020
New York City councilman Brad Lander expressed his emotions on Twitter after seeing many residents outside a polling site in Queens.
One full hour before the #EarlyVoting polls open, this is the line outside the Jackson Heights Library pollsite!!! Almost made me cry. Together, we are going to save our democracy. https://t.co/vvB29LBTGC pic.twitter.com/t3btx6obZ5
— Brad Lander (@bradlander) October 24, 2020
Sen. Mike Gianaris was amazed at the voter turnout in Astoria.
Holy crap look at the turnout in Astoria for the first day of Early Voting! Let’s get this! #Vote pic.twitter.com/lRLHDiziGn
— Sen. Mike Gianaris (@SenGianaris) October 24, 2020
One voter said he had never seen a line so long at Queensborough Hall in Jamaica.
Long line on the first day of #EarlyVoting at Queensborough Hall #nycvotes Never seen it this long @ABC7NY @NBCNewYork @CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/MlwGqkd9HL
— Roger Batson (@rdbatson) October 24, 2020
And on Long Island, voters waited in a line that wrapped around the building at a site in Plainview.
Line outside the Plainview #EarlyVoting site is wrapping around the building pic.twitter.com/eYee1bOA9b
— Its A Me Mario (@marioferone) October 24, 2020
Tens of millions of people have already voted in the contentious election between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.
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New York's early voting period runs until Sunday, November 1, ahead of the November 3 general election.
There will be no early voting on Monday, November 2.
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Voting rights advocates hope more New Yorkers will choose to vote early in a year when overall turnout is projected to top two-thirds of 12 million registered voters.
"If we assume this will be a high interest, high turnout election, moving as many people off Election Day to participate earlier in the program is a better outcome for everyone involved," said Jarret Berg, an attorney and a co-founder of the nonprofit Vote Early New York. "People can avoid lines entirely, they can avoid any uncertainties with the mail. So we've basically rebranded voting on Election Day as the last voting option instead of the first and only opportunity."
Voters must vote at their assigned Early Voting Site.
CLICK HERE to find your polling place, and CLICK HERE to browse by county for times and places where you can vote early.
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