In Essex County, early voting will take place at the Mirror Lake Beach House, 31 Parkside Dr., Lake Placid, and the North Hudson Town Offices, 3024 US Route 9, North Hudson. For additional questions, contact the Essex County Board of Elections at 518-873-3474.

In Essex County, early voting hours will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day from Saturday, Oct. 29 to Sunday, Nov. 6, except on Tuesday and Wednesday, when the hours will be from noon to 8 p.m.

In Clinton County, early voting will take place at the Clinton County Government Center, 1st Floor Meeting Room, 137 Margaret St., Plattsburgh. For additional questions, contact the Clinton County Board of Elections at 518-565-4740. Hours will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day from Saturday, Oct. 29 to Sunday, Nov. 6, except on Tuesday and Thursday, when the hours will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Changes

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The biggest change for the 2022 general election in the Tri-Lakes region will be the redistricting of state Assembly districts. Some towns in Essex County will also be asking voters to ratify their local laws opting out of the State Cannabis Control Board’s issuing of licenses for cannabis retail dispensaries and on-site consumption.

The major changes for Assembly districts will be in Essex and St. Lawrence counties. There are no changes in Clinton or Franklin counties, which will remain in the 115th Assembly District, currently represented by Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake).

All of Essex County is currently in the 114th Assembly District, represented by Matt Simpson (R-Horicon). As of Jan. 1, however, five of the county’s 18 towns — Jay, Keene, North Elba, St. Armand and Wilmington — will be in the 115th Assembly District. The 115th District currently includes all of Clinton and Franklin counties and four towns in St. Lawrence (Brasher, Lawrence, Hopkinton and Piercefield). In 2023, it will include all of Clinton and Franklin counties and part of Essex.

Franklin and Essex counties will remain in the 21st Congressional District, represented by Elise Stefanik (R-Schuylerville), and the 45th Senate District, represented by Dan Stec (R-Queensbury). Both incumbents are running for reelection this year in contested races.

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Election schedule

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The general election will take place from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

Monday, Nov. 7 is the last day to deliver absentee ballot application or apply in person for an absentee ballot at the Board of Elections.

Absentee ballots for the general election must reach the Board of Elections or a polling place by the close of the polls on Election Day or ballots that are postmarked by the postal service no later than the day of election and are received by Nov. 15.

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On the ballot

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New York Governor and Lt. Governor

– Kathy Hochul (gov.) and Antonio Delgado (lt. gov.), Democratic, Working Families

– Lee Zeldin (gov.) and Alison Esposito (lt. gov.), Republican, Conservative

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New York Comptroller

– Thomas DiNapoli (Democratic, Working Families)

– Paul Rodriguez (Republican, Conservative)

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New York Attorney General

– Michael Henry (Republican, Conservative)

– Letitia James (Democratic, Working Families)

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U.S. Senator

– Joe Pinion (Republican, Conservative)

– Diane Sare (LaRouche)

– Charles Schumer (Democratic, Working Families)

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State Supreme Court Justice — 4th Judicial District

(Vote for up to three.)

– Teneka Frost (Democratic)

– Richard Kupferman (Republican)

– Allison McGahay (Republican, Conservative)

– Robert Muller (Democratic, Conservative)

– Chris Obstarczyk (Republican)

– Vincent Versaci (Democratic, Conservative)

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Congress — 21st District

– Matt Castelli (Democratic, Moderate)

– Elise Stefanik (Republican, Conservative)

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State Senate — 45th District

– Jean Lapper (Democratic)

– Daniel Stec (Republican, Conservative)

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State Assembly — 115th District

– Stephen Chilton III (Republican, Conservative)

– D. Billy Jones (Democratic, Broadband Now)

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Clinton County Sheriff

– David Favro (Democratic, Working Families)

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Essex County Treasurer

– Michael Diskin (Republican)

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Essex County Sheriff

– David Reynolds (Republican, Integrity)

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Keene Superintendent of Highways

– Reginald Whitney Jr. (Working)

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North Elba Justice

– Alec Friedmann (Democratic)

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Wilmington Town Justice

– Write-in only

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Polling sites — Tri-Lakes

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– Town of Black Brook: Black Brook Town Hall, 18 N. Main St., AuSable Forks (election district 1); and Black Brook Town Garage, 3385 Silver Lake Road, Saranac (election district 2)

– Town of Jay: Jay town office, 11 School Lane, AuSable Forks (election districts 1, 2)

– Town of Keene: Keene Valley fire hall, 15 Market St., Keene Valley (election districts 1, 2)

– Town of North Elba: North Elba Town Hall, 2693 Main St., Lake Placid (election districts 1, 3, 4, 5, 6); and North Elba Town House, 193 River St., Saranac Lake (election districts 2, 7)

– Town of Wilmington: Wilmington Community Center, 7 Community Circle, Wilmington

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Ballot propositions

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North Elba

– Proposal number one, a proposition: Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022.

– Proposal two, town proposition one: “The New York Cannabis Law authorizes the State Cannabis Control Board to issue licenses for cannabis retail dispensaries, but allows a Town to ‘opt out’ by requesting that such facilities not be licensed within the Town. The Town Board adopted a Local Law making this request which only takes effect if approved by a majority of Town Electors. Therefore, the question being set forth to the voters is: ‘Shall the Town seek to prohibit the establishment of cannabis retail dispensaries by requesting that the State Cannabis Control Board not license any such operations within the Town?'”

– Proposal three, town proposition two: “The New York Cannabis Law authorizes the State Cannabis Control Board to issue licenses for on-site cannabis consumption sites, but allows a Town to ‘opt out’ by requesting that such sites not be licensed within the Town. The Town Board adopted a Local Law making this request which only takes effect if approved by a majority of the Town Electors. Therefore, the question being set forth to the voters is: ‘Shall the Town seek to prohibit the establishment of on-site cannabis consumption sites by requesting that the State Cannabis Control Board not license any such sites within the Town?'”

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Black Brook

– Proposal number one, a proposition: Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022: “To address and combat the impact of climate change and damage to the environment, the ‘Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022’ authorizes the sale of state bonds up to $4.2 billion to fund environmental protection, natural restoration, resiliency and clean energy projects. Shall the Environmental Bond Act of 2022 be approved?”

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Jay

– Proposal number one, a proposition: Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022.

– Proposal two, town proposition one: “Shall there be approved and adopted in the town of Nay, New York, a local law entitled ‘Local Law No. 1 of 2021, a local law to opt out of allowing cannabis retail dispensaries and onsite consumption sites as authorized under the Cannabis Law Article 4’ as enacted by the Town Board of the town of Jay on Dec. 9, 2021?”

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Keene

– Proposal number one, a proposition: Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022.

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Wilmington

– Proposal number one, a proposition: Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022.

– Proposal two, town proposition one: “Shall there be approved and adopted in the town of Wilmington, New York, a local law entitled ‘Local Law No. 2 of 2021, a local law to opt out of allowing cannabis dispensaries and onsite consumption sites as authorized under the Cannabis Law Article 4’ as enacted by the Town Board of the town of Wilmington on Dec. 14, 2021?”