NYS Voter Information

NYS Voter Information

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Register to Vote

Are you registered to vote?  Do you want to change your party, your address, your name?  

You may register to vote using the New York State Voter Registration Form accessible at the links below. You can complete a PDF version of the New York State Voter Registration Form on-line by clicking on the link below, typing the necessary information and selecting the appropriate boxes. Alternatively, you can print the form to complete by hand.

You can also complete an Accessible version of the New York State Voter Registration Form on-line by clicking on the link below, typing the necessary information and selecting the appropriate boxes.

    Once the form is completed, you need to print the form and sign and date it. Then, mail the form to your county board of elections

Find your NYS Polling Place 

Short videos that will help you to register and vote.

 

Voter Guide Part I and II

Information on voter registration, absentee ballots, deadlines for registration, voting machines and much more.     2024 Voter Guide Part I  (English)       2024 Voter Guide Part I  (Spanish)

 

Voter Guide Part II 

 

The guide includes general information about registering to vote and any ballot proposals on the ballot in November. Voter Guide Part II lists a description for each proposal, the actual language as it will appear on the ballot, and pros and cons of each proposal.
 
This Voter Guide is for educational purposes and no League positions are mentioned in the guide.
 
 

 

 First Vote, A Guide for New Voters

 

Your Right to Vote

  • College Students
    Brochure
  • Individuals with Disabilities
    Brochure
  • Homeless Individuals
    Brochure
  • Individuals with Criminal Convictions and Those Detained in Jail or Prison
    Brochure

 

Qualifications to Vote by Absentee Ballot:

  • Absent from your county or, if a resident of New York City absent from said city, on Election Day.
  • Unable to appear at the polls due to temporary or permanent illness or disability; or 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 Ballot Application-English
Absentee Ballot Application-Spanish

After thousands of absentee ballots were rejected for simple errors in the June 2020 primary, New York lawmakers passed a new law allowing mail-in ballots to be fixed — or "cured," in election speak — if a voter forgot to sign their security envelope or made a similar mistake.
This year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo set the timeline for "curing" a ballot by executive order. For any ballot received after Nov. 3, voters have five days after being notified to correct the mistake on their ballot.

ABSENTEE BALLOT OATH ENVELOPE CURE PROVISIONS

 

 Know Your Voting Machine

Overview of 3 types of Voting Machines

 Election Results

Visit the Oneida County Board of Elections and Herkimer County Board of Elections
websites for the latest official election results.

 Organ Donor Registry

In 2009, New York became the first state to include an organ and tissue donor enrollment section on voter registration forms.  Since inception, over 160,000 individuals have joined the New York State Donate Life Organ and Tissue Donor Registry via voter registration forms.  LWVNYS has joined with NY Alliance for Donation to help increase organ donor registrations through the voter registration forms. More Information and Donate Life Video.

Issues: 
Citizen’s Right to Vote
Elections
Public Participation