How will you be voting this year? If you're registered to vote, you may be voting by absentee or just waiting until Election Day, which is less than two weeks away. 

Still, there's another option beginning Saturday that may be your easiest option. 

Early voting was first approved in New York State last year, but this will be the first year it's getting a big test. 

Every county in our viewing area will have at least five to 10 designated early voting polling sites starting Saturday. 

Officials say early voting should lead to less congestion at polling sites on Election Day, despite a record number of registered voters. 

​Remember, in your respective county, you can participate in early voting at any site within your county borders. We visited the Onondaga County Board of Elections, where they've been doing testing on poll pads which will be used at the voting sites. 

This year, you'll be signing in electronically at your polling site. 

"You're going to walk in. You're going to walk into your polling place, you're going to walk up to a polling pad, you're going to give them your name. The polling inspector will look it up, turn the poll pad around, you'll accept it, the receipt will print out, you'll take it to another ballot table. The inspectors will give you a ballot, and you can fill it out and put it through the scanner," said Onondaga County BOE Commissioner Michele Sardo.

Hours in each county vary day-to-day for early voting, but the dates across the state are the same. 

You're encouraged to visit your respective county's Board of Elections website for more specific information. 

And it's not to late to vote via absentee ballot. Voters have until October 27 to request an absentee if you wish to vote that way instead of going to the polls.

Officials in Onondaga County say more than 33,000 absentee ballots have already been cast this year, which is a new record. 

Remember that if you do choose to vote in person, a mask is required at the sites. 

Here's Where You Can Cast An Early Vote in Your Area