New York 2020 Voter Guide and Black Candidate Directory Our Time is Now Courtesy of Black Community Advocacy Collaborative Key New York Deadlines Election day is Nov. 3 Registration deadlines Online: Oct. 9 By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 9 In person: Oct. 9 Absentee ballot deadlines Request: Received by Oct. 27 Return by mail: Postmarked by Nov. 3 Return in person: Nov. 3 by 9:00 p.m. Early voting Oct. 24 - Nov. 1, but dates and hours may vary based on where you live Requesting Absentee Ballot Nassau County Board of Elections 240 Old Country Road - 5th Floor Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: 516 - 571 - 8683 Fax: 516 - 571 - 2058 Online: https://absenteeballot.elections.ny.gov/ Via Email: InfoBOE@nassaucountyny.gov Suffolk County Board of Elections Yaphank Avenue P. O. Box 700, Yaphank, NY 11980 Phone: 631 - 852 - 4500 Fax: 631 - 852 - 4590 Online: https://absenteeballot.elections.ny.gov/ Via Email : BOEinfo@suffolkcountyny.gov Where Can Absentee Ballots Be Dropped Off? 1. Board of Elections . Board’s staff will be available at the entrance of the building to receive and secure absentee ballots during regular business hours. 2. Polling Place . Any Early Voting or Election Day Polling Place. Early Voting Suffolk Sites for General Election of November 3, 2020 Locations Babylon Town Hall Annex 281 Phelps Lane North Babylon NY 11703 Brookhaven Town Hall 1 Independence Hill Farmingville NY 11738 Dix Hills Fire Department 115 E Deer Park Road Dix Hills NY 11746 Huntington Public Library (Station Branch) 1335 New York Avenue Huntington Station NY 11746 Islip Town Hall Annex 401 Main Street Islip NY 11751 Knights of Columbus 96 2nd Avenue Brentwood N Y 11717 Mastic Recreation Community Center 15 Herkimer Street Mastic NY 11950 Nesconset Elementary School 29 Gibbs Pond Road Nesconset NY 11767 Riverhead Senior Center 60 Shade Tree Lane Aquebogue NY 11931 Southold Senior Center 750 Pacific Street Mattituc k NY 11952 Stony Brook University Southampton Campus 70 Tuckahoe Road Southampton NY 11968 Windmill Village 219 Accabonac Road East Hampton NY 11937 Date Timings Saturday, October 24 10:00am - 3:00pm Sunday, October 25 10:00am - 3:00pm Monday, October 26 7:00am - 3:00pm Tuesday, October 27 12:00pm - 8:00pm Wednesday, October 28 8:00am - 4:00pm Thursday, October 29 8:00am - 4:00pm Friday, October 30 12:00pm - 8:00pm Saturday, October 31 10:00am - 3:00pm Sunday, November 1 10:00am - 3:00pm Early Voting Nassau Sites for General Election of November 3, 2020 Locations Elmont Public Library 700 Hempstead Tpk Floral Park Recreation Center 124 Stewart St. Freeport Freeport Recreation Center 130 E. Merrick Rd. Garden City Rec. Complex St Paul’s Field House 295 Stewart Ave. Hempstead Brierley Park 65 Dartmouth St. Hicksville Levittown Hall 201 Levittown Pkwy. Lawrence Lawrence Country Club 101 Causeway Massapequa Town Hall South 977 Hicksville Rd. North Merrick Public Library 1691 Meadowbrook Rd. Plainview Mid - Island Y JCC 45 Manetto Hill Rd. Roslyn Heights Gayle Community Center 53 Orchard St. Wantagh American Legion Post 1273 3484 Park Ave. West Hempstead West Hempstead Library 500 Hempstead Ave. Westbury Yes We Can Center - New Cassel 141 Garden St. Mineola Nassau County Board of Elections 240 Old Country Rd. Date Timings Saturday, October 24 9 :00am - 6 :00pm Sunday, October 25 10:00am - 3:00pm Monday, October 26 10 :00am - 7 :00pm Tuesday, October 27 1 0 :00pm - 8:00pm Wednesday, October 28 6 :00am - 7 :00pm Thursday, October 29 10 :00am - 7 :00pm Friday, October 30 6 :00 a m - 7 :00pm Saturday, October 31 9 :00am - 6 :00pm Sunday, November 1 10:00am - 3:00pm The Candidates Nassau Ballot Vice President Kamala Harris A former district attorney and state attorney general, she’s channeled her legal background during committee hearings in which she has grilled Trump administration officials, creating viral clips