Election Day is just a few days away and voters have begun to focus on what's at stake. But in New York and many states, if you have not registered to vote by now, it is already too late -- you will not be able to cast a ballot on Tuesday. What's more, in the Empire State and more than a dozen others there is no way to vote in person before Election Day.
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