Easy to Follow Guide for Using Vote411
Voter Registration Process
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 found 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.
New New York State Voter Registration Forms
New York State Voter Registration Form English
New York State Voter Registration Form Spanish
New York State Voter Registration Form Bengali
New York State Voter Registration Form Chinese
New York State Voter Registration Form Korean
New York State Voter Registration Form Malayalam
New York State Voter Registration Form Tagalog
New York State Voter Registration Form Urdu
Large Print New York State Voter Registration Form English
Once the form is completed, you need to print the form and sign it. We cannot accept any kind of digital or Adobe-generated signature. Then, mail the form to your local county board of elections.
Returning Your Form
Once the form is completed, you need to print the form and sign and date it. Forms can be returned either in-person or by mail.
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. 2026 Voter Guide Part I (English)
2026 Voter Guide Part I (Spanish) - coming soon!
Voter Guide Part II is not being published in 2026.
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
Who may apply to Vote by Early Mail or Absentee Ballot? Questions answered here:
Request a Ballot
- Includes a Portal for Early Mail Ballot Application in eight different languages.
- Includes a Portal for Absentee Ballot Application in eight different languages.
New York State Electronic Ballot Delivery System
If you are a Military, Overseas (Federal), or UOCAVA voter, you can use this website to apply for your ballot, download your ballot, and track your ballot. For more information, including deadlines for applying for and returning your ballot please visit our website.
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.
