Voter Registration and Absentee Ballots

Voter Registration and Absentee Ballots and Where to Vote

Voter registration forms are available at many Post Offices or by downloading the form in Adobe Acrobat pdf format. To download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat to read the document, click here. Complete the form and mail it to:

Ulster County Board of Elections

284 Wall Street

Kingston, NY 12401

MAIL REGISTRATION Sec. 5-210 (3)

Applications must be postmarked not later than Friday, October 10^th 2008 and received by a board of elections not later than Wednesday, October 15^th 2008 to be eligible to vote in the General Election.

IN PERSON REGISTRATION Secs. 5-210, 5-211, 5-212

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 Friday, October 10^th 2008 except, if you have been honorably discharged from the military or have become a naturalized citizen since October 10^th, you may register in person at the board of elections up until Friday, October 24th.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS Sec. 5-208(3)

Notices of change of address from registered voters received by Wednesday, October 15th by a county board of elections must be processed and entered in the records in time for the general election.

For more information, call the Board of Elections at 845-334-5470.

Eligibility

To register to vote in New York State you must:

be a U.S. citizen
be 18 years old by December 31 of the year in which you register to vote (you must be 18 years old by the date of the general, primary, or other election in which you want to vote)
live at your present address for at least 30 days prior to an election
not be in jail or on parole for a felony conviction, and
not claim the right to vote elsewhere.

Absentee Ballots

Absentee Ballot Application for Primary & General Election Only (Click Here for form)

2008 DEADLINES FOR GENERAL ELECTION Sec. 8-400

October 28 -- Last day to postmark application or letter of application for ballot. Sec. 8-400 (2) (c).

November 3 -- Last day to apply in person for ballot. Sec. 8-400 (2) (c).

November 3 -- Last day to postmark ballot. Must be received by the board of elections no later than November 11th. Sec. 8-412(1)

November 3 -- Last day to deliver ballot in person to the board of elections. Sec. 8-412 (1).

If you are unable to vote in person on Election Day, you can vote by absentee ballot. The deadline for postmarking your absentee ballot application is Tuesday, October 28, 2008. You can submit an absentee ballot application in person at the Ulster County Board of Elections as late as Monday, November 3, 2008.

After the Board of Elections receives your absentee ballot application, they will mail a ballot to you at the address that you designate in the application. This ballot must be completed and postmarked by Monday, November 3, 2008

You can download an absentee ballot application in Adobe Acrobat pdf format. To download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat to read the document, click here.

If you would like us to remind you to automatically send you an absentee ballot application prior to each election, please write to us.

You may vote by absentee ballot if you will be:

unavoidably absent from your 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.

For more information contact

Ulster County Board of Elections

284 Wall Street

Kingston, NY 12401

Phone 845-334-5470

Where to Vote

If you don't know the location of your polling place, contact:

Ulster County Board of Elections

284 Wall Street

Kingston, NY 12401

Phone 845-334-5470