Voters have options to make their choice count in 2020 elections
COVID-19 has kept us from doing a lot of things this year, but exercising our right to vote is something no virus can take away.
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Oct 13, 2020, 11:08 PM
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Updated 1,382 days ago
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COVID-19
has kept us from doing a lot of things this year, but exercising our right to
vote is something no virus can take away.
But
before you go marching to your local polling place, or digging for stamps,
you'll need to make sure you're registered.
Depending
on where you live, deadlines may have already passed. New York’s final day to
register was Oct. 9. Today is the final day in New Jersey. Those living in
Connecticut have until Oct. 27 to register.
If
you've voted before and haven't changed your address, you are all set to vote.
In-person
voting
This
means you can go to your local polling place, show your ID and cast your
ballot.
In New
Jersey, however, you’ll have to cast a paper provisional ballot if you
choose to vote in person. And that vote will only be counted after it's
confirmed you didn’t also vote by mail.
Mail-in
ballots
In
some states, such as New Jersey, a ballot will automatically be sent to your
home.
Once
completed, it can be dropped in a United States Postal Service mailbox
or dropped off at polling place on Election Day.
Connecticut
sent out absentee ballots to registered voters.
The
absentee ballot is an option usually reserved for those who are sick
or away from home on Election Day.
This
year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill to allow voters to request one, due to
COVID-19 concerns.
