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Elections
The 2008 New York State presidential primary will take place on February 5. The Primary Election is September 9, 2008 (unofficial). General Election is Tuesday, November 6, 2007.
To register to vote in New York State You Must:
- be a U.S. citizen;
- 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);
- live at your present address at least 30 days before an election;
- not be in jail or on parole for a felony conviction and;
- not claim the right to vote elsewhere.
How to Register
- You can register in person at your county board of elections - select by map or text list
- or at any New York State Agency-Based voter registration center. (This is commonly known as the Motor Voter Act.)
- You can enter your name directly into the New York State Board of Elections (NYSBOE) mailing list database.
- You can call NYSBOE's 1-800-FOR-VOTE (367-8683) hotline to request a voter application.
- You can download a PDF version of the New York State Voter Registration
Form.
- Download English Form
- Download Spanish Form
- You can complete the form on-line by typing the neccessary information and selecting the appropriate boxes. Then you need to print the form and sign it. Alternately, you can print the form, complete it by hand, and sign it. Once the form is completed and signed, mail it to your county board of elections.
Absentee Balloting
For more information on absentee balloting, see NYSBOE's Absentee Ballots page.
2008 Registration Dates1
2008 calendar is still pending
1 Taken from New York State Board of Elections website - Downloadable official calendar in PDF format
Links and other information
Town of Brunswick Elections Information Page
- Website
- Phone: 518/279-3461
- Fax: 518/279-4352
- Location: Town Office Road, Troy, NY 12180
Rensselaer County Board of Elections
- Website
- Phone: 518/270-2990
- Fax: 518/270-2909
- Location: Ned Pattison Government Center (Rensselaer County Office Building), Troy, NY 12180 - 1st Floor
New York State Board of Elections
- Website
- Phone: 518/474-6220
- Location: 40 Steuben Street, Albany, NY 12207-2109
League of Women Voters - nonpartisan voter information
- National website
- State
website
- Phone: 518/465-4162
- Fax: 518/465-0812
- Location: 35 Maiden Lane, Albany, NY 12207
Project VoteSmart - nonpartisan voter information
- Website
- Phone: 888/VOTE-SMART (888/868-3762) M-F 8-5 Mountain time (may be extended closer to an election)
- List of presidential candiates for 2008
To
read pdf files, you will need Adobe
Reader, a free download from Adobe.