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ALREADY REGISTERED IN NEW YORK?
Use the NYS Board of Elections Voter Registration Search Tool to look up your voter registration and find your polling place.
In order to vote you must have the following qualifications:
- be a United States citizen;
- be 18 years old by December 31 of the year in which you file this form (NOTE: you must be 18 years old by the date of the general, primary or other election in which you want to vote);
- live at your present address at least 30 days before an election;
- not be in jail or on parole for a felony conviction and;
- not claim the right to vote elsewhere.
- You can register in person at your County Board of Elections or at any New York State Agency-Based voter registration center.
- You can enter your name directly into the Department of Elections database to have a New York State Voter Registration Form mailed to you. (NOTE: The same form can be downloaded using the link below.)
- You can call the 1-800-FOR-VOTE hotline to request a voter application.
- You can download a PDF version of the New York State Voter Registration Form
- Download ENGLISH form (69kb)
- Download SPANISH form (115kb)
- Print the form, complete and sign it, and mail it to your County Board of Elections.
- Alternately, you can complete a PDF version of the New York State Voter Registration Form on-line by clicking on the link below, typing in the necessary information and selecting the appropriate boxes. However, the file size of these forms are substantially larger than the above forms, so it may take quite a while for them to load on computers with slower internet connections.
- Complete ENGLISH form online (2,370kb)
- Complete SPANISH form online (596kb)
- Once the form is completed, you need to print the form and sign it. Then, mail the form to your County Board of Elections.
In order to vote by Absentee Ballot you must have the following qualifications:
- unavoidably absent from your county or, if a resident of the City of New York absent from said city, on Election Day;
- unable to appear at the polls due to illness or disability;
- a patient in a Veteran's Administration Hospital;
- detained in jail awaiting Grand Jury action or confined in prison after conviction for an offense other than a felony.
- Applications for Absentee Ballots are available at your local County Board of Elections.
- You may also download a PDF version of the New York State Absentee Ballot Application Form (55kb)
- Upon completion, applications must be mailed to your County Board of Elections no later than the seventh day before the election or delivered in person no later than the day before the election.
- You may also request an Absentee Ballot by sending a letter to your County Board of Elections. The letter must be received by your County Board of Elections no earlier than 30 days and no later than seven days before the election. The letter must contain the following information:
- the address where you are registered
- an address where the ballot is to be sent
- the reason for the request, and
- the signature of the votor
- An application form will be maiiled with your ballot. The application form must be completed and returned with your ballot. If you cannot pick up your ballot, or will not be able to receive it through the mail, you have the right to designate someone to pick it up for you. Only that person designated on your application may pick up and deliver your ballot. If you are permanently ill or disabled, you have the right to receive an Absentee Ballot for each subsequent election without further action. Simply file an application with your County Board of Elections containing a statement which describes the particulars of your illness or disability. The Board will review the facts stated, and if satisfied, will mark your registration record. You will then automatically receive an absentee ballot for every election until your registration is cancelled.
For additional information, visit the New York State Board of Elections website at:
Or call the Voter Hotline at:
1-800-FOR-VOTE (1-800-367-8683)
