Voting in New York

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COVID-19 UPDATE: All voters may use the excuse "temporary or permanent illness or disability" to request an absentee ballot.

Voters can only vote absentee/by mail in New York with an approved excuse. Approved excuses include:
- Absent from your county or, if a resident of New York City absent from the five boroughs, on Election Day.
- 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).
- Unable to appear because you are the primary care giver of one or more individuals who are ill or physically disabled.
- A resident or patient of a Veterans Health Administration Hospital.
- Detained in jail awaiting Grand Jury action or confined in prison after conviction for an offense other than a felony.

New York offers in-person early voting. No excuse is needed to vote early. Early voting begins on the tenth day prior to an election and ends on the second day prior to the election.

New York has closed primaries. Voters registered with a particular party may only vote in that party's primary. 17-year-olds cannot vote in the primary election even if they will be 18 by the corresponding general election.

Voters may change their enrollment in a political party up to twenty five days before the general election, which will be effective immediately. Any change of enrollment after February 16 and seven days before the June primary will be effective on the seventh day following the June primary.

Photo ID is not required to vote in New York, uness ID was not shown with voter registration. Valid forms of ID include:
- Driver's license number
- Non-driver's ID number
- Last four digits of Social Security number