Register to Vote
Registration Deadlines
New Yorkers must register to vote by certain deadlines to be eligible to vote in Village, Primary, Special, and General Elections. There are also deadlines for making changes to your registration, such as changes to address or enrollment.
June 24, 2025 Primary Election Deadlines
Mail Registration
Applications must be received by a board of elections no later than June 14, 2025 to be eligible to vote in the Primary Election.
In Person Registration
You may register at your local board of elections or any state agency participating in the National Voter Registration Act, on any business day throughout the year but, to be eligible to vote in the Primary Election, your application must be received no later than June 14, 2025.
November 4, 2025 General Election Deadlines
Mail Registration
Applications must be received by a board of elections no later than October 25, 2025 to be eligible to vote in the General Election.
In Person Registration
You may register at your local board of elections or any state agency participating in the National Voter Registration Act, on any business day throughout the year but, to be eligible to vote in the General Election, your application must be received no later than October 25, 2025.
In order to register to vote, you must:
- be a United States citizen;
- be 18 years old (you may pre-register at 16 or 17 but cannot vote until you are 18);
- resident of this state and the county, city or village for at least 30 days before the election;
- not be in prison for a felony conviction;
- not be adjudged mentally incompetent by a court;
- not claim the right to vote elsewhere.
Voter registration forms
Download and print the form you need below. Be sure to print all information neatly so it can be clearly understood. Please note: When you are downloading the English or Spanish voter registration form, the default printer settings may be set to legal (8.5 x 14 inch) paper. Please adjust these settings if you do not have this size paper available to avoid your registration from being rejected. Once the form is printed, sign it in blue or black ink. Only an original copy can be submitted. We cannot accept any kind of digital or portable-document file-generated signature (ie. Adobe Acrobat).
- Download Voter Registration Form (English)
- Descargar Formulario De Registro De Votantes (Spanish)
The form above can be used to:
- Change your name or address on your voter registration
- Become a member of a political party
- Change your party membership (Please note: An application to change one's party enrollment for the primary election in any year must be received by the board of elections no later than February 14th of that year. Party changes received on or after February 15th, will be placed on hold until seven days after the June Primary.)
- Pre-register to vote if you are 16 or 17 years of age
How to Request a Voter Registration Card
Please contact us at 914-995-5700 for a new voter card, or visit our office at 25 Quarropas Street, White Plains, NY to request one in person.
How to Cancel Your Registration
In order to have your name removed from the voting rolls, pursuant to N.Y. Election Law section 5-400, you must send a written letter to our office requesting to have your registration canceled. The written letter must contain an original signature, an emailed copy cannot be accepted.
You may also cancel your registration using the Authorization to Cancel Registration Form listed below.
Victims of Domestic Violence
N.Y. Election Law (5-508) allows victims of domestic violence to apply for a confidential registration by delivering a sworn statement to our office stating they are a victim of domestic violence and they wish to have their voter registration record kept confidential because of the threat of physical or emotional harm to themselves or a family or household member. Their voter registration record will be kept separate and apart from other registration records for four years and not be made available for inspection or copying by the public or any other person, except election officials acting within the course and scope of their official duties. Under a separate section of the law (11-306), they can also be excused from going to their polling place to vote and get a special ballot.
New York State Statement of Confidential Voter
Registration and Cancellation Forms
Authorization to Cancel Registration Form
Deceased Removal Form (English)
Deceased Removal Form (Spanish)
Correction Mistake Enrollment (Spanish)
Post-Registration Challenge Affidavit
Request Copy of Public Records
For additional information, visit the New York State Board of Elections.