eagerly shared by the Democratic party ’s base. She is the De mocratic candidate. Political P latform : https://www.politico.com/2020 - election/candidates - views - on - the - issues/kamala - harris/ Karla Ballard Karla Ballard, the Independent party candidate for Vice President. Running alongside Brock Pierce, the pa ir are currently on the ballot in 15 states, with write - in eligibility in an additional six. Political Platform: https://theemeraldmagazine.com/ meet - karla - ballard - the - independent - candidate - for - vice - president/ Angela Nicole Walker Angela Nicole Walker is an American activist, professional driver, and labor organizer. Walker is the vice - presidential nominee of the Green Party of the United States and Socialist Party USA for the 2020 election alongside presidential nominee Howie Hawkins. Political Platform : https://howiehawkins.us/platform/ Congressional D istrict 2 Jackie Gordon (Democratic Party, Working Families Party, Independence Party) is running for elect ion to the U.S. House to represent New York's 2nd Congressional District. Political Platform: https://jackiegordonforcongress.com/issues Congressional D istrict 5 Gregory Meeks Gregory Weldon Meeks is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New York's 5th congressional district since 1998. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Political Platform: https://meeks.house.gov/issues NY Supreme Court Justice Valerie M. Cartright She is currently serving her fourth term as Councilwoman for Council District One in the Town of Brookhaven. She is a Civil Rights attorney and is running for NYS Supreme Court Justice, 10 th JD (Nassau and Suffolk Counties as the Democratic candidate. Political Platform: https://cartright2020.com/#about Derrick Robinson i s a judge on the Suffolk County District Court in New York. Prior to becoming a judge was appointed by Andrew Cuomo to the New York Office of the Attorney, as an Assistant Attorney General, where he worked out of the Nassau County Regional Office Political Position: https://babylondemocrats.com/candidate/derrick - robinson NY Assembly District 18 Taylor Darling . She is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 18th district, which includes portions of the town of Hempstead in Nassau County on Long Island. She is the Democratic candidate. Cherice Vanderhall (Republican Party, Conservative Party) is running for election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 18. Political Platform: https://projects.newsday.com/voters - guide/profile/cherice - p - vanderhall NY Assembly District 22 M ichaelle Solages (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 22. Solages assumed office on January 1, 2013. Solages' current term ends on December 31, 2020. Solages (Democratic Party, Working Families Party, Indepe ndence Party) is running for re - election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 22. Political Platform: http://www.michaellesolages.com/issues District Court Judge, District 2 Tricia Ferrell. Judge Ferrell is a judge for the District Court of Nassau County in New York. She w as appointed to the court in March 2008 and elected that November.[1] She was re - elected on November 4, 2014, for a term that expires on December 31, 2020. She is the Democratic candidate. Political Platform: https://projects.newsday.com/voters - guide/profile/tricia - m - ferrell Darlene D. Harris is a judge for the Nassau County District Court in Nassau County, New York. She was elected to the court on November 4, 2014 She is the Democratic candidate. Political Position: https://projects.newsday.com/voters - guide/profile/darlene - d - harris Suffolk Ballot Vice President Vice President Kamala Harris A former district attorney and state attorney general, she’s channeled her legal background during committe e hearings in which she has grilled Trump administration officials . She