The November general election is less than four weeks away, but voters in New York need to make sure they register to vote even sooner than that. Here's how you can register to vote ⤵️
The deadline to ask for an absentee ballot application by mail is Oct. 24. You can apply for an absentee ballot on Nov. 7 , but you’ll have to visit your local BOE to get one, fill it out and submit it.
Once you get the absentee ballot in person or through the mail, you can hand it in to your local BOE or mail it by Nov. 8. Your local elections board must have it by Nov. 15 and it must be postmarked no later than Nov. 8.State rules say you need to provide a reason you can’t make it to a poll site on Election Day. And the state elections board doesn’t take any excuse.
It has a whole list of acceptable excuses to receive an absentee ballot that include not being in your designated county on Election Day, having primary care responsibilities, are a resident or patient at a Veterans Health Administration hospital or being held in custody awaiting trial. Other valid excuses include being incarcerated on a misdemeanor charge, “awaiting action by a grand jury" as listed by the BOE, or have a permanent or temporary illness .Should be.
The state will include other agencies under its purview in January 2024, with SUNY campuses including automatic voter registration in January 2025.
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