2024 ELECTION INFORMATION

2024 ELECTION INFORMATION

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VOTER INFORMATION/RESOURCES

Election 2024 Timeline

Presidential Primary Election Day: Tuesday, April 2, 2024Primary Election Day: Tuesday, June 25, 2024General Election Day: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Presidential Primary Election 

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Early Voting: Saturday, March 23, 2024 to Saturday, March 30, 2024

Early voting locations differ from the general election. For a list of polling locations, hours and FAQs visit  the Westchester County Board of Elections Board of Election early voting website page. Remember that you must be registered to a party to vote in either the April or June primaries. To check your party status, use the New York State voter lookup tool. Want to brush up on your understanding of the US primary system? Read this explanation from another nonpartisan organization, Rock the Vote.

 

 

Primary Voter Registration Deadlines

Voting By Mail

The Early Mail Voter Act took effect on January 1, 2024, allowing any New York registered voter to apply to vote by early mail ballot - essentially a "no excuse absentee ballot". This new law is the subject of court challenges because the New York State constitution sets forth the specific eligibility requirements for absentee ballots. For now, voters are able to apply either for an early mail ballot or for an absentee ballot if they fall within an absentee eligibility category:

  • Absent from your county on Election Day; 
  • Unable to appear at the polls due to temporary or permanent illness or disability; 
  • Unable to appear because you are the primary care giver of one or more individuals who are ill or physically disabled; 
  • A resident or patient of a Veterans Health Administration Hospital; 
  • Detained in jail awaiting Grand Jury action or confined in prison after conviction for an offense other than a felony)

 Absentee and Early Mail ballot application requests:

 

 

You may apply for an early mail or absentee ballot in any of the following ways:

  • Electronically through the New York State Absentee Ballot Application Portal or the Early Mail Ballot Application Portal. 
  • By sending an email request to BOE-WestAbsentee [at] westchestergov.com
  • By sending a fax request to (914) 995-7753 or (914) 995-3190
  • By going in-person to the Westchester County Board of Elections, 25 Quarropas St., White Plains, NY 10601
  • By mailing a paper application to the Westchester County Board of Elections, 25 Quarropas St., White Plains, NY 10601

Vote by Mail/Absentee Deadlines for the April Presidential Primary:

  • March 23, 2024:  the last day for board of elections to receive absentee or early mail ballot application by letter, telefax, or through the portals OR
  • Monday, April 1, 2024: the last day for request delivered in person 

Absentee ballot return:

Absentee or early mail ballots must be postmarked by April 2, 2024 and received by April 9, 2024 OR delivered in person by April 2, 2024. 

Note: Due to a relatively recent change in law, New York State voters are no longer permitted to cast a ballot on a voting machine if they have already been issued an absentee or early mail ballot for that election. Voters who have already been issued an absentee ballot can still vote in person using an affidavit ballot. The affidavit ballot will be kept separate until the election is completed. Election officials will verify whether the voter’s absentee ballot has been received. If the voter’s absentee ballot has been received, the affidavit ballot will not be counted. If the voter’s absentee ballot has not been received, the affidavit ballot will be counted.

For up-to-date and accurate information on early voting polling sites, how to obtain an absentee ballot, and more, visit the Westchester County Board of Elections at https://citizenparticipation.westchestergov.com/ or call 914-995-5700.

ESSENTIAL ELECTION RESOURCES

- Need to check your registration? Know your voting districts? Find your Election Day polling place? Use the state Voter Look Up tool. 

 

- For up-to-date and accurate information on early voting polling sites, how to obtain an absentee ballot, and more, please visit the Westchester County Board of Elections at https://citizenparticipation.westchestergov.com/ or call 914-995-5700.

- Live in New Castle and need a ride to the polls? The Town of New Castle Recreation and Parks Department offers transportation to the polls for registered voters in New Castle needing assitance. Please call 914-238-3909 for more information.

- Want to know more about the 2024 New York State political calendar? You can view a chart from the New York State Board of Elections with all the essential dates. 


Party Enrollment Deadlines

An application to change one's party enrollment for the primary election in any year must be received by the board of elections no later than February 14th of that year. Party changes received on or after February 15th, will be placed on hold until seven days after the June Primary.

Change of party enrollment and change of address is done by completing a NYS Voter Registration form and sending it to your County election bureau, or by refiling their voter registration on the DMV website at https://voterreg.dmv.ny.gov/.

 

Absentee and Early Mail Ballot Application Requests

You may apply for an early mail or absentee ballot in any of the following ways:

  • Electronically through the New York State Absentee Ballot Application Portal or the Early Mail Ballot Application Portal. 
  • By sending an email request to BOE-WestAbsentee [at] westchestergov.com
  • By sending a fax request to (914) 995-7753 or (914) 995-3190
  • By going in-person to the Westchester County Board of Elections, 25 Quarropas St., White Plains, NY 10601
  • By mailing a paper application to the Westchester County Board of Elections, 25 Quarropas St., White Plains, NY 10601

Fair Campaign Practices Committee

The purpose of the Westchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee is to help set an acceptable standard for political discussion by offering a forum for identifying unfair campaign practices and promoting a climate in which candidates conduct honest and fair campaigns.

The Committee accepts written complaints from candidates about alleged unfair campaign practices, holds hearings and issues findings.

Visit The Westchester FCPC for more information about the Committee.