If you need an absentee ballot

To vote by absentee ballot, you must apply online, postmark, email or fax a completed application or letter request for the General Election Absentee ballot no later than seven days before the election.

​After you receive the ballot, you may cast your vote by MAIL. The ballot must be postmarked no later than the day of the election, or you can hand deliver to the Board of Elections or at any polling site up to and including the day of the election.

Please be aware that despite the above deadlines the post office has advised they cannot guarantee timely delivery of ballots applied for less than 15 days before an election.

You may apply for an absentee ballot in any of the following ways

• Electronically through the New York State Absentee Ballot Application Portal
  
• By sending an email request to New York State Absentee Ballot Portal
  
• By sending a fax request to (914) 995-7753 or (914) 995-3190
  
• By going in-person to the Westchester County Board of Elections, 25 Quarropas St., White Plains, NY 10601
  
• By mailing a paper application to the Westchester County Board of Elections, 25 Quarropas St., White Plains, NY 10601
  
• By telephoning a request at our office by calling (914) 995-5285 or (914)995-5291
  

You can download a PDF of the Absentee Ballot Application form

• English Version
  
• Spanish Version
  
• ​Military/Federal/UOCAVA Version
  

Applying for absentee ballot by letter

You can send a letter requesting an absentee ballot to:

        Westchester County Board of Elections

        25 Quarropas St

        White Plains, NY 10601

Please include the following information:

• Name and date of birth of the voter
  
• The address where you are registered
  
• An address where the ballot is to be sent
  
• The reason for the request, and
  
• The signature of the voter

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 the 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 the Westchester 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 cancelled.

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 or by filling out the Accessible Absentee Ballot Application.

• Access the Electronic Accessible Absentee Ballot Application Portal
• Download the Accessible Absentee Ballot Application
  
• Download the Spanish Accessible Absentee Ballot Application
  

Important! How to cast an absentee ballot

Please carefully review and follow the instructions below. Each step is important and required.

• Once you have received 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 Ballot Envelope. This envelope will have a place for your signature.
  
• Sign and date the outside of the Security Ballot Envelope.
  
• Seal the Security Ballot Envelope.
  
• Place the Security Ballot Envelope in the Return Ballot Envelope. (This envelope will have the return address of the Westchester County Board of Elections on the outside and should have a logo that reads, “Official Election Mail”)
  
• Seal the Return Ballot Envelope.

You may return the ballot in any of the following ways:

• Put it in the mail ensuring it receives a postmark no later than election day.
  
• Bringing it to the Westchester County Board of Elections’ Office no later than 9:00 pm on election day.
  
• Bringing it to an early voting poll site during the early voting time period.
  
• Bringing it to a poll site before 9:00 pm on election day.
  

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 election day and received by our Board no later than 1 week later. 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.

If you are not registered to vote in New York​​

If you have a NY driver’s license, permit, or other acceptable ID that shows your current address, you may register to vote ONLINE at the NY Department of Motor Vehicles website.  

Election Day Polling Sites

All regular polling sites (except the Embassy Center) will be open for voting. Sites for electoral districts (EDs) are assigned as follows:

If you are registered in New York​​, but have moved

​Use the Voter Registration Form to change your address.

More information can be found on the

New York State Board of Elections website

We urge all voters to exercise their right to vote.  

One of our Values is broad citizen participation.

Contact us (or click on the buttons at the right)

• if you need to register to vote
  
• if you are not sure where to vote
  
• if you need an absentee ballot,

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Please check your polling location with the NY State Board of Elections - https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov