Voting Information

Important Dates to Remember:

~ Deadline to Register to Vote: Oct 9, 2020 - Application must be postmarked, or received in person by Oct 9. Exception is if you are honorably discharged from the military or have become a naturalized citizen after Oct 9, then you have until Oct 24 to hand deliver your applications.

~ Deadline for Change of Address: Must be received by Oct 14 in order to vote in the General Election.

~Early Voting Dates for General Election: Oct 24 - Nov 1, 2020

~General Election 2020: Nov 3, 2020, 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 by December 31 of the year in which you file the registration form (note: you must be 18 years old by the date of the general, primary or other election in which you want to vote);
• 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.dutchesselections.com