HUDSON–Anyone not currently registered to vote with the Columbia County Board of Elections has until Friday, October 12 to register in person at the board, 401 State Street, or to postmark a registration form. A legibly postmarked registration must be received by October 17.
The board is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.. In addition, on Wednesday, October 10 it will stay open until 7:30 p.m.; on Friday, October 11 it will stay open till 5pm; on Saturday, October 13 it will be open from 2 to 9 p.m. To register you must be a US citizen over the age of 18 who has resided in the county for at least 30 days before November 6. To check if you are registered to vote, visit the vote-ny.com website and go to “Voter Lookup.” Voters who have moved within Columbia County should complete a new registration form as soon as possible. Any address changes received by October 17 will be processed in time for the November election; if changes are received after that date, the voter will have to vote by affidavit (provisional) ballot. Voters must vote at the poll site for their current (new) address.
To vote absentee, if you do not expect to be in the county on Election Day: First you must request an absentee ballot. Application forms are available at the Board or can be downloaded at columbiacountyny.com/depts/elections/forms.html. Applications mailed to the board must be legibly postmarked by Tuesday, October 30 (one week before the election). Once a ballot is received, it must be legibly postmarked back to the board no later than Monday, November 5 (the day before the election) and received by Tuesday, November 13 (one week post-election).
The board expects to have absentee ballots available no later than October 15.
Voters who do not expect to be in the county on Election Day can complete an application at the board, and, once the ballots are available, can vote at the board during any hours that it is open. Additional hours for absentee voting in person include:
Thursday, October 25, till 6 p.m.
Saturday, October 27, 9 a.m. till noon
Thursday, November, 1 till 6 p.m.
Saturday, November 3, 9 a.m. till noon
The board also will be open until 5 p.m. Monday, November 5.
Other important information can be found at the county’s website at columbiacountyny.com/depts/elections or by phone at 518 828-3115.
On November 6 all 34 poll sites in the county will be open, and voting hours are from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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Editor’s note: A charge is not a conviction. All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges can be amended or dismissed.
- Ryan Benzeno, 38, of Coxsackie, was arrested Feb. 2 at 9:02 p.m. in Coxsackie and charged with second-degree assault with intent to cause physical injury with a weapon, a class D felony; fourth-degree grand larceny and two counts of third-degree criminal mischief, a class E felony; and third-degree menacing, a class B misdemeanor. Benzeno’s arrest status was not reported.
- John Caramanica, 71, of Catskill, was arrested Feb. 2 at 12:39 p.m. in Catskill and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and manufacture of drug-related paraphernalia, both class A misdemeanors. Caramanica was issued an appearance ticket.
- Candace Larsen, 36, of Catskill, was arrested Feb. 2 at 11:59 a.m. in Catskill and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and manufacture of drug-related paraphernalia, both class A misdemeanors. Larsen was issued an appearance ticket.
- Gopaul Balgobin, 24, of Cairo, was arrested Feb. 2 at 11:29 p.m. in Cairo and charged with driving while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content over 0.08%, both unclassified misdemeanors. Balgobin was issued an appearance ticket.
- Isaiah Jamel Carr-Hinds, 28, of Catskill, was arrested Feb. 3 at 7:11 p.m. in Saugerties and charged with criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation and criminal mischief/disabling equipment to prevent an emergency call, both class A misdemeanors. Carr-Hinds was released on his own recognizance.
- John Joyce, 30, of Catskill, was arrested Feb. 3 at 1:54 p.m. in Catskill and charged with two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and third-degree bail jumping, both class A misdemeanors. Joyce was issued cash bail in an undisclosed amount.
- Kathy Brown, 24, of Gloversville, was arrested Feb. 3 at 4:21 p.m. in Coxsackie and charged with first-degree knowingly introducing dangerous contraband into a prison and fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, both class D feonies, and second-degree introducing contraband into a prison, a class A misdemeanor. Brown was issued an appearance ticket.
- An unidentified juvenile, 18, of Syracuse, was arrested Feb. 3 at 2:53 p.m. in Coxsackie and charged with second-degree introducing contraband into a prison, a class A misdemeanor. The individual was issued an appearance ticket.
- Takiya Mitchell, 43, of Kingston, was arrested Feb. 4 at 4:15 a.m. in Hunter and charged with driving while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content over 0.08%, both unclassified misdemeanors. Mitchell was issued an appearance ticket.
- Anastasia Rikard, 35, of Ravena, was arrested Feb. 5 at 7:49 p.m. in Greenville and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor. Rikard was issued an appearance ticket.
- Kindra Prater, 40, of Greenville, was arrested Feb. 5 at 9:57 p.m. in Greenville and charged with resisting arrest and second-degree obstruction of governmental administration, both class A misdemeanors. Prater was issued an appearance ticket.
- Nicholas Wheeley, 52, of Prattsville, was arrested Feb. 6 at 1:07 a.m. in Ashland and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content over 0.08% and driving while intoxicated, both unclassified misdemeanors. Wheeley was issued an appearance ticket.
- Sonya Jean Leonardo, 45, of Athens, was arrested Feb. 6 at 10:05 a.m. in Cairo and charged with operating a motor vehicle impaired by drugs, an unclassified misdemeanor. Leonardo was issued an appearance ticket.
- Charles Lee, 38, of Medusa, was arrested Feb. 6 at 5:10 p.m. in Durham and charged with second-degree criminal mischief, a class D felony, and driving while intoxicated and aggravated driving while intoxicated with a blood-alcohol content over 0.18%, both unclassified misdemeanors. Lee was issued an appearance ticket.
- Douglas Shoemaker, 53, of Palenville, was arrested Feb. 7 at 7:51 p.m. in Catskill and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a class E felony, and driving while intoxicated and aggravated driving while intoxicated with a blood-alcohol content over 0.18%, both unclassified misdemeanors. Shoemaker was issued an appearance ticket.
- Joseph Zajac, 45, of Albany, was arrested Feb. 8 at 2:54 p.m. in New Baltimore and charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, a class A misdemeanor. Zajac was issued an appearance ticket.
- Wendy Holdridge, 47, of Prattsville, was arrested Feb. 8 at 4:45 p.m. in Jewett and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content over 0.08% and driving while intoxicated, both unclassified misdemeanors. Holdridge was issued an appearance ticket.
- Evangelos Georgantzis, 41, of Hensonville, was arrested Feb. 8 at 11:17 p.m. in Windham and charged with driving while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol content over 0.08%, both unclassified misdemeanors. Georgantzis was issued an appearance ticket.
