Voter Guide 2025

Greetings Voter, 

We created this guide to make sure you know how, when and where to vote, what your rights are, and who’s running for office this year. In addition, for every race in the General Election, we’ve reached out to all the candidates on the ballot with our candidate questionnaire and we’ve included the answers from every respondent. Please share with as many people as possible so we can have a huge turnout this year!

See you at the polls!

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

  • To be eligible to vote in this year’s elections, New Yorkers must register to vote online (if eligible), in person, or by mail by these deadline dates:

    November 4, 2025 General Election
    MAIL & IN PERSON REGISTRATION DEADLINE — October 25, 2025.
    CHANGE OF ADDRESS — October 20, 2025

    Register by mail - Your mailed registration form must be received by a board of elections Agency-Based voter registration center

    Register in person - You can register at your county board of elections or at any New York State Agency-Based voter registration center

    Register online (if eligible)

  • -Early Voting for the General Election will be October 25, 2025 – November 2, 2025

    -Election Day — November 4, 2025

    -In-person application: The last day to apply in person at your county board of elections is November 3, 2025.

    -Ballot return by mail: Your completed ballot must be postmarked by November 4, 2025 (Election Day) and received by your county board of elections no later than November 12, 2025.

    -Ballot return in person: You can drop off your completed ballot by 9 p.m. on November 4, 2025, at any poll site or your county board of elections office. 

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

WHAT’S ON NOVEMBER’S BALLOT?

  • County Executive

    Seth I. Koslow - Dem,Mod

    Bruce A. Blakeman - Rep,Con

    District Attorney

    Nicole Aloise - Dem,Mod

    Anne T. Donnelly - Rep,Con

    Nassau County Comptroller

    Wayne H. Wink Jr. - Dem,Mod

    Elaine R. Phillips - Rep,Con

    Nassau County Clerk

    Joylette E. Williams - Dem,Mod

    Maureen C. O'Connell - Rep,Con

    Mayor, City of Glen Cove

    Marsha F. Silverman - Dem,Mod

    Pamela D. Panzenbeck - Rep,Con

    Council Member, City of Glen Cove (Vote for 6)

    Danielle Fugazy Scagliola - Dem,Mod

    John Frank Zozzaro - Dem,Mod

    John L. Perrone - Dem,Mod

    Carla Anastasio - Dem,Mod

    Theresa Moschetta - Dem,Mod

    Cathryn Harris-Marchesi - Dem,Mod

    Daniel A. Grabowski - Rep,Con

    Ellen Pantazakos - Rep,Con

    Grady M. Farnan - Rep,Con

    Kevin P. Maccarone - Rep,Con

    Michael I. Ktistakis - Rep,Con

    James M. Greenberg - Rep,Con

    Supervisor, Town of Hempstead

    Joe Scianablo - Dem,Mod

    John R. Ferretti - Rep,Con

    Town Clerk, Town of Hempstead

    Yveline L. Dalmacy - Dem,Mod

    Kate Murray - Rep,Con

    Council Member, Town of Hempstead, 1st District

    Dorothy L. Goosby - Dem

    Jean-Baptiste Carelus - Rep,Con

    Council Member, Town of Hempstead, 4th District

    Darien D. Ward - Dem

    Laura A. Ryder - Rep,Con

    Council Member, Town of Hempstead, 6th District

    Matthew Pasternak - Dem

    Dennis Dunne, Sr. - Rep,Con

    Council Member, City of Long Beach (Vote for 3)

    Roy J. Lester - Dem

    Peggy Lenette Butts - Dem

    Lillian E. Mosley - Dem

    Michael G. Reinhart - Rep,Con

    Tracey A. Johnson - Rep,Con

    George W. Ennis - Rep,Con

    Supervisor, Town of North Hempstead

    Dave Kerpen - Dem,Mod

    Jennifer S. DeSena - Rep,Con

    Town Clerk, Town of North Hempstead

    Jason Lew - Dem,Mod

    Ragini Srivastava - Rep,Con

    Councilperson, Town of North Hempstead, 1st District

    Robert J. Troiano Jr. - Dem

    John E. DiFrisco - Rep,Con

    Councilperson, Town of North Hempstead, 3rd District

    Lisa A. McArdle - Dem

    Dennis J. Walsh - Rep,Con

    Councilperson, Town of North Hempstead, 5th District

    Liza A. Chafiian - Dem

    Yaron Levy - Rep,Con

    Supervisor, Town of Oyster Bay

    Sam C. Sochet - Dem

    Joseph S. Saladino - Rep,Con

    Town Clerk, Town of Oyster Bay

    Kamalveer Kaur - Dem

    Richard L. LaMarca - Rep,Con

    Council Member, Town of Oyster Bay (Vote for 3)

    Jyoti Anand - Dem

    Ian D. Steinberg - Dem

    Daniel T. Smith - Dem

    Thomas P. Hand - Rep,Con

    Louis Imbroto - Rep,Con

    Andrew A. Monteleone - Rep,Con

    County Legislator, 1st District

    Scott M. Davis - Dem

    Charlene Jackson Thompson - Rep,Con

    County Legislator, 2nd District

    Viviana Russell - Dem

    Pepitz Blanchard - Rep,Con

    County Legislator, 3rd District

    Carrie Solages - Dem,Wfp

    Kadeem M. Brown - Rep,Con

    County Legislator, 4th District

    Petros Krommidas - Dem

    Patrick Mullaney - Rep,Con

    County Legislator, 5th District

    Olena Nicks - Dem

    Moshe E. Hill - Rep,Con

    County Legislator, 6th District

    Debra S. Mule - Dem

    Danielle Samantha Smikle - Rep,Con

    County Legislator, 7th District

    Alec J. Fischthal - Dem

    Howard J. Kopel - Rep,Con

    County Legislator, 8th District

    James Lynch - Dem

    John J. Giuffre - Rep,Con

    County Legislator, 9th District

    Juleigh Chin - Dem

    Scott P. Strauss - Rep,Con

    County Legislator, 10th District

    Paul W. Jordonne - Dem

    Mazi Melesa Pilip - Rep,Con

    County Legislator, 11th District

    Delia M. DeRiggi Whitton - Dem

    Colin J. Bell - Rep,Con

    County Legislator, 12th District

    Michael R. Gionesi - Dem

    Michael J. Giangregorio - Rep,Con

    County Legislator, 13th District

    Clive A. Cossou - Dem

    Thomas McKevitt - Rep,Con

    County Legislator, 14th District

    Cynthia Nunez - Dem,Mod

    Sheharyar Ali - Rep,Con

    County Legislator, 15th District

    Stephen Richard Hellman - Dem

    Kayla L. Knight - Rep,Con

    County Legislator, 16th District

    Arnold W. Drucker - Dem

    Jennifer Gallub Pravato - Rep,Con

    County Legislator, 17th District

    Ryan J. Johnson - Dem

    Rose Marie Walker - Rep,Con

    County Legislator, 18th District

    Karen Bhatia - Dem

    Samantha A. Goetz - Rep,Con

    County Legislator, 19th District

    Lynn M. Russo - Dem

    James D. Kennedy - Rep,Con

    Justice of the Supreme Court, 10th Judicial District

    Steven A. Pilewski - Dem, Rep, Con

    Joseph C. Pastoressa - Dem, Rep, Con

    Carl J. Copertino - Dem, Rep, Con

    Margaret C. Reilly - Dem, Rep, Con

    Paul Kenny - Dem, Rep, Con

    Bronwyn M. Black-Kelly - Dem, Rep, Con

    James W. Malone - Dem, Rep, Con

    Mark A. Cuthbertson - Dem, Rep, Con

    Surrogate Court Judge

    David P. Sullivan - Dem, Rep, Con

    County Court Judge

    Nancy Nicotra Bednar - Dem, Rep, Con

    Donald X. Clavin, Jr. - Dem, Rep, Con

    Robert G. Bogle - Dem, Rep, Con

    Howard E. Sturim - Dem, Rep, Con

    Family Court Judge

    Robert E. Pipia - Rep,Con

    District Court Judge - 2nd District

    Maria Boultadakis - Dem, Rep, Con

    District Court Judge - 3rd District

    Karen L. Moroney - Dem, Rep, Con

    Diana Hedayati - Dem, Rep, Con

    District Court Judge - 4th District

    James A. Saladino - Dem, Rep, Con

  • District Attorney

    Raymond A Tierney - Rep, Con

    Sheriff

    Errol D Toulon Jr - Dem, Con

    County Legislator, 1st Legislative District

    Greg Doroski - Dem, WFP

    Catherine L Stark - Rep, Con

    County Legislator, 2nd Legislative District

