Civics & Voting Resources

In NY, those who qualify to vote can register online, in person, or by mail.

• Online: 
  • Online Registration Portal
• In Person
  • at your county board of elections
  • at any New York State Agency-Based voter registration center
  • at the Department of Motor Vehicles, either in person or on their web site if you already have DMV-issued identification
• By Mail
  • Request a New York State Voter Registration form by mail by entering your name directly into our Voter Registration Form Request mailing list
  • Call our 1-800-FOR-VOTE (1-800-367-8683) hotline to request a voter application
  • Print a Voter Registration Form, sign and date the form, mail the form to your county board of elections.

Proceso de Registro de Votante

Any registered vote in New York State can search for their poll site, registration status and absentee ballot information from the NY State Board of Elections. 

To locate your information: 

• Visit the NY Board of Elections Voter Lookup webpage
• Input your county, name, date of birth and zipcode

Any registered vote in New York State can search for their poll site, registration status and absentee ballot information from the NY State Board of Elections. 

To locate your information: 

• Visit the NY Board of Elections Voter Lookup webpage
• Input your county, name, date of birth and zipcode

In NY, any registered voter may apply for an early mail ballot. Please note, each person must apply for themselves. Applications requesting to receive an early mail ballot must be received by the board of elections in your county no later than ten days before the election. For early mail ballots to be received in-person, applications must be received by your board no later than the day before the election. It is a felony to make a false statement in an application for an early mail ballot, to attempt to cast an illegal ballot, or to help anyone to cast an illegal ballot.

• Apply online via the Early Mail Ballot Request Application Portal
• Go in-person to your local county board of elections
• Designate another person to deliver your application in-person to your local county board of elections and receive your ballot
• Print and complete the PDF version of the New York State Early Mail Ballot Application Form: 
  • English Form
  • Spanish Form

Solicitar una boleta: Votación por correo anticipado boleta o boleta de ausencia

In NY, you may qualify to vote absentee for the following reasons:

• 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.

Applications requesting to receive an absentee ballot by mail must be received by the board of elections in your county no later than ten days before the election. For absentee ballots to be received in-person, applications must be received by your board no later than the day before the election.

• Apply online via the Absentee Ballot Application Portal
• Go in-person to your local county board of elections
• Designate another person to deliver your application in-person to your local county board of elections and receive your ballot
• Print and complete the PDF version of the New York State Absentee Ballot Application Form: 
  • English Form
  • Spanish Form

Solicitar una boleta: Votación por correo anticipado boleta o boleta de ausencia

Voters with a print disability, which means any disability that interferes with the effective reading, writing, or use of printed material, and require a ballot with accessible features may apply using the online Accessible Ballot Application Portal. Print disabilities include blindness, low vision, dyslexia, dysgraphia, learning disabilities, and physical disabilities that limit writing abilities.

• Accessible Ballot Application portal

In-person voting using an accessible Ballot Marking Device (“BMD”) during early voting or on Election Day is still available to voters with a disability who do not want to vote using the accessible ballot system. See documents below related to accessible ballots.

• Electronic Accessible Ballot Delivery System Doc
• Hernandez Settlement Agreement Summary
• Hernandez Settlement Agreement and Order

For questions regarding accessible ballots please contact Jennifer Wilson in the Board of Elections Public Information Office at (518) 474-1953 or pio@elections.ny.gov

You can pre-register to vote if you are 16 or 17years old in New York State. The process is the same as it is for people over the age of 18. The only difference is you cannot vote unless you are 18 years or older at the time of the election. To start the process, check out the online registration portal!