纽约提前投票首日华社投票踊跃，法拉盛票站华人占比升至约一半
纽约州期中选举提前投票10月24日展开，布鲁克林与法拉盛两大华人社区的投票站首日人潮踊跃，华人参与比例明显升高。据世界日报10月25日报道，位于布鲁克林华人社区、选民以华裔与意大利裔为主的新越卓高中投票站，首日截至下午3时已累积379人次投票，下午4时增至436人次，协调员伊斯雷尔·伯恩斯形容首日人数“相当惊人”，推测与广告投放和选民宣导有关。法拉盛41路童子军俱乐部票站同样选民络绎不绝，工作人员估计华人约占一半，比率高于以往的约三分之一；截至当天下午1时45分，该票站已有约280人完成投票。现场工作人员表示，这样的人数相较非大选年已算踊跃，华人选民占比的变化更值得留意，原因可能与天气晴好以及大家对州长选举较为关注有关。受访选民的投票考量各不相同，有人重视减税与关闭边境，有人更在意可负担性与公共安全，也有人表示投票是为了制衡总统。纽约州提前投票将持续至11月1日，11月3日为普选日。
来源：GSM·美国
Chinese Voters Turn Out in Force on First Day of Early Voting in New York; Chinese Share at Flushing Poll Site Rises to About Half
New York — Early voting for New York State's midterm elections began on October 24, and polling places in the two major Chinese communities of Brooklyn and Flushing saw brisk first-day turnout, with a markedly higher share of Chinese voters. According to a World Journal report on October 25, the polling site at New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn's Chinese community, whose voters are mainly of Chinese and Italian descent, had recorded 379 voters by 3 p.m. on the first day, rising to 436 by 4 p.m. Site coordinator Israel Burns described the first-day turnout as "quite amazing," speculating that advertising and voter outreach played a role. The Boy Scout Club poll site on 41st Road in Flushing also drew a steady stream of voters; staff estimated that Chinese voters made up about half of those voting, up from roughly one-third in the past. By 1:45 p.m. that day, about 280 people had cast ballots at the site. Poll workers said the turnout was already strong for a non-presidential election year, and that the shift in the Chinese share of voters was especially noteworthy, possibly thanks to fair weather and heightened attention to the governor's race. Voters interviewed cited different priorities: some emphasized tax cuts and closing the border, others cared more about affordability and public safety, and some said they were voting to check the president's power. Early voting in New York State runs through November 1, and Election Day is November 3.
Source: GSM·USA
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图片来源：纽约法拉盛缅街与凯辛娜大道交口的法拉盛图书馆。The Flushing Library at Main Street and Kissena Boulevard in Flushing, New York. Photo: Tdorante10 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
