Voters In Clay, New York share why they voted in the 2022 midterm elections.(c) 2022 Maddie Stelk

2022 Election

CNY Seeing High Voter Turnout On Election Day

By Madeline Stelk

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Election Day is bringing many Clay residents to the polls this year.

AUGUSTA WILLIAMS: “It’s my first time voting in Onondaga County” 

REPORTER MADDIE: And some old…

BARBARA WASHINGTON: “Definitely so, I always vote.”

REPORTER MADDIE: Some say that with narrow races for congress and governor— showing up to vote in onondaga county is crucial. 

ERIC SULLIVAN: “I just feel like there are people who worry about the national picture far too much and these local elections have a far bigger impact on their daily lives.”

REPORTER MADDIE: Just a few weeks ago this Town Hall served a different purpose… County officials met here to discuss Micron’s 100-billion-dollar investment in a computer chip plant right here in Clay. Some residents say the project influenced who they voted for. 

ERIC SULLIVAN: “There was people that were involved with making that transaction happen that I felt should have gotten a pat on the back and I might have voted in that direction”

AUGUSTA WILLIAMS: “The equitable development of the neighborhood as micron moves in is important so that’s always key to my voting” 

REPORTER MADDIE: Regardless of the reasoning behind their journey to the polls… residents show passion about exercising their right to vote. 

BARBARA WASHINGTON: “I think that everyone should vote… it’s their privilege… they should.”

REPORTER MADDIE: Other little one’s are just happy to tag along with their parents.

JEREMIAH: “I have school off today.”

REPORTER MADDIE: But for those who are 18 and older… The New York Polls are open until 9:00pm tonight. In Syracuse for Democracy In Action… I’m Maddie Stelk 

CLAY, N.Y. (DIA) – Hundreds of voters filed through the doors of the Clay Town Hall this morning to cast their vote in the 2022 midterm elections. Paco Valle, a 2022 midterm voting system specialist at the site, said he was surprised by the high turnout.

“Most Midterms are very slow but this one is fantastic,” Valle said. “It has kept us here very busy.”

Control of Congress is at stake in Tuesday’s midterm elections, with the Democratic Party currently in power. Eric Sullivan, a small business owner and Clay resident, said voting today in Onondaga County is crucial.

“There are people who worry about the national picture far too much,” Sullivan said. “These local elections have a far bigger impact on their daily lives.”

On Oct. 24, the Clay Town Hall served a different purpose. County officials met there to discuss Micron’s $100 billion investment in a computer chip plant in Clay. Some voters said the project impacted the way they voted on Tuesday.

“There were people involved in making that transaction happen that I felt should have gotten a pat on the back,” Sullivan said. “I might have voted in that direction.”

The polls in New York are now closed.

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