The early voting period will be Saturday, June 13 through Sunday, June 21, 2026
The early voting period will be Saturday, October 24 through Sunday, November 1, 2026
Any registered voter may apply for an early mail ballot. Each person must apply for themselves. It is a felony to make a false statement in an application for an early mail ballot, to attempt to cast an illegal ballot, or to help anyone to cast an illegal ballot.
You may apply for an early mail ballot in any of the following ways:
You can download a PDF version of the Early Mail Ballot Application Form:
Download English Application
Applications requesting to receive an early mail ballot by mail must be received by the board of elections in your county no later than ten days before the election. For early mail ballots to be received in-person, applications must be received by your board no later than the day before the election.
For the June 23, 2026 Primary Election:
For the November 3, 2026 General Election:
You may apply for an absentee ballot in any of the following ways:
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 that 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 your 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 canceled.
Applications requesting to receive an absentee ballot by mail must be received by the board of elections in your county no later than ten days before the election. For absentee ballots to be received in-person, applications must be received by your board no later than the day before the election.
For the June 23, 2026 Primary Election:
For the November 3, 2026 General Election:
When mailing your completed ballot, the USPS recommends that voters allow enough time for a ballots to be returned to the Board, which is generally seven days ahead of the general election. 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.
There are certain errors or problems that can occur when a voter completes an absentee ballot envelope. Many of these errors or problems are curable by means of filing a cure statement with your board of elections. If your ballot envelope has a curable defect, you will receive a notice from the board of elections. The cure process is described here.
Due to a change in law, New York State voters are no longer permitted to cast a ballot on a voting machine if they have already been issued an absentee/early mail ballot for that election.
Voters who have already been issued an absentee/early mail ballot can still vote in person using an affidavit ballot. The affidavit ballot will be kept separate until the election is completed. Election officials will verify whether the voter’s absentee/early mail ballot has been received. If the voter’s absentee/early mail ballot has been received, the affidavit ballot will not be counted. If the voter’s absentee/early mail ballot has not been received, the affidavit ballot will be counted.
If a voter requests a second absentee/early mail ballot, any previously issued absentee/early mail ballot that is returned by the voter will be set aside unopened to provide the voter a chance to return the second ballot, unless the first ballot has already been opened. If both ballots are received before the return deadline, the ballot with the later postmark date is accepted and any other ballots that have been received are rejected, unless the first ballot has already been opened. If a voter submits more than one timely absentee/early mail ballot and cast an affidavit ballot, the last received ballot, either submitted in person during the election or by mail within the absentee/early mail ballot return deadline, will be canvassed.
