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New York elections, 2012
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New York's 2012 elections U.S. Senate • U.S. House • State Senate • State Assembly • Candidate ballot access |
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| 1 2012 Elections |
| 2 Eligibility to Vote |
| 2.1 Primary election |
| 2.2 General election |
| 3 Voting absentee |
| 3.1 Eligibility |
| 3.2 Deadlines |
| 3.3 Military and overseas voting |
| 4 Voting early |
| 5 See also |
| 6 References |
The state of New York held elections in 2012. Below are the dates of note:
- Signature filing deadline: June 12, 2012 (Congress) and July 12, 2012 (State Legislature)
- Primary date: June 26, 2012 (Congress only) & September 13, 2012 (State Legislatures). According to Douglas Kellner, co-chairman of the New York State Board of Elections, the split primary dates cost county governments an additional $50 million across the state.[1]
- General election date: November 6, 2012
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2012 Elections
For election results in the 50 states, see our November 6, 2012 election results page
Elections by type
U.S. Senate
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Kirsten Gillibrand Incumbent |
72.2% | 4,822,330 | |
| Republican | Wendy Long | 26.3% | 1,758,702 | |
| Green | Colia Clark | 0.6% | 42,591 | |
| Libertarian | Chris Edes | 0.5% | 32,002 | |
| CSP | John Mangelli | 0.3% | 22,041 | |
| N/A | Write-in votes | 0% | 2,012 | |
| Total Votes | 6,679,678 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections U.S. Senator Election Returns November 6, 2012," accessed August 30, 2021 | ||||
U.S. House
New York lost two U.S. House seats from redistricting.
| Members of the U.S. House from New York -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 21 | 21 | |
| Republican Party | 8 | 6 | |
| Total | 29 | 27 | |
State Senate
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2012
Heading into the election, Republicans maintained partisan control in the state senate.
| New York State Senate | |||
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| Party | As of November 5, 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 29 | 33 | |
| Republican Party | 33 | 30 | |
| Total | 62 | 63 | |
State House
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2012
Heading into the election, Democrats maintained partisan control in the state assembly.
| New York State Assembly | |||
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| Party | As of November 5, 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 99 | 105 | |
| Republican Party | 49 | 44 | |
| Independence Party of New York | 1 | 1 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 150 | 150 | |
Eligibility to Vote
Primary election
- See also: Voting in the 2012 primary elections
New York was one of 21 states to use a strictly closed primary system. Voters were required to register to vote in the primary by June 1, 2012, which was 25 days before the primary took place.[2] (Information about registering to vote)
General election
- See also: Voting in the 2012 general elections
The deadline to register to vote was 20 days prior to the election day, which in 2012 was October 17. The deadline by mail was required to be postmarked by October 12 and received by October 17. In person registration was available until October 26.[3][4]
- Voter ID info
- Residency requirements: Live at present address at least 30 days before an election.[5]
- Same-day registration: None
Voting absentee
- See also: Absentee Voting
New York offers early mail voting and absentee voting.[6]
Any registered voter may vote an early mail ballot. To vote an absentee ballot, a voter must be: [6]
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Applications for early mail ballots and absentee ballots must be received by the county board of elections at least ten days before an election, unless the application is submitted in person by the day before the election.[6]
Early mail ballots and absentee ballots returned by mail must be postmarked by Election Day and received by the county board of elections by the seventh day after the election. Ballots may be returned in person to the county board of elections by the close of polls on Election Day or to a polling place during the early voting period or on Election Day.[6]
Voting early
- See also: Early voting
New York is one of 14 states that do not permit no-excuse early voting.
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Wall Street Journal, "Bloomberg opposes earlier primary elections," October 15, 2012
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Voting Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2012
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Political Calendar" accessed May 8, 2012
- ↑ New York Elections, "Voting Deadlines" accessed May 8, 2012
- ↑ New York Elections, "Registering to Vote" accessed May 8, 2012
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 New York State Board of Elections, "Request a Ballot," accessed August 16, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
