How to vote in New York
You're a U.S. citizen? Then you vote like anyone else. Five questions, in the order you'll ask them. Every date links to the page I read it on.
Can I still register?
- Online: For this one, go by the state's own page: New York State Board of Elections.
- By mail: your form has to arrive by .
- In person: by .
Same day registration: For this one, go by the state's own page: New York State Board of Elections.
Register on the state's own form.
Source: New York State Board of Elections. Checked 12 October 2026.
Can I vote early?
Yes. Early voting in person runs from to .
Source: New York State Board of Elections. Checked 12 October 2026.
Can I vote by mail?
Yes. Any registered voter in New York can vote by mail, and nobody asks you why.
- Ask for your ballot: your request has to arrive by .
- Send it back: your ballot has to be postmarked by .
Where the source gives a rule and not a day, I counted the day from it. In its words: “Applications requesting to receive an early mail ballot must be received by the board of elections in your county no later than ten days before the election.”
Source: New York State Board of Elections. Checked 12 October 2026.
What do I bring?
Most voters do not show ID. If your identity could not be checked when you registered, you are asked for ID the first time you vote.
Source: New York State Board of Elections. Checked 12 October 2026.
Where and when on 3 November?
Election Day is .
- Polls are open: 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Where you vote: find your polling place through New York State Board of Elections.
Source: New York Election Law 8-100. Checked 12 October 2026.
The last word
The state's election office has it, not me. If anything here differs from New York State Board of Elections, the state is right. I checked these pages on 12 October 2026, and rules can change after that.
I tell you how to vote. I never tell you who to vote for. See how the people who represent New York score on Iran, or see how Iranians in one district vote as one.
Not a citizen yet? Here is what your papers allow.