Huntington, New York Public Records

New registrants and those who've changed addresses receive confirmation and polling assignments by mail. Huntington operates under town government structure rather than as an incorporated city, with municipal elections for Town Supervisor and Town Council scheduled for odd-numbered years. The next town elections arrive in November 2025 for positions carrying four-year terms. Town Supervisor Ed Smyth currently leads a seven-member Town Council, all elected on a partisan basis. Local ballot measures and propositions also appear during town elections. The town government website at www.huntingtonny.gov provides details on current officials and upcoming races. To locate their assigned polling place, residents can use the New York State Board of Elections polling place locator at www.elections.ny.gov/pollingplaces.html by entering their address, or they can call the Suffolk County Board. Schools, fire stations, and community centers throughout the town's hamlets typically host polling sites. Regarding public election records, New York State shares voter registration data with campaigns and political parties but not the general public, though individual voters can verify their own status online. Campaign finance disclosures for state and county candidates appear through the New York State Board of Elections at www.elections.ny.gov/campaign-finance and through the Suffolk County Board for county positions. Election results get posted by the Suffolk County Board of Elections at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/departments/board-of-elections/election-results, showing precinct-level breakdowns for all races. In November 2024's presidential election, Suffolk County reported approximately 64% voter turnout with roughly 502,000 votes cast from approximately 785,000 registered voters. Huntington's turnout typically mirrors or exceeds county averages. Come November 3, 2026, residents and county voters will decide several significant races: New York's gubernatorial election (Governor Kathy Hochul's term expires in 2026), all New York State Assembly seats (the town is divided among Assembly Districts 10, 12, and 16), New York State Senate seats (residents fall within Senate Districts 5 and 17), and Suffolk County positions including County Executive, County Comptroller, District Attorney, County Sheriff, and County Legislature seats. No U.S. Senate seat from New York is up in 2026 (Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's term expires in 2024 and Senator Charles Schumer's in 2028), and U.S. House elections will occur in 2026 for New York's 3rd Congressional District covering northern Suffolk County including the town. Local village elections for incorporated villages like Northport and Lloyd Harbor occur separately. To request an absentee ballot in New York, voters must submit an application (available at www.elections.ny.gov/votingabsentee.html) to the Suffolk County Board of Elections. The application deadline typically falls seven days before the election if requesting by mail, though in-person absentee voting is available at the board's office during a designated early voting period starting several days before Election Day. New York requires an excuse for absentee voting such as absence from the county on Election Day, illness, disability, or acting as a poll worker. Early voting in New York now runs for nine days before each election. Suffolk County maintains multiple early voting locations including sites in the area, with schedules posted at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/departments/board-of-elections.