What’s on your ballot?

The Enterprise — Michael Koff

Voters wait in line at the Guilderland Public Library on Monday morning. Three said they were first-time voters.

ALBANY COUNTY — Early voting is underway ahead of Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5.

Here is what Enterprise readers will find on their ballots.

Three federal offices are being contested:

— President and Vice President

Kamala D. Harris and Tim Walz are running on the Democratic and Working Families lines while Donald J. Trump and JD Vance are running on the Republican and Conservative lines;

— United States Senator

Incumbent Kristen E. Gillibrand is running on the Democratic and Working Families, Michael D. Sapraicone on the Republican and Conservative lines, and Diane Sare is running on the LaRouche Party line;

— Representative in Congress, 20th District

Incumbent Paul D. Tonko is running on the Democratic and Working families lines and Kevin M. Waltz is running on the Republican and conservative lines.

 

State offices

— State Senate, 46th District

Patricia A. Fahy is running on the Democratic and Working Families line and Ted Danz Jr. is running on the Republican and Conservative lines for the seat being vacated by Michael Breslin.

— State Assembly, 102nd District

Incumbent Christopher Tague is running on the Republican and Conservative Party lines while Janet Tweed is running on the Democratic and Working Families lines.

— State Assembly, 109th District

Gabriella Romera is running on the Democratic and Working Families lines and Alicia Purdy is running on the Republican and Conservative lines; the seat is being vacated by Patricia Fahy.

— State Assembly, 110th District

Incumbent Phil Steck is running on the Democratic and Working Families lines while Jeffrey Madden is running on the Republican and Conservative lines.

— Proposition 1

There is also, on the back of the ballot, a statewide proposition — Amendment to Protect Against Unequal Treatment

The wording on the ballot says, “This proposal would protect against unequal treatment based on ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, and sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity and pregnancy. It also protects against unequal treatment based on reproductive healthcare and autonomy.”

A “yes” vote would amend the state constitution as follows, with the added words in italics:

“No person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws of this state or any subdivision thereof. No person shall, because of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, creed [or], religion, or sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, and reproductive healthcare and autonomy, be subjected to any discrimination in [strike: his or her] their civil rights by any other person or by any firm, corporation, or institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision of the state, pursuant to law.”

A “no”vote would leave the constitution as it is.

Judicial elections

— Surrogate Court Judge

Deborah S. Kearns, with the Democratic and Working Families lines, is uncontested.

— Family Court Judge

Jaime Lynn Czajka, Jillian E. Faison, and Ricja D. Rice-Ghyll, each running on both the Democratic and Working Families lines, are untested.

Local races

— Albany County District Attorney

Lee C. Kindlon is running on the Democratic and Working Families lines, Ralph F. Ambrosio is running on the Republican line, and incumbent David Soares is running a write-in campaign.

— Westerlo Highway Superintendent

To finish out the term of retired Highway Superintendent Jody Ostrander, Dave Pecylak, on the Republican and Conservative lines, is running against James E. Brush on the Democratic line.

— Proposition 2

Residents of the town of Bethlehem will vote, on the back of their ballots, on whether or not to extend the terms of town supervisor, town clerk, and town highway superintendent from two to four years.

The Guilderland Town Board had voted for two propositions — one to extend the town supervisor’s term from two to four years and the other to extend the town clerk’s term from two to four years — but since the paperwork was not submitted in time, those propositions will not appear on the ballot for Guilderland residents.

 

Early voting

Early voting, which began on Saturday, Oct. 26, runs through Sunday, Nov. 3. The polls are open from 9 a.m to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays and from noon to 8 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Voters registered in Albany County may vote, during the early voting times, at any one of these locations:

— Albany County Board of Elections at 260 South Pearl St. in Albany;

— Berne Volunteer Fire Company at 30 Canaday Hill Road in Berne;

— Bethlehem Lutheran Church Parish Hall at 85 Elm Ave. in Delmar;

— North Bethlehem Fire Department at 589 Russell Road in Albany;

— Boght Community Fire Department at 8 Preston Drive in Cohoes;

— Celtic Hall at 430 New Karner Road in Albany;

— Colonie Village Recreation Center at 3 Thunder Road in Albany;

— Lynnwood Reformed Church at 3714 Carman Road in Guilderland; and

— Guilderland Public Library at 2228 Western Ave. in Guilderland.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5, with polls open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Unlike with early voting, residents on Election Day are to vote at their assigned polling places.

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