Voter Registration Information and E-Mail Response
The response to our mailing has been so overwhelming that we apologize if we have not confirmed your addition to our e-mail list as yet. We are responding individually to each request in the order received and we will get to yours soon if we have not done so yet.
A number of respondents have asked about Voter Registration so we are providing the information which follows. To download a Voter Registration Form in PDF format, merely click on the link below (either English or Spanish) in the Obtaining A Voter Registration Form section that follows. You may also be able to get the application at our local Post Office.
Unify Piermont has been advised by the Rockland County Board of Elections that sending a copy of your New York State Driver's License or other photo ID with your Voter Registration Form will greatly expedite the processing of your application.
You can also obtain an Absentee Ballot form at the County website if you are going to be out of town for the Primary (September 15, 2009) or the General Election (November 3, 2009).
Unify Piermont has been informed by the Rockland County Board of Elections that the poll site has been changed from Piermont Village Hall to Piermont Public Library, 25 Flywheel Park West for both of these elections. Don’t forget to vote at our new library.
Additional Voter Registration Information for New York
VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Must register to vote at least 25 days before the election.
Note: 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 November general election, your application must be received no later than October 10th except, if you have been honorably discharged from the military or have become a naturalized citizen since October 10th, you may register in person at the board of elections up until October 24th.
QUALIFICATIONS To register to vote in the State of New York, an individual must meet the following qualifications:
• Be a U.S. citizen
• Be at least 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 present address at least 30 days before an election
• Not be in jail or on parole for a felony conviction
• Not claim the right to vote elsewhere
OBTAINING A VOTER REGISTRATION FORM
Register in person at your county board of elections. or at any New York State Agency-Based voter registration center.
Request a voter registration application by entering your name into the State Board of Elections' mailing list.
Call the State Board of Elections' 1-800-FOR-VOTE hotline to request a voter application.
Download a PDF version of the New York State Voter Registration Form, available online:
Print the form, complete and sign it. Then mail it to your county board of elections (contact information).
NEW YORK ABSENTEE BALLOTS
Who Can Absentee Vote in New York?
In order to vote by absentee ballot, the voter must meet one of the following qualifications:
• Unavoidably absent from his/her county on Election Day
• Unable to appear at the polls due to illness or disability
• A patient in a Veterans' Administration Hospital
• Detained in jail awaiting Grand Jury action or confined in prison after conviction for an offense other than a felony
How Can I Acquire an Absentee Ballot?
Applications for Absentee Ballots are available at your county board of elections (contact information).
Obtain an application for an absentee ballot online here. 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.
Voters may also request an absentee ballot by sending a letter to the County Board of Elections. The letter must be received by the County Board no earlier than 30 days and no later than 7 days before the election. The letter must contain the following information:
• The address where the voter is registered
• The address where the ballot is to be sent
• The reason for the request
• The signature of the voterMilitary personnel can acquire Federal Voting Assistance Program Applications from a Voting Assistance Officer, or online here.
How do I Return the Absentee Ballot and What is the Deadline?
In order to be counted, the ballot must either be delivered to the Board of Elections by the close of the polls on Election Day, or be postmarked the day before the election and received by the Board of Elections no later than seven days after the election.
Source of information:
New York State Board of Elections
40 Steuben Street
Albany, NY 12207-2108
Phone: 518-474-6220
Voter Information Hotline: 800-367-8683
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