    Ann E Welker - Dem, WFP

    Raheem Soto - Rep, Con

    County Legislator, 3rd Legislative District

    Beverly A Theodore - Dem

    James F Mazzarella - Rep, Con

    County Legislator, 4th Legislative District

    Nancy Silverio - Dem

    Nicholas J Caracappa - Rep, Con

    County Legislator, 5th Legislative District

    Steven C Englebright - Dem, WFP

    Laura M Endres - Rep, Con

    County Legislator, 6th Legislative District

    Kevin B O'Shaughnessy - Dem

    Chad H Lennon - Rep, Con

    County Legislator, 7th Legislative District

    Jawaan M Sween - Dem

    Dominick S Thorne - Rep, Con

    County Legislator, 8th Legislative District

    Kelly A Perry-Hyland - Dem

    Anthony A Piccirillo - Rep, Con

    County Legislator, 9th Legislative District

    Samuel J Gonzalez - Dem, WFP

    Guy G Leggio - Rep, Con

    County Legislator, 10th Legislative District

    Leigh-Ann M BardeDemTrish BerginRep, Con

    County Legislator, 11th Legislative District

    Lucas E Deitch - Dem

    Steven J Flotteron - Rep, Con

    County Legislator, 12th Legislative District

    Deborah B Monaco - Dem

    Leslie A Kennedy - Rep, Con

    County Legislator, 13th Legislative District

    Shala Pascucci - Dem

    Salvatore Formica - Rep, Con

    County Legislator, 14th Legislative District

    RJ Renna - Rep, Con

    County Legislator, 15th Legislative District

    Jason A Richberg - Dem, WFP

    Jarod B Morris - Rep, Con

    County Legislator, 16th Legislative District

    Rebecca L Sanin - Dem, WFP

    Chad A Lupinacci - Rep, Con

    County Legislator, 17th Legislative District

    Thomas P Donnelly - Dem, Con

    Kevin P Judge - Rep

    County Legislator, 18th Legislative District

    Craig G Herskowitz - Dem

    Stephanie L Bontempi - Rep, Con

    Supervisor, Town of Babylon

    Rich Schaffer - Dem, Con

    Douglas W Sutherland - Rep

    Town Clerk, Town of Babylon

    Gerry Compitello - Dem, Con

    Christopher S Como - Rep

    Council member, Town of Babylon

    Tony Martinez - Dem, Con

    Anthony N Manetta - Dem, Rep, Con

    Town Clerk, Town of Brookhaven

    Tricia L Chiaramonte - Dem

    Kevin J La Valle - Rep, Con

    Supervisor, Town of East Hampton

    Kathee Burke-Gonzalez - Dem, WFP

    Town Clerk, Town of East Hampton

    Michael Hansen - Dem, WFP

    Jeff Miller - Rep

    Superintendent of Highways, Town of East Hampton

    Stephen K Lynch - Dem, Rep

    Council member, Town of East Hampton

    Ian A Calder-Piedmonte - Dem, WFP

    Cate Rogers - Dem, WFP

    Scott W Smith - Rep

    J.P. Foster - Rep

    Assessor, Town of East Hampton

    Eugene De Pasquale - Dem, Rep

    Trustee, Town of East Hampton (Vote for 4)

    Celia M Josephson - Dem, WFP

    David J Cataletto - Dem

    Tim Garneau - Dem

    John M Aldred - Dem

    John L Dunning - Rep

    Kurt Kappel - Rep

    James F Stark Vilar - Rep

    Michael G Wootton - Rep

    Supervisor, Town of Huntington

    Cooper Macco - Dem

    Edmund J Smyth - Rep, Con

    Maria Delgado - WFP

    Superintendent of Highways, Town of Huntington

    Vincent E Colavita - Dem

    Andre Sorrentino Jr - Rep, Con

    Chris Haines - WFP

    Council member, Town of Huntington (Vote for 2)

