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Early voting starts Saturday for presidential primary and continues for a week

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 21 March 2024 at 4:25 pm

Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden are the front-runners for the Republican and Democratic nominations, respectively.

Early voting starts on Saturday for the presidential primary for both the Democratic and Republican parties and continues each day until March 30. The presidential primary will be April 2.

President Joe Biden, the Democratic incumbent, and former President Donald Trump, the Republican challenger, already have gained enough delegates to secure their parties’ nominations.

The ballots in the primary in New York State will include Biden and Trump, as well as other names who ended their campaigns after the state’s filing deadlines.

For the Democratic Party, besides Biden the ballot will include Marianne Williamson and Dean Phillips.

For the Republican Party, in addition to Trump, the ballot will include Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie and Nikki Haley.

Early voting will be at one spot in Orleans County – The Board of Elections Office at 14016 State Route 31, Albion NY 14411.

Early voting dates and hours:

  • March 23 (Saturday) – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • March 24 (Sunday) – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • March 25 (Monday) – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • March 26 (Tuesday) – 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • March 27 (Wednesday) – 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • March 28 (Thursday) – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • March 29 (Friday) – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • March 30 (Saturday) – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Democratic primary also four delegates from the 24th Congressional District for the National Convention: Dia Carabajal, Daniel Farfaglia, Lorie Longhany and John Hurley.

The 24th District in Orleans includes Albion, Barre, Clarendon districts 2 and 3, Ridgeway and Shelby.

In the 25th District, there are seven candidates to be delegates for the National Convention. Voters will elect four from the seven. Those candidates include Shelly Clements, Anthony Plonczynski-Figueroa, Yversha Roman, Jamie Romeo, Adam Bello, Samra Brouk and Stephen Gregory Devay.

The 25th District in Orleans includes Carlton, Clarendon district 1, Gaines, Kendall, Murray and Yates.