{"id":272970,"date":"2021-06-12T17:47:45","date_gmt":"2021-06-12T14:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-residents-start-early-primary-voting-in-mayoral-race\/"},"modified":"2021-06-12T17:47:45","modified_gmt":"2021-06-12T14:47:45","slug":"nyc-residents-start-early-primary-voting-in-mayoral-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-residents-start-early-primary-voting-in-mayoral-race\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC residents start early primary voting in mayoral race"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#NYC residents start early primary voting in mayoral race<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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New York City residents began going to the polls Saturday to vote in primary elections for the next mayor and a host of citywide and local offices, in what are some of the most hotly contested races in years.<\/p>\n

Voters not only had to sift through a crowded field of mayoral candidates \u2014 13 on the Democratic ballot and two on the Republican \u2014 but were being asked to rank their choices for the first time in a citywide election.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a challenge to rank all five; it was very easy for number one,\u201d Democratic mayoral candidate Kathryn Garcia quipped Saturday morning outside the polls at John Jay High School in Park Slope.<\/p>\n

The former sanitation commissioner arrived at the site 7:30 a.m. with her mom, son and daughter. She was among about 15 voters waiting when the doors opened at 8.<\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t been a politician,\u201d Garcia said after casting her ballot. \u201cThis is the first time I\u2019m doing this and it\u2019s very exciting to be able to be voting for real transformational change in the city of New York.\u201d<\/p>\n

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New York City mayoral candidate Kathryn Garcia said it was a challenge to rank her choices for mayor \u2014 outside of her top pick.<\/figcaption>
James Keivom for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Voter Gerri Whitsett, 86, was first in line to vote at the high school and said she wasn\u2019t enthusiastic about any of the choices, but liked Maya Wiley.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey all lie,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve been voting since 1920. And I always vote.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other candidates were forgoing voting to attend rallies. Eric Adams planned to go to a \u201cYouth for Eric\u201d event at Cadman Plaza Park in Brooklyn. Maya Wiley and Andrew Yang were set to join the Rev. Al Sharpton for a rally in Harlem.<\/p>\n

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Early voting will continue through June 20.<\/figcaption>
James Keivom for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamaal Bowman scheduled a Saturday morning rally in Astoria to push progressive candidates Jumaane Williams, who is seeking re-election as public advocate; Brad Lander, who is vying to be comptroller; and Tiffany Caban, who is running for City Council in Queens.<\/p>\n

In addition to 47 Council races around the city, all five boroughs have Democratic primaries to pick candidates for borough president and there is also a Republican primary on Staten Island in that contest.<\/p>\n

Unlike the start of early voting in November\u2019s presidential race, turnout was light Saturday morning. A Board of Elections map<\/a> showed wait times were less than 20 minutes at the 104 early voting sites<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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There are 13 mayoral candidates on the Democratic ballot and two on the Republican ballot.<\/figcaption>
James Keivom for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Early voting will continue through June 20 and then there will be a one-day break before Primary Day on June 22. The polls are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and will follow the same schedule Sunday, but will then vary by day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Both early voting ballots and those from Primary Day are expected to be tallied on June 22. Then the Board of Elections will wait until June 28 to begin opening absentee ballots. Counting is expected to continue into July and the BOE has given no firm date for when it will complete the process.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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