    Jen Hebert - Dem

    Stephen Anastasia - Dem

    David P Bennardo - Rep, Con

    Gregory Grizopoulos - Rep, Con

    George B Bergbuchler - WFP

    Erick B Greene - WFP

    Council member, 1st Town District, Town of Islip

    Jorge C Guadron - Dem, WFP

    Manny Troche - Rep, Con

    Council member, 2nd Town District, Town of Islip

    David Chan - Dem

    DawnMarie D Lentz-Kuhn - Rep, Con

    Supervisor, Town of Riverhead

    Jerome Halpin - Dem, Taxpayers First

    Timothy C Hubbard - Rep, Con

    Superintendent of Highways, Town of Riverhead

    Michael T Zaleski - Rep, Con

    Council member, Town of Riverhead

    Mark A Woolley - Dem, Taxpayers First

    Kevin M Shea - Dem, Taxpayers First

    Bob Kern - Rep, Con

    Kenneth T Rothwell - Rep, Con

    Assessor, Town of Riverhead

    Laverne Tennenberg - Rep, Con

    Supervisor, Town of Shelter Island

    Gordon Gooding - Dem

    Amber F Brach-Williams - Rep, Con

    Town Clerk, Town of Shelter Island

    Shelby M Mundy - Dem

    Amber D Wilson - Rep, Con

    Superintendent of Highways, Town of Shelter Island

    Michael Reiter - Dem

    Kenneth L Lewis Jr - Rep, Con

    Council member, Town of Shelter Island (Vote for 2)

    Liz Hanley - Dem

    Gregory P Toner - Dem

    Thomas M Cronin - Rep, Con

    Margaret A Larsen - Rep, Con

    Supervisor, Town of Smithtown

    Rosemary Griffin - Dem

    Edward R Wehrheim - Rep, Con

    Town Clerk, Town of Smithtown

    Deborah J Roberts - Dem

    Thomas D Mc Carthy - Rep, Con

    Superintendent of Highways, Town of Smithtown

    Robert J Murphy - Rep, Con

    Council member, Town of Smithtown (Vote for 2)

    Jesse L Phillips - Dem

    Michael Catalanotto - Dem

    Thomas J Mc Carthy - Rep, Con

    Lynne C Nowick - Rep, Con

    Supervisor, Town of Southampton

    Maria Z Moore - Dem, Con

    Town Clerk, Town of Southampton

    Mark A Bernardo - Dem

    Sundy A Schermeyer - Rep, Con

    Peter M Collins - WFP

    Superintendent of Highways, Town of Southampton

    Charles G Mc Ardle - Dem, Rep, Con

    Council member, Town of Southampton (Vote for 2)

    Tom Neely - Dem

    Rick Martel - Rep, Con

    Cynthia M McNamara - Rep, Con

    Andrew Smith - WFP

    Ieshia O Galicia - WFP

    Trustee, Town of Southampton

    Matthew L Parsons - Dem

    Sara J Topping - Dem, WFP

    Hannah Pell-O'Farrell - Dem, Con

    Joseph R Mc Loughlin - Dem

    Jimmy Mack - Dem, WFP

    John B Carson - Rep, Con

    Scott M Horowitz - Rep, Con

    Chip Maran - Rep

    Bill Parash - Rep, Con

    Ed Warner Jr - Rep, Con

    Town Clerk, Town of Southold

    Abigail C Field - Dem, WFP

    Denis Noncarrow - Rep, Con

    Superintendent of Highways, Town of Southold

    Daniel J Goodwin - Dem, WFP

    Greg E Schlachter - Rep, Con

    Council member, Town of Southold (Vote for 2)

    Brian O Mealy - Dem, WFP

    Alexa N Suess - Dem

    Nicholas Planamento - Rep, Con

    Christopher M Talbot - Rep, Con

    Assessor, Town of Southold (Vote for 2)

    Dana M Forlenza - Dem, WFP

    Leah T Sullivan - Dem, WFP

    Ken Poliwoda - Rep, Con

    Charles J Sanders - Rep, Con

    Trustee, Town of Southold (Vote for 3)

    Eric Sepenoski - Dem, WFP

    Elizabeth A Gillooly - Dem, WFP

    Joseph A Finora - Dem, WFP

    Nathan H Andruski - Rep, Con

    Terri Boyle Romanelli - Rep, Con

    Pindar Damianos - Rep, Con

    Justice of the Supreme Court, 10th Judicial District (Vote for 8)

