Other positions besides president will be on ballot in Orleans County for upcoming election

The presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris gets nearly all the buzz and headlines in the upcoming election, but several other positions are on the ballot.

Early voting starts Oct. 26 and continues for nine days until Nov. 3. Polls will be open throughout the county on Nov. 5.

Kamala Harris and vice presidential candidate Tim Walz are on the Democratic and Working Family lines, while Trump and vice presidential candidate JD Vance are on the Republican and Conservative lines.

Other positions on the ballot include:

Federal

• U.S. Senator (6-year term) – Kirsten Gillibrand (D-WF), Michael Sapraicone (R-C) and Diane Sare (LaRouche)
• Representative to Congress, 24th District (2-year term) – David Wagenhauser (D) and Claudia Tenney (R, C)

State

• Supreme Court Justice, 8th District (4 positions) – Henry Nowak (D, R, C, WF), Catherine Nugent-Panepinto (D, R, C, WF), Deborah Chimes (D, R, C) and Michael Norris (D, R, C)
• NYS Senate, 62nd District (2-year term) – Robert Ortt (R, C)
• NYS Assembly, 139th District (2-year term) – Stephen Hawley (R, C)

Orleans County

• County Clerk (4-year term) – Nadine Hanlon (R)
• District Attorney (4-year term) – Susan Howard (R, C)
• Coroner (4-year term for 3 positions) – Rocco Sidari (R), Scott Schmidt (R) and Julie Woodworth (R)

Carlton

• Town Clerk (1 year to fill vacancy) – Deborah Yockel (R)
• Council Member (1 year to fill vacancy) – John L. Olles (R)

The ballot also includes the state-wide proposition number one, which adds certain protections to the State Bill of Rights, covering ethnicity, national origin,

age, disability, and sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity and pregnancy. Also

covers reproductive healthcare and autonomy.

A “YES” vote puts these protections against discrimination in the New York State

Constitution.

A “NO” vote leaves these protections out of the State Constitution.