Early voting begins – again – and turnout could be low By Deidre Williams News Staff Reporter Aug 12, 2022 Aug 12, 2022 Updated Feb 17, 2026 0 Nicole Fusco votes with her dog Annie at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Buffalo Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Mark Mulville/Buffalo News Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Deidre Williams News Staff Reporter In an election year like no other, voters can start heading to the polls Saturday.kAmp82:?]k^AmkAmt2C=J G@E:?8 7@C t=64E:@? s2J @? pF8] ab 368:?D 2E bg A@==:?8 =@42E:@?D 24C@DD tC:6 r@F?EJ]k^AmkAmt2C=J G@E6C EFC?@FE 4@F=5 36 =:89E :7 G@E6C C68:DEC2E:@? 2?5 23D6?E66 32==@E C6BF6DED 2C6 2?J :?5:42E:@?[ tC:6 r@F?EJ q@2C5 @7 t=64E:@?D @77:4:2=D D2J] qFE 2 9:896C EFC?@FE :D 6IA64E65 7@C t=64E:@? s2J :ED6=7]k^AmkAm“p3D6?E66 C6BF6DED :?5:42E6 2 =@H EFC?@FE[” q@2C5 @7 t=64E:@?D r@>>:DD:@?6C #2=A9 |@9C D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E] “tC:6 r@F?EJ 92D 2=H2JD C2?<65 7:CDE @C D64@?5 :? 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