Voting Information

Important Dates to Remember:

~ Deadline to Register to Vote: October 14th, 2022 - Application must be postmarked, or received in person by October 14th. Exception is if you are honorably discharged from the military or have become a naturalized citizen after October 14th, then you have until October 29th to hand deliver your applications.

~ Deadline for Change of Address: Must be received by October 19th in order to vote in the General Election.

~Early Voting Dates for General Election: October 29th - November 6th, 2022

~General Election 2022: November 8th, 2022, 6:00am to 9:00pm

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In New York State, you must register in advance before you can vote.

In order to register to vote, you must meet the following requirements:

• be a United States citizen;
• be 18 years old (you may pre-register at 16 or 17 but cannot vote until you are 18)
• resident of NY state and the county, city or village for at least 30 days before the election;
• not be in prison or on parole for a felony conviction (unless parolee pardoned or restored rights of citizenship);
• not be adjudged mentally incompetent by a court;
• not claim the right to vote elsewhere.

All the above information was taken via the NYS Board of Elections Website, and the Dutchess County Board of Elections Website. For more information please visit the respected site at www.elections.ny.gov or www.elections.dutchessny.gov