General Election – Tuesday, November 8, 2022
For whom/what will I be voting on in the 2022 election?
- Governor, Governor, Attorney General, and Comptroller
- US Senate (one seat)
- All members of the United States House of Representatives
- All NY State Assembly Members
- All NY State Senators
- Some village, town, county, special districts
Who can vote?
To vote you must:
- be a United States citizen
- be 18 years old by the date of the general, primary or other election in which you want to vote (16 and 17 year olds may pre-register)
- live at your present address at least 30 days before an election
- not be currently incarcerated for a felony conviction
- not be adjudged mentally incompetent by a court
- not claim the right to vote elsewhere
- be registered to vote
How do I register?
- Online through NYS Department of Motor Vehicles website, https:// ny.gov/more-info/electronic-voter-registration-application (must have a NYS driver’s license, Learner Permit or Non-Driver ID)
- In person on any business day at your county board of elections (BOEs) or any state agency participating in the National Voter Regis- tration Act (including State University and City University campuses); see list of agencies here: https://elections.ny.gov/NVRA.html
- By mail by completing a voter registration form available at BOEs, libraries, town halls, post offices and the League of Women Voters (https://elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/download/voting/votereg- form-eng-fillable.pdf)
How do I make sure I am registered to vote?
- Visit Voter Registration Search page on the NYS Board of Elections website, https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/ Call your county BOE
Where do I vote?
- Check postcard sent by county BOE prior to election with polling site location, dates of election and more
- Visit Voter Registration Search page on the NYS Board of Elections website, https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/
- Call your county BOE
Three ways to vote
- Vote in person on primary or election day at assigned polling place
- Submit absentee ballot application and vote by absentee If you apply for an absentee ballot and decide to vote in person, in-person vote will be by affidavit ballot.
Vote early in person during nine days leading up to election days
How do I vote by absentee ballot?
- Meet one of the qualifications: 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 (temporary illness includes being unable to appear due to risk of contracting or spreading a communicable disease like COVID-19)
- 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
- Detained in jail awaiting Grand Jury action or confined in prison after conviction for an offense other than a felony
Do I need identification to vote?
- NO! Your signature is your identification to
- You may be asked for identification if it is the first time you are voting in person and registered by
