Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and County Exec. Latimer Kick Off Vote-2020
Early voting started here in Westchester County on October 24. Prior to that, registered voters in Westchester could vote by absentee ballot. On October 23, Westchester’s Hollywood power couple, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds voted by absentee ballot in their home town of Pound Ridge.
Reynolds, who was born in Canada, cast his first vote in the USA in 2002. His wife, Blake Lively joked on instagram, “It was Ryan’s first time. He was understandably scared. It all happened so fast. Like, REALLY fast. He wept. I pretended to weep. Then he called all his friend, #voteearly.”
Reynolds also posted on Instagram, “This is my first time voting in America. I’d like to thank my wife Blake for making my first time so gentle and loving. It was super scary at first, then exciting and now I’m a little tired. But proud. #VoteEarly”
The couple used their voting to underscore the ease in which Westchester voters can cast their vote this year by absentee ballot, and either drop off the ballots at the Board of Elections or mail them in, or drop them off at any of the early voting locations listed below.
Let us repeat that for everyone who doesn’t want to mail in their ballot for fear that the post office won’t deliver it in time. You can drop off your completed absentee ballot to your local early voting location listed below.
Another important fact is that any Westchester registered voter can vote at any early polling location listed below. County Executive George Latimer undscored that fact by voting in Pound Ridge on October 24. You do not have to vote early in your home town or city.
Early voting dates and locations in Westchester County arelisted below:
Saturday, October 24: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday, October 25: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday, October 26: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Tuesday, October 27: 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Wednesday, October 28: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Thursday, October 29: 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Friday, October 30: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday, October 31: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday, November 1: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner came up with another good idea for this election season. A live stream video link to see how long the line is for early voting. “We created a new link to our live stream video camera of the entrance of Greenburgh Town Hall so voters can view the number of people who are voting at the Greenburgh Town Hall location. In addition to being able to view the lobby you can view the parking area and entrance to lobby and lobby. This will enable you to see the lines. Any resident of Westchester County can vote at Greenburgh Town Hall early voting site or any other early voting site. To my knowledge, we are the first to live stream the locations. I am trying to persuade other communities to do the same. It’s not expensive and easy,” writes Feiner.
“Excellent ” wrote Douglas A. Kellner
Co-Chair, New York State Board of Elections
Early Voting Locations:
- Eastchester Public Library, 11 Oakridge Place, Eastchester, NY 10709
- Dobbs Ferry Village Hall, 112 Main Street, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
- Greenburgh Town Hall, 177 Hillside Avenue, White Plains, NY 10607
- Veterans Memorial Building, 210 Halstead Avenue, Harrison, NY 10528
- Pound Ridge Town House, 179 Westchester Avenue, Pound Ridge, NY 10576
- Mamaroneck Town Center, 740 W. Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, NY 10543
- Mt. Kisco Memorial Complex at Leonard Park, 1 Wallace Drive, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549
- Mt. Pleasant Community Center, 125 Lozza Drive, Valhalla, NY 10595
- Mt. Vernon City Hall, 1 Roosevelt Square, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550
- New Rochelle City Hall Annex, 90 Beaufort Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801
- Joseph G. Caputo Community Center, 95 Broadway, Ossining, NY 10562
- Peekskill Nutrition Center, Neighborhood Center, 4 Nelson Avenue, Peekskill, NY 10566
- Somers Town House, 335 Route 202, Somers, NY 10589
- Westchester County Board of Elections, 25 Quarropas Street, White Plains, NY 10601
- Grinton I. Will Library, 1500 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710
- Riverfront Library, One Larkin Center, Yonkers, NY 10701
- Yorktown Cultural Center, 1974 Commerce Street, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
If you have any other questions, please visit the Westchester County Board of Elections on the web at https://citizenparticipation.westchestergov.com or call (914) 995-5700.
