Hot election: NYC primary will coincide with extreme heat, officials take precautions
It’s not just the candidates who are sweating for votes in New York City’s primary election.
City election officials said Thursday they are taking steps to keep voters and poll workers cool and safe during an anticipated heat wave as early voting winds down this Sunday and Primary Day takes place Tuesday.
Temperatures are forecast to get into the mid-90s in that period, and could even exceed 100 degrees when accounting for humidity, according to the National Weather Service.
“Our top priority is the health and safety of our poll workers, voters and the proper functioning of our poll sites,” Vincent Ignizio, deputy executive director at the city Board of Elections, said in a statement. “While voters generally spend only a few minutes at a polling place, our poll workers serve on the front lines for up to 17 hours.”
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