Erie County Board of Elections

Erie County voters who plan to cast their ballots during the early polling period, October 26 through November 3, will have the opportunity to do so at any of the participating stations. They'll be the first to use a new electronic system that the county plans to roll out for all elections next year.

Candidates for elected office and their supporters will begin knocking on doors Tuesday, as the 2019 designating petition schedule gets underway.

The Erie County Board of Elections is extending the hours for absentee voting ahead of the midterm elections.

Election Day 2018 is less than a month away - and that means time to register to vote is running out. The deadline is Oct. 12.

WBFO followed key races in the September 12 Primary Election. See the results from local polls here.

Things are heating up both figuratively and literally for the Erie County Board of Elections.

New York’s presidential primary is in the political spotlight Tuesday. The Erie County Board of Elections says local voting has run smoothly and voter turnout appears to be its highest in years.

Voters were turned away from Unity Church at 1243 Delaware Avenue Tuesday morning. The polling site opened after 7 a.m., because three inspectors did not show up.

A second candidate running for one of three at-large seats on the Buffalo Board of Education was removed from the ballot Tuesday due to a lack of valid signatures.

Questions have been raised about the hiring of Robb Poloncarz by the  Erie County Board of Elections.

Election Day 2012  should be fairly busy at most polling locations in Erie County compared to some "off years."  

With Election Day getting closer, the Erie County Board of Elections is dealing with an avalanche of absentee ballot applications and the problems of getting absentee ballots to the military overseas because of problems in Albany.

County Republican Elections Commissioner Ralph Mohr tells WBFO News there may be as many as 26,000 absentee ballots going out by the end of the elections season.