FIRST:
Check if you are registered to vote using this link: https://www.nass.org/can-I-vote/voter-registration-status
If you are registered, it will tell you your voter registration information including voting location, voter district locations, and political party, if you are part of one.
If you are NOT Registered:
Visit this Link: https://www.ny.gov/services/register-vote
Click on the Register to Vote button, and follow the easy steps -- it only takes about 5 minutes!
Online:
FIRST you will need this link: https://www.elections.ny.gov/VotingAbsentee.html
Go to the Absentee Ballot Application Portal: https://absenteeballot.elections.ny.gov
Your County Board of Elections https://www.elections.ny.gov/CountyBoards.html
This link will bring you to a map, click on your county to find out the contact information
You can send an email request, call in a request, fax a request, go in person, or mail a paper application to your local county board of elections
Election Day this year is November 3rd.
The latest you can apply for an absentee ballot is October 27th
Ballots begin getting mailed out on September 18th
Absentee Ballot Cut off dates:
Put it in the mail ensuring it recieves a postmark no later than November 3rd
Bringing it to the County Board of Elections office no later than November 3rd at 9pm
Bringing it to an early voting poll site between October 24th and November 1st
Bringing it to a poll site on November 3rd by 9pm
NYS Driver's License, Permit, or Non-Driver ID card
Zip code currently on record with the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles)
Social Security Number
Make sure your signature matches your form of ID, if not, the ballot may be invalidated