Everything You Need To Know To Vote Early In This Year’s Mid-Term Elections

Just in case you hadn't noticed yet, election day is quickly approaching in the United States. If you actually didn't know it was coming, it's hard to understand how, with all of the lawn & yard signs, political attack ads on television and radio, and politicians coming out from their ivory towers to congregate with us common folk.

Now that we're less than two weeks away from the 2026 mid-term elections, it's time for politicians to finalize their messages to citizens, and for citizens to get ready to do one of the most important things an American can do: vote. With all of the inflation, tariffs, and war that we're having to deal with in modernity, it's more important than ever for people to get out and exercise their civic duty.

If you're getting ready for Election Day on November 3rd and you're a New York resident, you don't actually have to wait until then to vote. New Yorkers from Niagara Falls to Nyack have the opportunity to vote early between now and Election Day.

With us being midway through President Trump's second term, this election has the opportunity to change the course of the nation.

Early Voting In New York Is Available For The 2026 General / Mid-term Election

Under a law that former Governor Andrew Cuomo signed in 2019, New Yorkers get 10 early voting days ahead of the general election. This year's Early Voting Period starts on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 9 a.m. and runs every day until Sunday, November 1st at 5 p.m.

All over the state, there are hundreds of different locations where people can cast their vote early. In Erie County, New York, there are nearly 40 different locations where you can cast your vote, and vote at any place you choose. There are 11 separate locations in Buffalo, with the remaining 27 locations spread throughout the suburbs around Buffalo.

In Niagara County, New York, there are five different locations where you can vote, and Niagara County residents can vote at these locations.

The NYS Elections website has a complete list of every early voting location in New York State.

If there is one thing that we should have learned from the 2024 and 2025 elections, it's that voting is important and can literally impact your life.