NY Primary 2023: On Tuesday, primary elections will be held all around New York. That includes the district attorney’s race in Broome County. Town board and town supervisor candidates will also be up for election in Vestal.
The Southern Tier polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
What you need to know about the 2023 primary elections is provided here.
NY Primary 2023: Am I able to cast a ballot in New York?
In a primary election, voters who have registered with a party may choose to support that party’s nominee.
The requirements to vote in New York are as follows:
You must be a citizen of the United States, be at least 18 years old, have no felony convictions on your record, and not claim the right to vote elsewhere. And not declared incompetent by a judge.
Where is my voting location?
Voterlookup.elections.ny.gov allows you to check your voting location and polling site information.
The primary election polling location for Broome County voters may be different from the regular voting location. Visit broomevotes.com/pollingplaces to check your polling location.
Who is running for office in Broome County?
In the rematch for the position of Broome County District Attorney, incumbent Michael Korchak will face off against defence lawyer Paul Battisti.
Korchak worked for the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office for six years before joining Gerald Mollen’s team in 1996 as an associate district attorney. He attempted to unseat Mollen as chief prosecutor in 2007, but was unsuccessful, and he resigned from government to enter private practise. After serving as Union Town Justice from 2014 to 2016, Korchak went back to the district attorney’s office to work as Stephen Cornwell’s top deputy prosecutor.
Battisti won the Republican primary in 2019, but Korchak nearly beat him as a Libertarian in the general election.
Battisti has experience representing criminal defendants in state and federal courts as a private practise defence attorney. The native of Broome County has served on the board of the Broome Drug Treatment Court Team and served as president of the Broome County Bar Association in the past.
The two have recently been at conflict over the issue of how prosecutions have recently dropped cases. According to state records showing that more than 7,000 cases were dropped, Battisti has alleged that the present administration has failed in its treatment of cases. Later, Korchak referred to Battisti’s remarks as “irresponsible” and cited a felony conviction rate that was more than twice as high as the state average.
NY Primary 2023: Who is running for office in Vestal?
The current town supervisor and two members of the Vestal town council are being challenged by a trio of freshmen running under the name “Real Democracy 4 Vestal.”
Tuesday’s primary will pit retired sergeant from the New York Police Department and former social studies teacher Maria Sexton against veteran Vestal Town Supervisor John Schaffer. Both the Democratic and Conservative party platforms are being used by Schaffer.
As part of the “Real Democracy 4 Vestal” campaign, Glenn Miller, a retired data analyst from Arizona, and Robert Greene, a former Army sergeant and software engineer for BAE Systems, will compete against incumbent Democratic Council Member Patty Fitzgerald.
Theodore Wolf and Patrick McPherson, two newcomers from the Republican party, are vying for supervisor and council member positions, respectively.
