North Fork Voter Guide 2021: What You Need To Know

NORTH FORK, NY — Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 2, and Patch has what you need to know before you head to the polls.

This year's races are all local. Residents on the North Fork will be voting for Suffolk County District Attorney and Suffolk County Sheriff, as well as their representative in the County Legislature. They will also be voting for candidates to fill two seats on the Southold Town board, the town highway superintendent's position, three trustee seats, as well as the town clerk's post. Two candidates for town assessor are running unopposed.

People can check their voting status and polling place on the New York state website.

Polls on Election Day are slated to be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Key Races

Here are the races that North Fork residents will see on their ballot:

Suffolk County

District Attorney

Timothy Sini (Democrat, Keep Crime Low)

Raymond A. Tierney (Republican)

Suffolk County Sheriff

Errol D. Toulon, Jr. (Democratic, Conservative)

William Amato, (Republican)

Suffolk County Legislature

1st Legislative District

Al Krupski, Jr. (Democratic, Conservative)

Town of Southold

Southold Town Council

Brian O. Mealy (Democratic, Working Families)

Greg Doroski (Democratic, Working Families)

Gregory Williams (Republican, Conservative)

Anthony Sannino (Republican, Conservative)

Southold Town Clerk

Candace A. Hall (Democratic)

Denis Noncarrow (Republican, Conservative)

Southold Superintendent of Highways

Daniel J. Goodwin (Democratic, Working Families)

Donald Grim (Republican, Conservative)

Southold Town Justice

Eileen A. Powers (Republican, Conservative)

Town Justice, Fishers Island

Louisa P. Evans (Republican, Conservative)

Southold Town Assessor

Charles J. Sanders (Republican, Conservative)

Kevin Webster (Republican, Conservative)

Southold Town Trustees

Liz Gillooly (Democratic, Working Families)

Eric Sepenoski (Democratic, Working Families)

Elizabeth Peeples (Democratic, Working Families)

Kristina Gabrielsen (Republican, Conservative)

Peter K. Johstone, Jr. (Republican, Conservative)

Jason A. Taggart (Republican, Conservative)

There are also four statewide proposals on the ballot:

• A proposed constitutional amendment to freeze the number of state senators at 63.
• A proposed amendment to Article I of the New York Constitution that would establish the right of each person to clean air and water and a healthful environment.
• A proposed amendment that would delete the current requirement that a citizen be registered to vote at least 10 days before an election and would allow the Legislature to enact laws permitting a citizen to register to vote less than 10 days before an election.
• A proposed amendment that would delete from the current provision on absentee ballots the requirement that an absentee voter must be unable to appear at the polls by reason of absence from the county or illness or physical disability.