Get Ready for General Election Day in November!
Your Registration Information
Find Your Registration Information
Registered New York State voters can find their voter registration and polling site information on the Board of Elections' website.
Poll Site Search, Voter Registration, and Absentee Ballot Tracker
Changing Names/Addresses
The voter registration form should be used as a change of address form. Notices of change of address from registered voters received at least 20 days before a special, primary or general election by a county board of elections must be processed and entered in the records in time for that election.
Changing Your Party Affiliation
The voter registration form should be used to change your party affiliation from one party to another or to affiliate for the first time in a party. A change of affiliation received up until February 14 each year will be effective immediately. Changes received on or after February 15 until seven days after the June Primary Election will be set aside and opened the seventh day following the June Primary Election and entered in the voter's registration record.
Voting Options
Where?
Polling locations are based on the address where you are registered to vote.
When?
Most polling locations in New York State are open 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. on Election Day.
Election Protection Hotline
English: 1-866-OUR-VOTE / 1-866-687-8683;
Spanish: 1-888-839-8682;
Arabic: 1-844-925-5287;
Bengali, Cantonese, Hindi, Urdu, Korean, Mandarin,
Tagalog, or Vietnamese: 1-888-274-8683
All primary, run-off primary, special, and general elections now allow New Yorkers to vote early.
Who?
Any registered voter is eligible to vote early in-person during the early voting period.
When?
Early Voting in New York is available at designated early voting sites from 10 days before the election through the 2nd day before the election.
General Election Early Voting Dates: October 26 – November 3, 2022 (includes Saturday and Sunday)
Where?
Your polling location for Early Voting may differ from the polling location you'd visit on Election Day. In most areas of New York State, you can go to any location within the county where you are registered to cast your vote.
What Time?
Polling locations hours during early voting vary from day to day.
If you are unable to vote in-person on Election Day, or at an Early Voting polling location, you are eligible to vote in an election through the use of an Absentee Ballot.
Absentee Ballot Qualifications
You can vote by absentee ballot if you are:
- 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 caregiver 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.
How to Vote By Absentee Ballot
Step 1: Request to Vote by Absentee Ballot
Complete and submit a New York State Absentee Ballot Application Form.
To vote in the 2024 General Election (November 5, 2024), your Absentee Ballot Application Form must be postmarked or completed online by October 26, 2024. You can also submit the Absentee Ballot Application Form in-person at the board of elections office in your county until November 4, 2024.
In some counties you can request and an Absentee Ballot via letter, email, phone, or online form.
Board of Elections website and determine alternative methods for the county where you are registered to vote.
Applications
NYS Online Absentee Ballot Application
NYS Absentee Ballot Application PDF (English)
NYS Absentee Ballot Application PDF (Spanish)
Step 2: Complete the Absentee Ballot
If you mailed your Absentee Ballot Application Form, you will be able to vote on a ballot that you will receive in the mail. Your ballot must be completed and postmarked by November 5, 2024 in order to be valid.
If you complete and submit the Absentee Ballot Application Form at your county's Board of Elections office, you will be given a ballot and asked to complete it in-person. To use this method, you must complete and submit the Absentee Ballot Application Form in-person at your county Board of Elections office by November 5, 2024.