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Election Information Below.
League of Humane Voters® of New York
2020 NY State Senate Endorsements
League of Humane Voters® of New York
2020 NY State Assembly Endorsements
League of Humane Voters® of New York
2020 U.S. House NY Congressional Endorsements
Voter
Registration Deadlines
November 3, 2020 General Election Deadlines
MAIL REGISTRATION
Applications must be postmarked no later than October 9, 2020
and received
by a board of elections no later than October 14, 2020 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 9, 2020. If honorably discharged from the
US Military or have become a naturalized US Citizen after
October 9, 2020, you may register in person at the Board of
Elections up
until October 24, 2020.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
Notices of change of address from registered voters received
by October 14,
2020 by a county board of elections must be processed and
entered in the records In time for the General Election.
Absentee Voting
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Early Voting Period is October 24,2020 - November 1, 2020
Qualifications to Vote by Absentee Ballot (Deadlines)
1.
Absent from your county or, if a resident of New York City
absent from the five boroughs, on Election Day.
2.
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).
3.
Unable to appear because you are the primary care giver of one
or more individuals who are ill or physically disabled.
4.
A resident or patient of a Veterans Health Administration
Hospital.
5.
Detained in jail awaiting Grand Jury action or confined in
prison after conviction for an offense other than a felony.
How to Apply for an Absentee Ballot (Deadlines)
You may apply for an absentee ballot
in any of the following ways:
-
Electronically through New York State's Absentee Ballot
Application Portal:
Electronic Absentee Ballot Application Portal
Upon completion, applications must be
mailed to your county
board no later than the seventh day before the
election or delivered in person no later than the day before
the election.
1.
Name and date of birth of the voter
2.
the address where you are registered
3.
an address where the ballot is to be sent, and
4.
the reason for the request.
If you apply by letter, an
application form will be mailed with your ballot. The
application form must be completed and returned with your
ballot.
If you cannot pick up your ballot, or will not be able to
receive it through the mail, you have the right to designate
someone to pick it up for you. Only that person designated on
your application may pick up and deliver your ballot.
If you are permanently ill or disabled, you have the right to
receive an Absentee Ballot for each subsequent election
without further application. Simply file an application with
your county board of elections indicating permanent illness or
physical disability.
You will then automatically
receive an absentee ballot for every election until your
registration is canceled.
If you are visually impaired or
otherwise disabled, such that your disability requires you to
use an accessible absentee ballot application, you have two
accessible options to request a ballot on this page, either
using the Accessible Electronic Ballot Application Portal:
Electronic Accessible Absentee Ballot Application Portal
Accessible Absentee Ballot Application with Instructions (
95.6KB)
When is it due?
You must apply
online, postmark, email or fax a completed application or
letter request for the General Election Absentee ballot no
later than 7 days (October 27, 2020) before the election. You
may apply in-person up to the day before the election
(November 2, 2020). You may file an application at any time
before the deadlines, but ballots will be mailed out beginning
on or about September 18, 2020. (PLEASE BE AWARE THAT DESPITE
THE ABOVE DEADLINES THE POST OFFICE HAS ADVISED THAT THEY
CANNOT GUARANTEE TIMELY DELIVERY OF BALLOTS APPLIED FOR LESS
THAN 15 DAYS BEFORE AN ELECTION.)
How to Cast an Absentee
Ballot
-
Once you receive the ballot, mark
the ballot according to your choices for each office
following the instructions on the ballot
-
Once you have completed marking
your ballot, fold it up and place it in the Security
Envelope. (This envelope will have a place for your
signature.)
-
Sign and date the outside of the
Security Envelope.
-
Seal the Security Envelope.
-
Place the Security Envelope in
the Return Envelope. (This envelope will have the return
address of your county Board of Elections on the outside
and should have a logo that reads, "Official Election
Mail")
-
Seal the Return Envelope.
-
You can bring the ballot to the
County Board of Elections, starting Sep. 8 - Nov. 3 by
9pm
-
You may return the ballot in any
of the following ways:
1.
Put
it in the mail ensuring it receives a postmark no later than
November 3rd.
2.
Bringing it to the County Board of Elections Office no later
than November 3rd by 9pm.
3.
Bringing it to an early voting poll site between October 24th
and November 1st
4.
Bringing it to a poll site on November 3rd by 9pm.
Mail Time Considerations When
Returning an Absentee Ballot
When mailing your completed ballot,
the USPS recommends that voters allow enough time for ballots
to be returned to the Board, which is generally
seven days ahead of the general election. New
York State requires your ballot to be both postmarked by
November 3, 2020 and received by our Board by November 10,
2020. Voters who mail in their ballots on Election Day must be
aware of the posted collection times on collection boxes and
at the Postal Service's retail facilities, and that ballots
entered after the last posted collection time will not be
postmarked until the following business day.
You Can Still Vote in Person
if You Request an Absentee Ballot
Even if you request or cast and return
an absentee ballot, you may still go to the polls and vote in
person. The Election Law recognizes that plans change. The
Board of Elections is required to check the poll book before
canvassing any absentee ballot. If the voter comes to the poll
site, on Election Day or during early voting and votes in
person, the absentee ballot is set aside and not counted.
The
LOHV connects you to your state and federal reps:
Text your U.S. postal address to (520) 200-2223 and get a text
back with your state & federal legislative rep phone numbers.
Mission Statement of the League of Humane Voters®
The Mission of the League of Humane Voters® (LOHV®) is
to create, unite, and strengthen local political action
committees, which work to enact animal-friendly legislation
and elect candidates for public office who will use their
votes and influence for animal protection.
