Early voting for the November 3 General Election starts tomorrow — Saturday, October 24 — and runs for nine days through Sunday, November 1. Every registered voter in Westchester County can vote early, in person, at any of the county’s 25 early voting centers. You are not locked into your neighborhood site — if a location near your job, your church, or your child’s school is easier, use it.
Vote early, and you skip the Election Day lines entirely. If you vote during early voting, you do not vote again on Election Day.
Early Voting Days and Hours
All 25 centers follow the same schedule:
- Saturday, October 24: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Sunday, October 25: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Monday, October 26: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Tuesday, October 27: 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
- Wednesday, October 28: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Thursday, October 29: 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
- Friday, October 30: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Saturday, October 31: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Sunday, November 1: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
If you are in line when a center closes, stay in line — you will be allowed to vote.
All 25 Westchester Early Voting Locations
Yonkers
- Grinton I. Will Library, 1500 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710
- Nodine Hill Community Center, 140 Fillmore Street, Yonkers, NY 10701
- Riverfront Library, One Larkin Center, Yonkers, NY 10701
Mount Vernon
- Doles Center, 250 S. 6th Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10550
- Mount Vernon City Hall, 1 Roosevelt Square, Mount Vernon, NY 10550
New Rochelle
- New Rochelle City Hall Annex, 90 Beaufort Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801
- New Rochelle United Methodist Church, 1200 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10804
White Plains / Greenburgh
- Greenburgh Town Hall, 177 Hillside Avenue, White Plains, NY 10607
- White Plains Public Library, 100 Martine Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601
Central and Sound Shore
- Eastchester Public Library, 11 Oakridge Place, Eastchester, NY 10709
- St. Gregory The Great Church, 215 Halstead Avenue, Harrison, NY 10528
- Mamaroneck Town Center, 740 W. Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, NY 10543
- Rye Brook Firehouse, 940 King Street, Rye Brook, NY 10573
- Resurrection Early Childhood Education Center, 88 Milton Road, Rye, NY 10580
Northern Westchester
- Croton Municipal Building, 1 Van Wyck Street, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520
- Hastings-on-Hudson Public Library, 7 Maple Avenue, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
- Mt. Kisco Public Library, 100 E. Main Street, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549
- Mt. Pleasant Community Center, 125 Lozza Drive, Valhalla, NY 10595
- St. Ann’s School, 16 Elizabeth Street, Ossining, NY 10562 (note: St. Ann’s replaces the Joseph G. Caputo Community Center this year)
- Peekskill Lincoln Depot Museum, 10 S. Water Street, Peekskill, NY 10566
- Peekskill Neighborhood Center, 4 Nelson Avenue, Peekskill, NY 10566
- Pound Ridge Town House, 179 Westchester Avenue, Pound Ridge, NY 10576
- Somers Town House, 335 Route 202, Somers, NY 10589
- Jefferson Village Annex, 3500 Hill Boulevard, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
- Yorktown Cultural Center, 1974 Commerce Street, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
Not Registered Yet? Saturday Is Your Last Chance — and It’s “Golden Day”
Saturday, October 24 is the last day to register to vote in the November 3 General Election. Registration applications — by mail or online — must be received by the Board of Elections no later than October 24. (If you plan to register through the DMV website, that must be completed by Friday, October 23.)
October 24 is also New York’s “Golden Day”: you can register and vote on the same day. Go to any early voting center, register, and cast an affidavit ballot on the spot. Don’t let a missed deadline silence you — Golden Day exists for exactly this situation.
Not sure if you’re registered, or whether your registration is current? Check your status at voterlookup.elections.ny.gov — you can also see your sample ballot and find your Election Day polling place there.
Voting by Mail: Early Mail and Absentee Ballots
You now have two ways to vote by mail in New York:
- Early Mail Ballot — ANY registered voter can request one. No excuse needed.
- Absentee Ballot — for voters who will be out of the county on Election Day, are ill or disabled, are a caregiver for someone who is ill or disabled, are a patient in a Veterans hospital, or are detained in jail awaiting grand jury action or serving time for an offense other than a felony.
The deadlines that matter:
- Saturday, October 24 — Last day the Board of Elections can receive your mail ballot application (by mail, online portal, email, or fax). If you haven’t applied yet, apply online today at the State Board of Elections ballot request portal (elections.ny.gov) or go in person.
- Monday, November 2 — Last day to apply in person at the Westchester County Board of Elections.
- Tuesday, November 3 (Election Day) — Last day to postmark your ballot, and last day to hand-deliver it (by 9 p.m.) to the Board of Elections, any early voting center, or any Election Day poll site in Westchester.
- Tuesday, November 10 — Mailed ballots postmarked by Election Day must be received by this date to count.
How to return your ballot: Mail it in the prepaid return envelope (get it postmarked — don’t just drop it in a box on Election Day and assume; ask the post office for a postmark), or hand-deliver it to the Board of Elections office, any early voting center during early voting hours, or any poll site on Election Day by 9 p.m.
One critical warning: If you were issued a mail ballot and then show up to vote in person, you will not be able to vote on the machine. You can hand in your completed mail ballot, or vote by affidavit ballot — which is only counted after officials confirm your mail ballot was never received. Plan on one path and finish it.
Board of Elections extended vote-by-mail hours — The Board has moved to 445 Hamilton Avenue, 8th Floor, White Plains, NY 10601. The Vote By Mail department will be open late for applications and ballot drop-off: Saturday, October 24, 9 a.m.–6 p.m.; Tuesday, October 27 until 8 p.m.; Thursday, October 29 until 8 p.m.; and Saturday, October 31, 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Election Day: Tuesday, November 3
Polls are open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Unlike early voting, on Election Day you must vote at your assigned polling place — the one for your address. Find yours at voterlookup.elections.ny.gov or the Board of Elections website. If you’re in line by 9 p.m., you can vote.
What’s on the Ballot
Governor and Lieutenant Governor. State Comptroller. State Attorney General. Your Representative in Congress. State Senator. Member of Assembly. Every seat in the Westchester County Legislature. State Supreme Court Justices for the 9th Judicial District. County Court Judge. Plus local offices and ballot propositions that vary by where you live.
Black Westchester has already done the homework on the races themselves — every candidate, every district — in our Complete 2026 Westchester Ballot Guide on BlackWestchester.com (“Know Before You Go”). Read it before you go, and pull up your own sample ballot at voterlookup.elections.ny.gov so there are no surprises in the booth.
Know Before You Go — Quick Facts
- Check your registration now at voterlookup.elections.ny.gov. Problems are fixable today; they’re a crisis on Election Day.
- First time voting after registering by mail? You may be asked for identification at the polls — a driver’s license, non-driver ID, or a current utility bill, bank statement, or government document with your name and address will do.
- Moved recently? You can still vote. Go to the polling place for your new address and ask for an affidavit ballot.
- Have a felony conviction? In New York, if you are not currently incarcerated for that conviction, you can register and vote — including if you are on parole or probation. Your rights are restored; use them.
- Need help in the booth? Every site has accessible voting equipment, and you may bring someone to assist you. Ask any election inspector — that’s what they’re there for.
- Questions or problems? Westchester County Board of Elections, 445 Hamilton Avenue, 8th Floor, White Plains, NY 10601 — (914) 995-5700. New York State Board of Elections voter hotline and the state Attorney General’s Election Protection Hotline are also available through Election Day.
Early voting results will be reported after 9 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3.
Nine days. Twenty-five locations. No excuses. Make your plan today — and make sure your family, your block, and your church have one too.
— Black Westchester