    Paul Kenny - Dem, Rep, Con

    Mark A Cuthbertson - Dem, Rep

    Margaret C Reilly - Dem, Rep, Con

    Joseph C Pastoressa - Dem, Rep, Con

    Steven A Pilewski - Dem, Rep, Con

    James W Malone - Dem, Rep, Con

    Carl J Copertino - Dem, Rep, Con

    Bronwyn M Black-Kelly - Dem, Rep, Con

    Matthew T McDonough - Con

    County Court Judge

    Bryan L Browns - Rep, Con

    Family Court Judge (Vote for 3)

    George F Harkin Jr - Rep, Con

    Matthew G Hughes - Rep, Con

    James P O'Connor - Rep, Con

    District Court Judge, 1st District

    Edward J Hennessey - Dem, Rep, Con

    District Court Judge, 2nd District, Town of Babylon (Vote for 2)

    John Kelly - Dem, Con

    Rosann O Orlando - Dem, Rep, Con

    District Court Judge, 3rd District, Town of Huntington

    James F Leonick - Rep, Con

    Town Justice, Town of East Hampton

    Steven Tekulsky - Dem, WFP

    Town Justice, Town of Southampton

    Patrick J Gunn - Dem, Rep, Con

    Town Justice, Town of Southold

    Eileen A Powers - Dem, WFP

    Town Justice (Fishers Island), Town of Southold

    Katharine P Stevens - Dem, WFP

    Stephanie K G Hall - Rep, Con

  • Proposal Number One, An Amendment

  • Proposal Two, A Proposition

WHERE TO VOTE

  • Early Voting for the General Election will be October 26, 2024 – November 3, 2024. Designated polling sites

    SUFFOLK

    NASSAU

  • Before Election Day, locate your polling place online or by contacting your local board of elections. You may receive a helpful information card in the mail listing your polling place, but if you are registered, you are entitled to vote whether you receive the card or not.


    All polling locations throughout New York State are open from 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m on November 5th.

VOTING BY EARLY MAIL OR ABSENTEE

  • Early Mail eligibility (as of Jan 1, 2024):

    Any registered voter may apply for an early mail ballot. Also known as “no excuse” voting.

    You are eligible to vote by Absentee Ballot if:

    -You will be out of the county where you live on Election Day

    -You are unable to go to the polls because you are temporarily or permanently ill, physically disabled or in the hospital, or are the primary caregiver of such a person (temporary illness includes being unable to appear due to the risk of contracting or spreading a communicable disease like COVID-19);

    -You are a resident or patient in a Veterans Administration hospital;-

    You are detained in jail awaiting grand jury action or trial; or

    -You are incarcerated after a conviction for a non-felony offense. (N.Y. Election Law § 8-400.)

  • To vote by mail, you must first submit an absentee ballot application. You can apply for your absentee ballot online at absenteeballot.elections.ny.gov, or by mail, phone, online or in person with your county board of elections. Verify the address at which you are registered to vote at voterlookup.elections.ny.gov.

    To vote absentee due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you must indicate that you are requesting an absentee ballot due to “Temporary Illness.”

    After your application has been approved, you will receive an absentee ballot in the mail. Carefully follow the directions provided on the absentee ballot.

    To avoid postal delays and any problems counting your vote, apply for and send in your absentee ballot as early as possible.

    If you prefer not to mail your absentee ballot, you may deliver it to any early voting or election day poll site, or your board of elections office.

  • -Using the online Ballot Request Application portal
    -If you have a print disability, which means any disability that interferes with the effective reading, writing, or use of printed material, and require a ballot with accessible features you may apply using the online Accessible Absentee Ballot Application portal. Print disabilities include blindness, low vision, dyslexia, dysgraphia, learning disabilities, and physical disabilities that limit writing abilities. Please find the link to the portal in the section below.
    -By going in-person to your local county board of elections
    -By designating another person to deliver your application in-person to your local county board of elections and receive your ballot

  • For the November General Election:
    -    Put it in the mail ensuring it receives a postmark no later than November 4th.
    -Bringing it to your County Board of Elections Office no later than November 4th by 9pm.
    -    Bringing it to an early voting poll site in your county between October 25th and November 2nd.
    -Bringing it to a poll site in your county on November 4th by 9pm.

