Qualifications to Register to Vote

- Be a United States citizen;

- Be 18 years old by December 31 of the year in which you file this form (note: you must be 18 years old by the date of the general, primary or other election in which you want to vote);

- Live at your present address at least 30 days before and

- Not be in prison or on parole for a felony conviction and;

- Not be adjudged mentally incompetent by a court;

- Not claim the right to vote elsewhere

How and Where to register to Vote

1. You can register in person at your county board of elections or at any New York State Agency-Based voter registration center.

2. You can enter your name directly into the New York State Board of Election's mailing list database to have a New York State Voter Registration Form mailed to you.

3. You can call our 1-800-FOR-VOTE hotline to request a voter application.

4. You can download a PDF version of the New York State Voter Registration Form by clicking here. Print the form, complete and sign it, and mail it to your county board of elections.

5. Alternately, you can complete a PDF version of the New York State Voter Registration Form on-line by clicking here, typing in the necessary information and selecting the appropriate boxes. Please note that the file size of these forms are substantially larger than the above forms and may take a while to load on computers with slower Internet connections. Once the form is completed, print and sign the form and mail to the county board of elections.

The following polling sites are for the General Election only. For Primary Election polling sites, please contact the Board of Elections, as some polling sites may have been consolidated.