Voters Tool Box

Voters Tool Box

Election & Voter Information

Information on candidates, registering to vote, and deadlines for applications. We make voting easier through varied voter education programs!

  • Understanding NYS Ballot Proposals: NYS Voter's Guide 2018
  • Or for maps you can zoom in on, use this link (click on dropdown at upper right under select a District Type for Assembly, Senate or Congress maps) 
  • Visit the Vote411 to register to vote on line

Onondaga County Board of Elections

You can register in person at the Board of Elections Office or by mail.  If you have questions or need a voter application form call the Board of Elections  at (315) 435-8683 .  http://www.ongov.net/elections

 You may also register at the New York State DMV:  https://dmv.ny.gov/more-info/electronic-voter-registration-application 

Registration applications cannot be be faxed.

Voter Information

Primary Election: September 12, 2017 

  • August 18th: Last day to postmark an application to be eligible to vote in the Primary Election.
  • August 18th: Last day to register in-person at your local board of elections or any state agency participating in the National Voter Registration Act, to be eligible to vote in the Primary Election. 

General Election: November 7, 2017

  • October 13th: Last day to postmark an application to be eligible to vote in the General Election.
  • October 13th: Last day to register in-person at your local board of elections or any state agency participating in the National Voter Registration Act, to be eligible to vote in the General Election.
  • October 13th: Last day to accept a change of party enrollment.
  • October 28th: Last day to register in person at the Board of Elections if you have been honorably discharged from the military, became a naturalized citizen, or are a registered voter who has moved within the county after October 13th.

Absentee Ballots 

  • October 31st: Last day to postmark application for absentee ballot.
  • November 6th: Last day to apply in person for an absentee ballot & last day to postmark ballot for general the election.
  • November 7th: Last day to deliver an absentee ballot in person to your county board of elections.

https://dmv.ny.gov/more-info/electronic-voter-registration-application