US EditionBoard of Elections Prepares for Heat Wave on Primary Day
- On June 19, 2025, election officials announced plans to prepare for extreme heat on Primary Day, June 24, by supporting over 35,000 poll workers operating at 1,213 polling locations citywide.
- The agency took these steps because temperatures are expected to stay in the 90s starting Sunday and to ensure health and safety amid a forecasted heat emergency.
- The Board plans to distribute fans to sites without air conditioning, supply water steadily, coordinate with emergency and utility providers, and has power outage plans in place.
- Vincent Ignizio, Deputy Executive Director, emphasized that ensuring the well-being of poll workers and voters, along with maintaining effective operations at voting locations, is their highest concern, noting that poll workers often remain on duty for as long as 17 hours.
- The Board encourages early voting and mail-in ballots to avoid heat exposure, with mail-in requests allowed until end of Monday and ballots postmarked by Primary Day, ensuring bipartisan secure election administration.
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