It’s always time to register.

You have a few options to sign up to vote in Manhattan…

Online

Register online through DMV’s electronic voter registration application.

In Person

Register in person at your nearest Board of Elections site or agency-based voter registration center.

Mail

Print and mail a New York State Voter Registration Form. If you don’t have access to a printer, you can request a form online or by calling 1-800-FOR-VOTE.

Need to check your voter status?

To check the status of your voter registration and locate your polling place, visit the Voter Registration Search page.

Looking for registration deadlines?

Visit the New York State Board of Elections.

IMPORTANT NOTE: New York will not let you vote for a party in the same year that you register to change your party. This means that you must change your party registration in order to vote in a primary. For example, if you want to vote in the 2020 Democratic primary, you would need to register as a Democrat before the 2019 registration deadline.

Think your vote matters more elsewhere?

Many young voters new to New York refrain from registering in New York because they think their vote “matters more” in locations that might be swing districts. Many might not realize that because NYC politics work differently, a vote can matter substantially to local communities if you register as a Democrat and vote in Democratic primaries.

Many NYC elections have low voter turnouts, so if you walk across the street to vote in these less popular elections, your vote will go further than sending an absentee ballot only once every four years in a swing state you don’t even currently live in.

Domestic violence victim’s voting protections

“N.Y. Election Law (5-508) allows victims of domestic violence who obtain a court order from NY Supreme Court, Family Court or County Court in the county where they are registered to have their voter registration record kept separate and apart from other registration records and not be made available for inspection or copying by the public or any other person, except election officials acting within the course and scope of their official duties. Under a separate section of the law (11-306), you can also be excused from going to your polling place to vote and get a special ballot. For further information, you should contact your local board of elections for their confidential registration and special ballot procedures.”

– Taken from elections.ny.gov