New York

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Signed absentee ballots can be returned to drop boxes without a wait at over 300 locations statewide. You can also drop your absentee ballot at early voting locations or at your regular polling location on Election Day. If you are returning your absentee ballot at a polling location you do not need to stand in line. Click here for more information.   

Early voting begins 10 days before the election and continues through two days before the election (not voting the day before Election Day). Many counties have multiple voting sites available. Each voting site has different hours, so check here to determine the best voting site for you.

In NYC, voters must go to early voting poll site based on their address. Find the early voting poll site for NYC voters here.

For more information on your specific counties early voting rules, please visit the LWVNY early voting website!

The next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/new-york.

Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.

To be eligible to vote, you must be:

• A U.S. citizen
• 18 years old by the date of the general, primary or other election in which you want to vote
• A resident of your present address for at least 30 days before the election
• Not in jail or on parole for a felony conviction (unless you have been pardoned or restored your rights of citizenship)
• Not claiming the right to vote elsewhere
• Not adjudged mentally incompetent by a court

To register to vote you must have either a verifiable state driver's license number or the last four digits of your Social Security number. If you do not have either of these, and you are registering for the first time by mail, you may provide a copy of another acceptable form of ID.

Acceptable forms of ID include:

• A valid photo ID
• A current utility bill
• A bank statement
• A government check
• Some other government documentation that shows your name and address

If you do not provide identification with this form, you will be asked for it the first time you vote. Forms of current and valid photo identification include but are not limited to:

• Passport
• Government ID card
• Military ID card
• Student ID card
• Public housing ID card
• Any ID specified by HAVA and New York State law as acceptable
• Utility bill
• Bank statement
• Paycheck
• Government check (Social Security, tax refund, military paycheck or paycheck stub)
• Other government documents with your name and address including but not limited to: voter registration card, hunting, fishing, or trapping license or firearm permit.

If you are a new voter who is registering by mail, you will be required to show identification when you go to vote for the first time. If you are already registered at the board of elections or a state agency, you should not have to show identification at the polls. It is advisable for all new voters to bring identification when voting for the first time.

Acceptable IDs to to vote are:

• Passport
• Government ID card
• Military ID card
• Student ID card
• Public housing ID card
• Any ID specified by HAVA and New York State law as acceptable
• Utility bill
• Bank statement
• Paycheck
• Government check (Social Security, tax refund, military paycheck or paycheck stub)
• Other government documents with your name and address including but not limited to: voter registration card, hunting, fishing, or trapping license or firearm permit.

Official results are never available on Election Day. Election officials are working around the clock to count an unprecedented number of ballots, and it’s essential that they take the time to make sure every vote is counted.

As always, unofficial results (including early voting and election day voting) will be posted on your county’s Board of Elections website following the close of polls on Election Day. Early votes and election day votes will be counted on Election Day. 

You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.

If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.

In order to be a poll worker in New York:

• You will be entitled to compensation
• You must be registered to vote in New York
• You must be at least 18 years of age
• Political affiliation required
• You must be a resident of the county or in New York city must be a resident of the city
• A training course and an exam must be completed
• Students 16 or 17 years old who are enrolled in high school may be appointed
• Translator positions also required

To sign up visit your state's resource or contact your local board of elections.

Polling places will be open from 6:00 am to 9:00 pm.

You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.

If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your local board of elections.

Provisional voting is available and ballots are counted no more than 14 days after a General or Special Election and no more than 8 days after a Primary.

Provisional voting is available if the ballot was cast in the correct precinct.

Most polling places are now accessible to the handicapped. If yours is not, you may ask to have your records transferred to a nearby accessible polling place where the ballot will be the same as in your election district. You may also vote by absentee ballot. If you have a long-term or permanent illness or disability, you can apply for a permanent absentee ballot and you will automatically receive one before each primary and general election. For additional information, please visit your state's Board of Election.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

You can register any time during the year, your form must be delivered or mailed at least 25 days before the next election for it to be effective for that election. Please contact the New York State Board of Elections for specific times and locations.

You may be able to register to vote online! If you are currently in the DMV system you may be able to register and/or update your registration online. You will need a valid NY driver's license number and be willing to create an account through the DMV to complete your registration.

If you do not have a New York driver's license you can use the paper form to complete your registration.

Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!

Employees are allowed to take off up to 3 hours of work, without loss of pay, to allow for time to vote. You may take the time off at the beginning or end of your working shift, as your employer may designate, or as otherwise mutually agreed.

You must tell your employed no less than two days before Election Day that you plan to take time off to vote.

To verify your voter registration status

The voting machine systems used in New York are Imagecast, ES&S DS200, ES&S Automark, Shoup Lever Machine and AVM Lever Machine.

Imagecast: the most accessible machine - audio and tactile interfaces, voters can listen to the options over headphones or view an LCD screen with an image of the ballot that can be adjusted for size and contrast. A "Sip-N-Puff" is also available for those voters with limited hand dexterity.

ES&S DS200: a portable electronic voting system that uses an optical scanner to read marked paper ballots and tally the results. These results are tabulated at the polling place and notifications are sent out immediately of any voting errors.

ES&S Automark: a voting machine designed for those that are blind, vision impaired, or another visual disability that would make it hard or impossible for them to make a ballot. Furthermore, the machine provides language assistance to those who speak English as a secondary language or for those who have reading difficulties. This machine is also equipped with the "Sip-N-Puff" voting device.

You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the voting machine summary of the New York State Board of Elections.