There's a bustle of energy at the Westchester County Board of Elections two weeks before Election Day and just days before the start of in-person early voting this weekend.

All morning Tuesday, people were going in and out of the White Plains headquarters to register, request an absentee ballot or drop off their mail-in votes in person.

Beyond those requests, county elections staff is prepping the 25 in-person early voting poll sites that will open up starting Saturday morning.

Plans are also in the works to keep voters safe, protect poll workers and ensure each site has adequate staffing.

Early voting began for one Dobbs Ferry woman who cast her mail-in ballot today.

"It's very important that all voices be heard and it's important that everyone votes and I know that my ancestors fought very hard for me to have this ability," voter Christine Scott said.

Roughly 17 million early votes have been cast nationwide according to several reports. Multiple states broke turnout records when early voting began.

Westchester is expecting large numbers too.

According to state law, election staff can begin counting absentee and mail ballots one hour before the polls close on Election Day, but results cannot be released until the close of polls at 9 p.m. that night.