New York

Beginning Fall 2019 - NY will have early voting available! Early voting begins 10 days before the election and ends two days before the election. Each county has multiple voting sites available and voters can go to any voting site in their county. Each voting site has varing hours, so check with your Board of Elections to determine the best voting site for you.

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.

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.

To verify your voter registration status, please use your state's voter verification tool or contact your local board of elections.

The next election date is Tuesday, November 5, 2019 (General Election). The registration deadline is Friday, October 11, 2019.

Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.

To be eligible to vote in New York, 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 incometent by a court

Provisional 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.

You are eligible for an absentee ballot if:

In order to be a poll worker in New York:

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.

New York residents have the option to become organ donors when they register to vote. Please check the voter registration form for more information.