Voter Qualifications

To register to vote in the City of New York, you must:

• Be a citizen of the United States (Includes those persons born in Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands).
• Be a New York City resident for at least 30 days.
• Be 18 years of age before the next election.
• Not be serving a jail sentence or be on parole for a felony conviction.
• Not be adjudged mentally incompetent by a court.
• Not claim the right to vote elsewhere (outside the City of New York).

Register to Vote

You can register to vote by mail, in-person, or online.

By Mail
Download the application, complete the form, sign it, and mail it to:

Board of Elections 
32 Broadway, 7 Fl 
New York, NY 10004-1609

Your form must be delivered or mailed at least 25 days before the next election for it to be effective for that election.

Download HERE.

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