Election 2020: White Plains Voter Guide
WHITE PLAINS, NY — Voters in White Plain will head to the polls by Tuesday, Nov. 3, for the 2020 general election.
In addition to the presidential and congressional races, there are several key races at the state and local level. Voting will be different this year thanks early voting and rules approved to expand mail-in voting in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
You can check your voting status on the Secretary of State's website, where you can also find your polling place.
There are several ways residents can vote:
Mail-In Voting
Vote-by-mail applications must be received by the Westchester County Board of Elections by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
The ballot itself must either be personally delivered to the board of elections no later than the close of polls on Election Day, or postmarked by a governmental postal service not later than the day of the election and received no later than the seventh day after the election. All completed absentee ballots can be dropped off at any of these locations:
any early voting poll site from Saturday, Oct. 24 through Sunday, Nov. 1
any Nov. 3 Election Day poll site
BOE office at 25 Quarropas St., White Plains, NY 10601
Early Voting
Early voting starts on Oct. 24 and runs until Nov. 1.
Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020 from noon until 5 p.m.
Sunday, Oct.. 25, 2020 from noon until 5 p.m.
Monday, Oct.. 26, 2020 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct.. 27, 2020 from noon until 8p.m.
Wednesday, Oct.. 28, 2020 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Thursday, Oct.. 29, 2020 from noon until 8 p.m.
Friday, Oct.. 30, 2020 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Saturday, Oct.. 31, 2020 from noon until 5 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020 from noon until 5 p.m.
You can vote at any of the designated early voting sites throughout Westchester County.
Voting on Election Day
Polls in New York are open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Election Day. Find your polling place using the Westchester Board of Elections search function or the New York State Board of Elections poll site search.
Key Races
The following are the key races that will be on the ballot for White Plains voters:
President/Vice President
Joe Biden/Kamala Harris (Democratic Party)
Donald Trump/Mike Pence (Republican Party) - Incumbent
Congress
U.S. House District 17
Mondaire Jones (Democratic Party, Working Families Party)
Maureen McArdle Schulman (Republican Party)
Yehudis Gottesfeld (Conservative Party)
Michael Parietti (Serve America Movement Party)
Joshua Eisen (Independent)
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New York State Senate
State Senate District 37
Shelley Mayer, incumbent, Democratic Party, Working Families Party, Serve America Movement Party
Liviu Saimovici, Republican Party, Conservative Party
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New York State Assembly
State Assembly District 88
Amy Paulin, incumbent, Democratic Party
State Assembly District 93
Chris Burdick, Democratic Party, Working Families Party, Independence
John Nuculovic, Republican, Conservative
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Westchester County District Attorney
Mimi Rocah
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State Supreme Court Judge, 9th District (vote for up to four)
Richard Guertin
David Hasin
Alexandra Murphy
Robert Ondrovic
Mark Starkman
Sam Walker (incumbent)
E. Loren Williams
Westchester Family Court Judge (vote for two)
Kenneth Bunting
Nilda Morales-Horowitz (incumbent)
Michelle Schauer (incumbent)
This article originally appeared on the White Plains Patch