Live Updates: It's Primary Day in New York

Here's what you need to know to vote today [FORWARD TO A FRIEND]( [VIEW IN BROWSER]( [DONATE]( [WNYC Politics Brief] [Ad: We connect health and social care. click here to find out more at unite us dot org]( Advertisement Live updates: It's Primary Day in New York [By the Gothamist Staff]( [a quiet polling place on the Upper East Side] Gwynne Hogan/Gothamist The polls are open and voters are trickling in to cast ballots in the first of New York's two summer primaries — today’s will decide the Democratic and Republican nominees for governor for this November’s general election, while the Congressional and State Senate primaries are set for August 23rd. Voters today are also deciding the Democratic nominee for [lieutenant governor]( (the Republican Party’s designee is running unopposed), judicial delegates, judges and numerous state committee and district leader seats. New Yorkers across the state will also get to decide who gets nominated from each party for the State Assembly. Polls will remain open until 9 p.m. [Follow Gothamist's live updates throughout the day]( and tune in to WNYC tonight at 8 p.m. for live election coverage hosted by Brian Lehrer. --------------------------------------------------------------- BE PREPARED IN THE VOTING BOOTH • Find your assigned poll site and sample ballot [here]( • Check out our [full guide to the primary]( • See a rundown of [who is on the ballot]( • Lime is offering [two free 30-minute rides]( to get to a poll site • And remember, [if you get an absentee ballot]( but change your mind and decide to vote in person, you can only do so using an affidavit ballot --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗳️ --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ad: We connect health and social care. click here to find out more at unite us dot org]( Advertisement --------------------------------------------------------------- For Further Reading [a close-up of a gavel] [Judge rules NYC voting law for noncitizens violates state constitution]( A Staten Island judge sided with Republicans who sued over a citywide law that would allow legal residents who aren't citizens to vote in municipal elections. [a ballot box inside a polling place] [New law to prevent absentee ballots from being tossed for stray marks]( Under the measure, officials will be able to accept ballots with extraneous marks as long as the voter’s choices are clear. Up to now, any stray mark was grounds to invalidate a person’s vote. [Manhattan Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou] [You-Line Niou wins influential Working Families Party endorsement in NY-10]( Niou, a state assemblymember running for the House seat representing lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn, is being backed by the progressive WFP. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗳️ --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ad: We connect health and social care. click here to find out more at unite us dot org]( Advertisement [the logo for United States of Anxiety] [Roe is gone. What now?]( Plus, a reflection on the significance of LGBT Pride in a scary political time for the community. [LISTEN]( Support WNYC + Gothamist Make a donation to support local, independent journalism. Your contributions are our largest source of funding and pays for essential political coverage and more. [DONATE]( [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [WNYC]( [WQXR]( [NJPR]( [GOTHAMIST]( [WNYC STUDIOS]( [THE GREENE SPACE]( Copyright © New York Public Radio. 160 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 All rights reserved. [Terms of Use.]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your [preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list