is the Democratic nominee. Political P latform : https://www.politico.com/2020 - election/candidates - views - on - the - issues/kamala - harris/ Karla Ballard. She is the Independent party candidate for Vice President. Running alongside Brock Pierce, the pair are c urrently on the ballot in 15 states, with write - in eligibility in an additional six. Political Platform: https://theemeraldmagazine.com/meet - kar la - ballard - the - independent - candidate - for - vice - president/ Angela Nicole Walker. Angela Nicole Walker is an American activist, professional driver, and labor organizer. Walker is the vice - presidential nominee of the Green Party of the United States and Socialist Party USA for the 2020 election alongside presidential nominee Howie Hawkins. Political Platform : https://howiehawkins.us/platform/ Congressional D istrict 2 Congressional D istrict 2 Jackie Gordon. (Democratic Party, Working Families Party, Independence Party) is running for elect ion to the U.S. House to represent New York's 2nd Congressional District. Political Platform: https://jackiegordonforcongress.com/issues NY Supreme Court Justice NY Supreme Court Justice Valerie M. Cartright. She is currently serving her fourth term as Councilwoman for Council District One in the Town of Brookhaven. She is a Civil Righ ts attorney and is running for NYS Supreme Court Justice, 10 th JD (Nassau and Suffolk Counties as the Democratic candidate. Political Platform: https://cartright2020.com/#about Derrick Robinson. i s a judge on the Suffolk County District Court in New York. Prior to becoming a judge was appointed by Andrew Cuomo to the New York Office of the Attorney, as an Assistant Attorney General, where he worked out of the Nassau County Regional Office Political Position: https://babylondemocrats. com/candidate/derrick - robinson NY Assembly, 11th Assembly District Kimberly Jean - Pierre. She is the Assembly member for the 11th District of the New York Assembly, which includes portions of the town of Babylon in Suffolk County. A Democrat, Jean - Pierre was first elected in 2014. Political Positions: https://projects.news day.com/voters - guide/profile/kimberly - jean - pierre District Court Judge, 5th District, Town of Islip Alonzo G. Jacobs . He is running for District Court Judge in the 5 th District. He is a general prac tice attorney for 18 years. He is the Democratic candidate. Political Positions: https://projects.newsday.com/voters - guide/profile/alonzo - g - jacobs Councilman, Town of Babylon Du Wayne Gregory . He has been serving his community for over 26 years. He was the Presiding Officer of the Suffolk County Legislature. He is running for re - election as Councilman. He is the Democratic candidate. SOULS TO THE POLLS Long Island Black Leaders Coalition HOUSE OF WORSHIP CALL TO ACTION NASSAU COUNTY EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS LEVITTOWN HALL 201 LEVITTOWN PKWY HICKSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY 700 HEMPSTEAD TPKE ELMONT MID-ISLAND Y JCC 45 MANETTO HILL RD PLAINVIEW BRIERLEY PARK 65 DARTMOUTH ST. HEMPSTEAD PUBLIC LIBRARY 1691 MEADOWBROOK RD NORTH MERRICK WEST HEMPSTEAD LIBRARY 500 HEMPSTEAD AVE. WEST HEMPSTEAD VOTE EARLY ON SUNDAY, OCT. 25. or NOV. 1 AFTER SERVICE BETWEEN 10AM-3PM you can still vote in person o N 11/ 3. Find your local polling site at https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/ GAYLE COMMUNITY CENTER 53 ORCHARD ST. ROSLYN HEIGHTS TOWN HALL SOUTH 977 HICKSVILLE RD MASSAPEQUA RECREATION CENTER 124 STEWART ST. FLORAL PARK AMERICAN LEGION POST 1273 3484 PARK AVE. WANTAGH REC. COMPLEX ST. PAUL’S FIELD HOUSE 295 STEWART AVE. GARDEN CITY LAWRENCE COUNTRY CLUB 101 CAUSEWAY LAWRENCE YES WE CAN CENTER – NEW CASSEL 141 GARDEN ST. WESTBURY NASSAU COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS 240 OLD COUNTRY RD MINEOLA FREEPORT RECREATION CENTER 130 E. MERRICK RD. FREEPORT