VOTER REGISTRATION FAQs

  • U.S. citizens can vote if they are at least 18 years old on Election Day, have been a resident of the city or county for at least 30 days, do not claim the right to vote elsewhere, have not been declared mentally incompetent, and are not currently incarcerated for a felony conviction. In addition, most New Yorkers who are on parole for a felony conviction are now eligible to vote. If you are a student, homeless, a survivor of intimate partner violence with related concerns, or living with a mental or physical impairment, you can still vote.

  • New York requires voters to register with a local board of elections prior to Election Day. Paper registration forms can be submitted in person or by mail. New Yorkers with state identification and a social security number can also register to vote, or update registration information such as name, address, or party enrollment, online at the state’s MyDMV website.

  • New York voters can register by mail, in person, or online if eligible.

    To register by mail, send your voter registration form to your local board of elections.

    Voter registration forms are available online.

    Voter registration forms are also available by calling 1-800-FOR-VOTE (TDD/TTY Dial 711), or at the Department of Motor Vehicles, state public assistance agencies, public libraries, and many government offices.

    To register in person, visit your local board of elections or a participating state agency office and fill out a registration form up. Please call the office ahead of time to check the current hours of operation.

  • Prospective voters typically provide a valid New York State driver’s license number or the last four digits of a Social Security Number. First-time registrants registering by mail or in person may also register by providing a copy of: a valid photo ID, a current utility bill, a bank statement, a government check, or certain other government documentation that shows your name and address.

  • Voters who move within the state or change their name should notify the local board of elections by submitting an updated registration form, or by updating their registrations via MyDMV. Voters who did not notify the board of elections of the change can still vote on Election Day in their new name, or at the polling place for their new address, per N.Y. Election Law §8-302, but will have to vote by affidavit ballot or may opt to seek a court order to cast a regular ballot.

  • Voters can check their registration status by visiting New York’s voter lookup page or by contacting the local board of elections.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

  • Voters have rights in New York and around the country. Before going to the polling place, review your rights if you are a student, are homeless, have a criminal record, have concerns over language access or live with mental or physical disabilities.

    All U.S. citizens who are at least 18 years old on Election Day and have resided in the county for at least 30 days are eligible to vote, so long as they have not been declared mentally incompetent and are not currently incarcerated for a felony conviction. If this describes you, you are entitled to vote.

    New York voters also have a right to:
    -Take up to two hours of paid time off to vote if their work schedule otherwise prevents them from voting in person while the polls are open. Voters must tell their employers that they need time off to vote at least two days before the election. N.Y. Elec. Law § 3-110.

    -Bring written or printed materials into voting booths, but not to display or leave campaign clothing, stickers or buttons at the polling place. N.Y. Elec. Law § 17-130(4).

    -Vote free from harassment or intimidation.

    -Take “Challenge Oaths” if someone challenges your right to vote. You have the right to cast a regular ballot if you can complete the oaths required of you. N.Y. Elec. Law § 8-504.

    -Receive instructions from a poll worker on how to use voting equipment before you enter the voting booth. N.Y. Elec. Law § 8-306.

    -Vote without an ID unless you are a first-time voter who registered by mail and did not provide identification.

    -Vote by affidavit or provisional ballot (a paper ballot in an envelope) if you have any problems with your registration.

  • Students can register to vote either at school or at home, at whatever address they consider their primary legal residence.

  • People who are homeless can register to vote by identifying a place of residence (a street corner, a park, a shelter, or any other place where you usually stay) and a mailing address (a local advocacy organization, shelter, outreach center, or anyone willing to accept mail for you). For more information, view this Guide for Homeless Individuals.

  • People with disabilities can vote at their local polling place with the assistance of a person of their choice (other than an employer, an agent of an employer, or an officer or agent of a labor union). If a voter requesting assistance does not select a specific person, they will be assisted by two election inspectors, each from a different party.

    Polling places in New York are required to be accessible unless they are granted an exemption. If a polling place is not accessible, contact the local board of elections and ask for an accommodation or an absentee ballot application. If voting in person is not feasible, voters with disabilities have the right to vote by absentee ballot and to automatically receive an absentee ballot for subsequent elections.

  • Call the Election Protection hotline at (866) OUR-VOTE/1-866-687-8683.