State's GOP primary Tuesday

Times Union

Staff report

Published 10:54 p.m., Monday, April 23, 2012

Registered Republicans head to the polls across New York on Tuesday to determine the makeup of the delegation the state will send to the GOP national convention this summer. Despite the suspension of his campaign two weeks ago, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum will remain on the ballot along with Rep. Ron Paul, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and — the delegate front-runner by a wide margin — former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

Because of rule changes since the state party's 2008 "winner-take-all" primary, New York's contest will dole out 95 delegates in three blocs:

58: Two apiece for the winner of each of New York's 29 current congressional districts;

34: A set of "at-large" delegates, to be distributed proportionally, or in toto to any candidate who pulls more than 50 percent of the vote;

  3: State Party Chair Ed Cox and two other New York members of the Republican National Committee who are free to make up their own mind; Cox and Jennifer Saul-Rich have already declared for Romney.

Polls are open from noon to 9 p.m. To find your polling place, contact your county board of elections:

Albany: 487-5060, http://www.albanycounty.com/departments/elections
Rensselaer: 270-2990, http://www.rensco.com/departments_elections.asp
Saratoga: 885-2249, http://www.saratogacountyny.gov
Schenectady: 377-2469, http://www.schenectadycounty.com/