Saratoga County BOE Participates In Election Security Workshop; How To Check If You’re Registered to Vote
ALLSTON SPA — The Saratoga County Board of Elections on July 24, 2024, hosted an Election Security Workshop and Tabletop Exercise coordinated by the New York State Board of Elections. The day-long event was one of four training sessions for all County Boards of Elections to ensure readiness by all entities as the General Election approaches.
Event partners included the Cyber & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the New York State Executive Chamber, the New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services (DHSES), the New York State Police (NYSP), and the New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS).
Saratoga County was one of four counties across the state chosen to host this exercise between July 23 – July 26, offering collaborative opportunities for government entities, election administrators, law enforcement, and information technology experts alike. In addition to representatives from the County Boards of Elections, county information technology professionals, emergency managers, and communications directors participated.
Presentations featured information about election security best practices, incident response processes, cybersecurity regulations, voting equipment and software, and combatting mis- and disinformation about elections. The tabletop exercises examined coordination and response capabilities during a variety of hypothetical cyber and physical security incidents impacting elections.
The 2024 General Election is Nov. 5, 2024. Early Voting will occur from Oct. 26 through Nov. 3.
To ensure you are registered to vote, go to https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/. Entering your county, name, date of birth and zip code will return your registration status, as well as the district races in which you are eligible to vote, and your voting location.
One note on regional congressional districts this year: in the ever-wiggling geographical line across Saratoga County separating the 20th Congressional District (current rep. Democrat Paul Tonko), and 21st Congressional District (current rep. Republican Elise Stefanik), the current boundaries place much of Saratoga County – city of Saratoga Springs, Milton, Malta and points west and south in the 20th District, while the Town of Saratoga, portions of Wilton, Greenfield and points north sit in the 21st.