Nick Reisman is reporting for State of Politics nine days of early voting in New York ended June 26, and 178,223 people statewide have cast ballots so far in advance of the final day of voting, June 28, according to unofficial numbers from the state Board of Elections. Of those, 86,890 votes were cast in New York City while 91,333 were cast outside of the five boroughs, Board of Elections data show. The most popular day to vote early was on the final day, June 26, when 28,548 people cast ballots, a small fraction of the 8.5 million active registered voters eligible to cast ballots in the primary contests. This primary election will determine nominations for governor, lieutenant governor as well as for the state Assembly in various locations. August 23 will be the final day for voters to cast primary ballots for the state Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, with more early voting before that. The primaries were split into two separate days of voting after a successful legal challenge to the newly drawn district maps for the state Senate and U.S. House of Representatives led to a redrafting of the lines by a special master in May. Read the full story at nystateofpolitics [dot] com.