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Early Voting To Begin Saturday In County

Early voting will begin Saturday at four sites in Chautauqua County, according to county Elections Commissioners Brian Abrams and Luz Torres.

Early voting sites will be set up at the following locations:

• The Chautauqua County Fairgrounds Early Voting site is at the 4-H Bldg./Ag & Expo Center, 1089 Central Ave., Dunkirk;

• The Chautauqua Mall Early Voting site is through the Main Entrance, 318 E Fairmount Ave., Lakewood;

• The Robert H. Jackson Center, 305 E Fourth St., Jamestown, NY 14701, voters should enter through the main doors off of Prendergast Avenue;.

• The Board of Elections Office in the Hall R. Clothier Building, 7 N Erie St. Mayville.

Each location will have signage that indicates the entrances to the poll site. All registered voters in Chautauqua County are able to visit any one of these four early voting poll sites to cast their ballot early.

All four sites will be open for the same hours: Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday and Tuesday from noon to 8 p.m. and Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The dates this year are Saturday, October 28 to Sunday, Nov. 5. Early voting runs for nine days, beginning 10 days before the General Election. Early voting is not available on Monday, Nov. 6.

“We are very proud of the locations we have found and the partnerships we have built, we look forward to continuing to serve the voters and providing them the best voting experience,” Abram said.

All early voting sites are handicapped-accessible and provide a ballot marking device for voters with disabilities.

Voters who cast their ballot early will not be able to cast a ballot during subsequent early voting days or on Election Day. Those who request an absentee ballot will not be able to cast their ballot using the voting machine during early voting or on Election Day. Instead, they will vote using a provisional affidavit ballot, which can be counted if the voter has not already returned their Absentee Ballot.

The Board of Elections website, votechautauqua.com has sample ballots available for any voter to view their ballot before they head to a poll site. Sample ballots will also be available at each early voting site.

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