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How to register to vote in New York.

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, for the 2020primary elections as voters choose their preferred candidate going into November's general election.

Primary elections are party specific, and you must be registered with a party holding a primary to participate.

Through June 21, party members can also vote early at designated locations. In Chemung County, early voting will be held at the Board of Elections office, 378 S. Main St., Elmira, from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Absentee ballots must also be mailed by June 23.

For questions about registration, residents can visit the Chemung County Board of Elections, call 607-737-5475 or send an email votechemung@chemungcountyny.gov. You can also view a sample ballot at chemungcountyny.gov.

Winners of these party-specific races will go on to the general election on Nov. 3.

In Chemung County,Otavio Otto Campanella and Damian Sonsireare running on the Republican, Conservative and Independence Party lines to fill the county court seat left vacant when former Chemung County Judge Christopher Baker was elected to the state Supreme Court in 2019.

Campanella is currently a judge in City of Elmira Court, and prior to his time on the bench, handled both prosecution and defense of criminal cases, as well as civil cases. Sonsire spent nearly 17 years as an assistant Chemung County district attorney, and currently prosecutes child abuse and neglect cases as an assistant county attorney.

While DemocratJoe Biden has already officially clinched the 1,991 pledged delegates he needs to be the party's presidential nominee, New York's delayed Democratic presidential primary will proceed.

The primary was scheduled for April but delayed due to the coronavirus outbreak. Gov. Andrew Cuomo tried to cancel the primary, since Biden was the only remaining candidate, but a lawsuit overturned that decision.

NYS Democratic Committee Member, 124th Assembly District

Jackie Wilson

Deborah L. Lynch

Member of NYS Assembly, 124th Assembly District

Christopher S. Friend

RC Ike

Chemung County Court Judge

Damian M. Sonsire

Otto Campanella

Town of Horseheads Council member

Joseph W. Atksinson, III

Kenneth J. Miller

Don Zeigler

Village of Horseheads Justice

Andrew Smith

Michael Belosky

Chemung County Court Judge

Damian M. Sonsire

Otto Campanella

Chemung County Court Judge

Damian M. Sonsire

Otto Campanella

Town of Catlin Libertarian County Committee Member (Vote for 2)

Robert Clarke

Angel Gonzales

Katielyn Gonzales

Kathleen Reed

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