REGISTER TO VOTE
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Qualifications To Register To Vote1) be a U.S. citizen; 2) be 18 years old by December 31 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); 3) live at your present address at least 30 days before an election; 4) not be in jail or on parole for a felony conviction and; 5) not claim the right to vote elsewhere Absentee Voting Qualifications1) Unavoidably absent from your county on Election Day Military VotingPersons serving in the military may vote from their designated 'home of record', regardless of where they may be stationed or for how long. If that 'home of record' is in New York, you may register and vote in local, state and federal elections by completing an application and sending it to the board of elections in your 'home of record' county. Your application will register you and also serve as your absentee ballot application, and will be valid for 2 federal elections. Applications are available from your Voting Assistance Officer on base, or you can visit http://www.fvap.gov/for forms and information. Always be sure to share any change of address information with your Board of Elections. Questions? Call the State Board of Elections at 518-473-5086 or the Federal Voter Assistance Program at 1-800-438-8683, or contact your Voting Assistance Officer or US Embassy office. |



