Politics & Government
Primary Day In Putnam August 2022: What Voters Need To Know
Tuesday is the second primary of the 2021 elections.

PUTNAM COUNTY, NY — Primary Day is Tuesday in New York for 2022 congressional and state senate races, and there are Conservative, Democratic and Republican primaries in Congressional District 17, which includes all of Putnam County.
- The Democratic primary for Congressional District 17 is between Alessandra Biaggi and Sean Patrick Maloney. SEE: August Primary Preview: 2 Democrats Vye In 17th Congressional District
- Candidates in the Republican primary for CD17 are Charles J. Falciglia, Michael V. Lawler, Jack W. Schrepel, Shoshana M. David and William G. Faulkner. SEE: August Primary Preview: 5 Republicans Face Off For 17th District
- The Conservative primary for Congressional District 17 will be between Faulkner and Lawler
Only registered Democratic, Republican and Conservative voters are eligible to vote.
The Putnam County Board of Elections has announced one permanent and eight temporary polling place changes.
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Your polling place is now located at Brewster Public Library, 79 Main St., Brewster, NY 10509 if it was located at Studio Around the Corner.
- If you normally vote at the Mahopac Falls Elementary School, you will temporarily be voting at the Lakeview Elementary School, 112 Lakeview Dr., Mahopac NY 10541.
- If you normally vote at the Mahopac Middle School, you will temporarily be voting at the Carmel Town Hall, 60 McAlpin Ave., Mahopac NY 10541.
- If you normally vote at the Austin Road Elementary School, you will temporarily be voting at Doherty Hall at St. James Church, 20 County Center, Carmel NY 10512.
- If you normally vote at the Kent Town Hall, you will temporarily be voting at the Lakeview Community Church, 387 Route 52, Carmel NY 10512.
- If you normally vote at the Continental Village Clubhouse, you will temporarily be voting at the Garrison Volunteer Fire Department, 1616 Route 9, Garrison NY 10524.
- If you normally vote at the North Highlands Fire House, you will temporarily be voting at the Cold Spring Methodist Church, 216 Main St., Cold Spring NY 10516.
- If you normally vote at the Putnam Valley High School, you will temporarily be voting at the Putnam Valley Ambulance Corps., 218 Oscawana Lake Rd., Putnam Valley NY 10579.
- If you normally vote at the Brewster VFW, you will temporarily be voting at the Brewster Public Library, 79 Main St., Brewster NY 10509.
If you're a new voter, or it's been a while, you can find your polling place, click here.
Find out what's happening in Southeast-Brewsterfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
If you filled out an absentee ballot, you can return it by 9 p.m. either to the Board of Elections, 25 Old Route 6, Carmel, NY 10512; or hand it in at any polling place. NB: There are certain errors or problems that can occur when a voter completes an absentee ballot envelope. Many of these errors or problems are curable by means of filing a cure statement with your board of elections. If your ballot envelope has a curable defect, you will receive a notice from the board of elections. The cure process is described here.
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