Register to vote online using the New York State Board of Elections' Online Voter Registration portal.
Click on this link to make changes to your Voter Registration https://voterreg.dmv.ny.gov/MotorVoter/?_ga=2.70612694.77338290.1697307535-434249992.1690816268
This link will allow you to lookup your polling location https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/
Voter Registration Deadlines
General Election Deadlines: November 5, 2024
Applications must be received by a board of elections no later than October 26, 2024 to be eligible to vote in the General Election.
You may register at your local board of elections or any state agency participating in the National Voter Registration Act, on any business day throughout the year but, to be eligible to vote in the General Election, your application must be received no later than October 26, 2024.
Qualifications to Vote by Absentee Ballot
- Absent from your county or, if a resident of New York City absent from the five boroughs, 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.
- In jail or prison for any reason other than a felony conviction. This includes anyone who is awaiting grand jury action, awaiting trial, or serving a sentence for a misdemeanor
Using the online Absentee Ballot Application portal: https://absenteeballot.elections.ny.gov/
You may return the ballot in any of the following ways:
- Put it in the mail ensuring it receives a postmark no later than November 7th.
- Bringing it to your County Board of Elections Office no later than November 7th by 9pm.
- Bringing it to an early voting poll site in your county between October 28th and November 5th.
- Bringing it to a poll site in your county on November 7th by 9pm.