Voting in New York, November 3, 2026

Key dates

1. Oct24Sat
   Next

   Voter registration deadline

   Saturday, October 24, 2026

   Applications must be received by a board of elections by this date.

   Source: New York State Board of Elections, Registration and Voting Deadlines (opens in a new tab)

2. Oct24Satto Nov 1

   Early voting in person

   Saturday, October 24 to Sunday, November 1, 2026

   Nine days of in-person early voting. Each county board of elections sets its own sites and hours; in New York City, each voter is assigned one early voting site.

   Source: New York State Board of Elections, Early Voting (opens in a new tab)

3. Oct24Sat

   Early mail or absentee ballot application deadline

   Mail or online requests received by Saturday, October 24, 2026

   You can still apply in person at your county board of elections through Monday, November 2, 2026. Any registered voter can vote by early mail ballot; mailed ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received by Tuesday, November 10, 2026.

   Source: New York State Board of Elections, 2026 Political Calendar (PDF) (opens in a new tab)

4. Nov3Tue

   Election Day poll hours

   Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

   Source: New York State Board of Elections, home page (Upcoming Elections) (opens in a new tab)

Official links

• Register or update your registrationelections.ny.gov/voter-registration-process (opens in a new tab)
• Check your registration, find your polling place, or track your mail ballotvoterlookup.elections.ny.gov (opens in a new tab)
• Early voting informationelections.ny.gov/early-voting (opens in a new tab)
• Request an early mail or absentee ballotelections.ny.gov/request-ballot (opens in a new tab)
• Find your county board of electionspublicreporting.elections.ny.gov (opens in a new tab)
• New York State Board of Electionselections.ny.gov (opens in a new tab)
• Federal voter informationvote.gov (opens in a new tab)