Voting
in New York City
CAN
I VOTE IN NEW YORK CITY?
To
be eligible to register to vote in the City of
New York, you must:
- Be a
citizen of the United States (Includes those persons born
in Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands).
- Be 18
years of age before the next election.
- Not
be serving a jail sentence or be on parole for a felony
conviction.
- Not
be adjudged mentally incompetent by a court.
- Not
claim the right to vote elsewhere (outside the City of
New York).
- Be a
New York City resident for at least 30 days - which includes
living in a residence hall.
HOW
CAN I REGSITER TO VOTE?
Pick
up an application in the NYU Student
Resource Center, Suite 210 of the Kimmel Center
or contact the Board
of Elections in the City of New York to have
a copy mailed to you.
WHERE
CAN I VOTE?
Polling
places are located throughout the city. You can
vote ONLY at your designated polling place. Make
sure your are at the correct polling site and Election
District/Assembly District (ED/AD) for your address.
Polling
Places are open 6:00am to 9:00pm. If you are not sure of
your polling location, the following can assist you:
- Search
with the Online
Poll Site Address Locator
- Call the
Voter Phone Bank at 1.866.VOTE.NYC
- E-mail your
complete home address to the Board of Elections at vote@boe.nyc.ny.us
and they will e-mail your polling place location back to you.
(Please put in the subject line the borough in which you reside.)
UPCOMING EVENTS
List
your event here - email us at ask.src@nyu.edu
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Voting
in Your Home State
ABSENTEE
VOTING
Absentee
voting (a.k.a "mail-in voting" and "by-mail
voting") is conducted by mail-in paper ballot
prior to the day of an election. Some states allow
any registered voter to vote by absentee ballot
(i.e. "no excuse absentee voting"). Other
states require an excuse to vote by absentee ballot.
Finally, some states require that absentee ballots
be notarized or signed by a witness. In general,
you can vote by absentee ballot if you will be
able to vote in person on Election Day. If you're
away at college, you can almost always vote by
absentee ballot.
ELIGIBILITY?
To be
eligible to register to vote in the city, county or state
in which you plan to vote absentee, you must meet some basic
requirements:
- Be a
citizen of the United States (Includes those persons born
in Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands).
- Be 18
years of age before the next election.
- Not
be serving a jail sentence or be on parole for a felony
conviction.
- Not
be adjudged mentally incompetent by a court.
- Not
claim the right to vote elsewhere.
- Be a
resident of the local in which you will be voting
REGISTERING TO VOTE ABSENTEE
You'll
find voter registration forms and absentee ballot
applications for every state on Long
Distance Voter.com. This
site includes voter registration forms, absentee
ballot applications, deadlines,
easy-to-follow-directions, and a breakdown
of the relevant laws. Start there, and you'll
have everything you need in just one place.
Finally,
you often need to know your county when registering to vote
or applying for an absentee ballot. If you know your zip
code, you can find your county on the U.S.
Census Bureau's website.
VOTING
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