Register To Vote In NY Primaries By June 1, 2018

Why Is This important?  

One reason It's important is because elected officials know who votes.  If your community is turning out well below other neighborhoods, elected officials will pay less attention, make fewer appearances and fewer appeals to your neighborhoods.  Who votes has a powerful impact on public policy and government. Your constituents have policy and political concerns – whether the direction of an issue or priorities of public budgets – that won’t be heard if they don’t vote.

Frequently Asked Questions about Voting**

Who Can Vote?

• Be a United States Citizen
• Be 18 years old by December 31st 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. You can also register at any one of the borough Board of Elections offices Monday to Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. If you don't get a registration card within 4 to 6 weeks of completing your application, you might want to call the Board of Elections in the City of New York Phone Bank toll-free at 1-866-VOTE-NYC or (212)-VOTE-NYC if out of New York City, to see if your application was processed.

If I Am A Student In New York City And Have A Residence In Another State, How Can I Vote In An Election?

If you are a student in New York City, but have a residence in another state and wish to register in New York, you must fill out a registration form indicating your New York City residency. That registration will be treated as any other registration. The new registration will cancel out the registration in the other state.

Do I Have To Register Every Year?

No.  Unless:

• You are purged from the system (A voter in inactive status who does not vote in two consecutive Federal Elections is in the fifth year, removed from the list of register. The voter must re-register in order to vote.)
• Convicted of a Felony.
• Adjudged mentally incompetent by a court.

How Will I Know Where To Vote?

You should receive a notice from the Board of Elections in the City of New York some time in August, telling you where to vote.   Or, you can e-mail your complete home address to vote@boe.nyc.ny.us (please put in the subject line the borough in which you reside).

Click here to use The Online Poll Site Address Locator

Can A Felony Conviction Affect My Right To Vote?

You may not register or vote, if you have been convicted of a felony and for that felony:

• You are currently incarcerated; or
• You are under parole supervision.

You may register and vote if you were convicted of a felony and for that felony:

• You were sentenced to probation;
• You were not sentenced to incarceration or your prison sentence was suspended;
• You have served your maximum prison sentence; in which case you are able to re-register to vote
• You were on parole and then discharged, in which case you are able to re-register to vote
• You have received a pardon

Can A Misdemeanor Conviction Affect My Right to Vote?

You may register and vote, even from jail, if you have been convicted of only a misdemeanor.

The same rules apply whether you were convicted in a New York court, another state’s court or a federal court.

You do not need to provide any documentation about your criminal record in order to register and vote.

*City's Campaign Finance Board Report