General Information:
These instructions apply to lever-type
machines. Almost all New Yorkers will be
using these to vote. Bring your own pencil/pen
in case the one in the booth is unusable.
But don't bring in a pen or pencil with
a candidate's name on it. Those are prohibited
inside the 100 ft. electioneering marker.
Write-ins are done inside the voting booth,
not at a separate table.
At the upper-left top of the voting machine,
there is a sign "Columns for Write-in
Votes" with an arrow pointing to the
write-in slots across the top of the machine.
See below to see a rough sample of a ballot.
Note that all ballots are unique and will
only have choices for your district.
Each write-in slot has a number which matches the number of the office column
below.
There should be a pencil/pen next to the sign.
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Write-in Voting is as easy as "1-2-3"!
- Locate the write-in slot for the office
(column) you want to write-in (for example,
NY Assembly or Senate).
- Open the slot of the desired column
by pushing the cover upwards.
- Write-in your choice for that office
(for example, "Change Now") on
the paper in the slot window.
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Example
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Reminders:
- Write legibly
- Once the write-in slot is
opened, voting by lever is impossible for
that particular column (office). No other vote
is
affected.
- The state senate and
state assembly races are the most appropriate choices for write-in
votes supporting reform of the state legislature.
- It
is not necessary to close a write-in slot
before leaving the voting booth; it will close
automatically
when the red lever is pulled back.
Need assistance - You can ask an Election
Inspector to show you how
to do a write-in before going into the voting
booth. Inspectors
cannot offer assistance without being asked,
to avoid the appearance
of supporting a write-in candidate.
Once inside, if you need
assistance, do not use the red lever to open
the curtain, it will
prematurely register your vote, instead, poke
your head outside the curtain.
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Don't just send them back
to Albany, send them back
with a specific mission, Change Now!
Make
your vote count for more this year. |
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