Primary elections take place across New York Tuesday. In Broome County, that includes the race for district attorney. Vestal voters will also see candidates for town board and town supervisor on the ballot.
Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Southern Tier.
Here’s what you need to know for the 2023 primary elections.
Am I eligible to vote in New York?
Voters registered with a party may vote to nominate that party’s candidate in a primary election.
Here are the qualifications to vote in New York:
- You must be a U.S. citizen;
- Be 18 or older;
- Not be in prison for a felony conviction;
- Not claim the right to vote elsewhere;
- And not found to be incompetent by a court.
Where is my polling place?
You can look up where you are registered to vote, and which polling place you can attend, at voterlookup.elections.ny.gov.
For Broome County voters, your polling place in the primary election may differ from your typical polling place. Check your poll site at broomevotes.com/pollingplaces.
Who’s on the ballot in Broome County?
The race for Broome County District Attorney will see a rematch between incumbent District Attorney Michael Korchak and defense attorney Paul Battisti.
Following a six-year stint with the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office, Korchak served as assistant district attorney under Gerald Mollen from 1996 to 2007. He left public office for private practice after unsuccessfully challenging Mollen for the top prosecutor spot in 2007. Korchak served as Union Town Justice from 2014 to 2016 before returning to the DA’s office to work as chief assistant prosecutor under his predecessor, Stephen Cornwell.
Korchak lost the 2019 Republican primary to Battisti, but narrowly defeated him in the general election as a Libertarian candidate.
Battisti has worked as a private-practice defense lawyer representing criminal defendants in the state and federal court levels. The Broome County native has also worked as a board member on the Broome Drug Treatment Court…
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