To register to vote in the State of New York an individual must meet the following qualifications:
- Be a United States Citizen
- Be 18 years old by December 31 of the filing year (must be 18 years old by the date of the general, primary, or other election in which you want to vote)
- Not be in jail or on parole for a felony conviction
- Have resided at present address at least 30 days before an election
- Not determined to be mentally incompetant by a court
- Not claim the right to vote elsewhere
Must register to vote at least 25 days before the election.
Can select party affiliation up to 25 days before the election or change party affiliation at any time to effect November election.
Can select party affiliation up to 25 days before the election or change party affiliation at any time to effect November election.
Can register to vote in person or obtain a mail-in application by:
- Contacting your county board of elections
- Contacting any New York State Agency-Based voter registration center
- Calling the 1-800-FOR-VOTE hotline to request a voter application
- Downloading a Voter Registration Application in English or Spanish. Print the form, complete and sign it. Then mail it to your county board of elections.
Absentee Voting:
Applications for Absentee Ballots are available at your county board of elections office.
You may request an Absentee Ballot by sending a letter to your county board of elections. The letter must be received by your county board no earlier than 30 days and no later than seven days before the election. The letter must contain the following information:
- the address where you are registered
- an address where the ballot is to be sent
- the reason for the request, and
- the signature of the voter
You may also download an absentee ballot form online.
Upon completion, applications must be mailed to your county board no later than the seventh day before the election or delivered in person no later than the day before the election.
In order to be counted, the ballot must either be delivered to the Board of Elections by the close of the polls on Election Day, or be postmarked the day before the election and received by the Board of Elections no later than seven days after the election.
For more election and voter information, you can contact the New York State Board of Elections.
