Live election coverage: News, real-time updates and results
Tuesday was Election Day and voters across the state and Monroe County headed to the polls.
Here's what to know right now:
Monroe County election results 2023
The results are in for Monroe County and some of the surrounding counties:
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Two statewide ballot questions pass by large margins
Voters resoundingly approved two statewide ballot questions that affect debt limits for municipalities and certain school districts.
One will give the state’s 57 small-city districts more spending leeway for construction work and other projects by removing an outdated constitutional provision that set their borrowing limit lower than that of other school systems.
Their debt limit will now be the same, enabling them to accrue debt up to 10% of the total tax value of properties in their district. Beneficiaries are districts that contain cities with fewer than 125,000 people, including White Plains, Utica, Newburgh and Binghamton.
The other proposal that voters approved will renew for 10 years a temporary constitutional provision that enables local governments to exclude sewer projects from their debt limits. Exempting those large expenses from their limits frees up borrowing rooms for other priorities.
That exclusion began in 1963 but must be renewed every 10 years.
Family Court judge race sees longtime judge lose
Tuesday's race for Monroe County Family Court included two incumbent judges among the four candidates for two seats. One judge won, based on unofficial results, while one didn't.
The victorious judge was the one with about three months of experience on the bench, while the one with 20 years of experience finished third, according to the results. Absentee vote counts will be totaled in the days to come.
Democrats win control for first time in 30 years
After two years on the short end of a power-sharing agreement between President Sabrina LaMar, a Democrat, and the Republican caucus, Democrats burst through on election night by holding onto a key swing district in Irondequoit and flipping another in Perinton.
Those results, together with LaMar's primary loss, should mean a 16-13 advantage in the Legislature for the Democrats. Together with County Executive Adam Bello's resounding victory over Republican Mark Assini, it will mean Democrats' first governing advantage since the late 1980s.
Polls close in Monroe County
Polls have closed in Monroe County's 2023 general election, where key races include the Monroe County executive role and a few positions in the Monroe County Legislature.
Check back with us for the election results as they become available at www.democratandchronicle.com/elections/results/local/.
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Election Day voter turnout in Monroe County continues to increase
More than 127,000 registered voters cast their ballots by 7 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Monroe County Board of Elections.
The third turnout report of the day ― and the last update before polls close at 9 p.m. ― said that 127,340 registered voters (26.5%) in Monroe County have voted in the general election. That total includes early voting numbers and voters who turned out to the polls Tuesday.
How is Election Day voter turnout in Monroe County?
The majority of voters this year chose to cast their ballots on Election Day, rather than during the early voting period offered by the Monroe County Board of Elections.
The day's first turnout report, which was tallied at 11 a.m., said that 29,426 registered voters ― or 6.1% of registered voters in Monroe County ― voted in the general election in the first five hours the polls were open.
The second turnout report of the day, tallied at 3 p.m., said that 63,982 registered voters — or 13.3% of registered voters in Monroe County — voted in the general election since the polls opened at 6 a.m.
Those totals did not include early voting numbers.
The Monroe County Board of Elections previously reported 23,388 registered voters cast their ballots ahead of Election Day, leaving Tuesday's total voters at 103,952 at 7 p.m.
What was the early voting turnout for Monroe County?
Thousands of registered voters in Monroe County cast their ballots ahead of Election Day this year, in the nine-day span where early voting is permitted. The early voting window started Saturday, Oct. 28 and ran through Sunday, Nov. 5. In all, 23,388 registered voters cast their ballots ahead of Election Day, according to the Monroe County Board of Elections.
The most popular of the 13 voting sites was Perinton Square Mall in Perinton, where more than 4,000 people voted. It was followed by the Henrietta Public Library in Henrietta, where more than 3,700 people cast their ballots and the Irondequoit Community Center in Irondequoit, where 3,375 people voted, according to the Board of Elections.
The busiest days in the nine-day span were the final two days of early voting - more than 3,000 people voted on each of those days, according to the Board of Election.
When are the polls open in New York?
Polling sites are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. today for registered voters to cast their ballots.
Who are the candidates on Monroe County ballots?
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What questions will NY voters answer on November ballots?
New York voters will decide on two proposed tweaks to the state constitution in November, each dealing with the amount of debt that local governments and school districts can accrue.
One proposal would remove a relic from the 1950s that set lower borrowing limits for small-city school districts than for all other school systems. Approval by voters would end that disparity and give 57 districts more spending leeway for construction projects.
The other referendum would extend for 10 years a key exception to the debt limits for counties and municipalities. If approved, their limits would continue to exclude bond debt taken on for costly sewer projects.
Learn more about the proposals here.
Where do I vote in Monroe County on Election Day?
You can look up where you can vote on Election Day at voterlookup.elections.ny.gov.
Where can I find results for the 2023 Monroe County election?
Polls close at 9 p.m. and we will post the election results for Monroe County as they become available. We will also provide results for the following counties in NY: Ontario, Wayne, Livingston, Genesee, Wyoming and Orleans.
Bookmark this: 2023 election results for the Rochester area, including the Finger Lakes region
More information on the candidates and races in Monroe County
Monroe County Executive: Adam Bello and Mark Assini meet in Monroe County executive debate
Debate: Monroe County executive race: Takeaways from Bello vs. Assini debate
What to know: Monroe County Legislature up for grabs in 2023 election
Judge race: Monroe County Family Court race being waged between four candidates for two judgeships
Judge race: NY State Supreme Court race has three candidates, but only two who want the job
East Rochester: Four vie for two trustee seats in East Rochester. What to know
Fairport: Three running for two seats on Fairport Village Board. What to know
Irondequoit: Fitzpatrick faces Evans in Irondequoit town supervisor race: What to know
Penfield: Leenhouts faces Rice in Penfield town supervisor race: What to know
Rush: Hankins faces Woolaver in Rush town supervisor race: What to know
Webster: Flaherty faces Palermo-Jimenez in Webster town supervisor race: What to know
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Election 2023 news, updates and results in Rochester NY: Live coverage
