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Please call us at (518) 487-5060 if you want us to mail you the form.

• NYS Voter Registration Forms: English | Español
• Check your registration status on the NYS Board of Elections website
• Military and Overseas (Federal) Voting
• NYS Request a Ballot:
  Find links to apply online or to download PDF forms for
  • early mail ballots;
  • absentee ballots; and
  • accessible ballots
• Special Ballot Application
• Voting after incarceration

Where to mail the completed form:

Albany County residents should mail their completed form to:

Board of Elections
224 South Pearl Street
Albany, NY 12202

Apply online

NYS Board of Elections Voter Absentee Ballot Application Request: absenteeballot.elections.ny.gov

Not an Albany Resident? 

If you are not an Albany resident, you can find out where to mail your form by calling 1 (800) FOR-VOTE (1 (800) 367-8683). (If you use a TDD, please call 1 (800) 533-8683.)

NYS Special Needs Accessible Absentee Ballot Application

• Accessible Absentee Ballot Application
• Accessible Absentee Ballot Instructions

ES&S AutoMARK Voter Assist Terminal

A breakthrough paper ballot-marking technology allows voters with disabilities and other special needs to mark their ballot privately and independently.

Learn about the AutoMark

Each person must apply for themselves.

It is a felony to make a false statement in an application for an early mail ballot, to attempt to cast an illegal ballot, or to help anyone to cast an illegal ballot.

• Apply online at ballotapplication.elections.ny.gov/home/earlymail
• Go in person to your local county board of elections
• Designate another person to deliver your application in-person to your local county board of elections and receive your ballot
• Download a PDF version of the New York State Early Mail Ballot Application Form:
  • English
  • Espanol
• If you have a print disability you may apply online using the Accessible Ballot Application portal.

Learn more here: elections.ny.gov/request-ballot

Applications requesting to receive an early mail ballot must be received by the Board of Elections no later than ten days before the election.

• Presidential Primary April 2, 2024: No later than 3/23/2024
• State and Federal Primary Election June 25, 2024: No later than 6/15/2024
• General Election November 5, 2024: No later than 10/26/2024

For early mail ballots to be received in-person, applications must be received by your board no later than the day before the election:

• Presidential Primary April 2, 2024: By 4/1/2024
• State and Federal Primary Election June 25, 2024: By 6/24/2024
• General Election November 5, 2024: By 11/4/2024

1. Once you receive the ballot, mark the ballot according to your choices for each office following the instructions on the ballot.
2. Once you have completed marking your ballot fold it up and place it in the security envelope. (This envelope will have a place for your signature.)
3. Sign and date the outside of the security envelope.
4. Seal the security envelope.
5. All early mail ballots include a pre-paid return envelope. Place the security envelope in the return envelope. (This envelope will have the return address of your county Board of Elections on the outside and should have a logo that reads, “Official Election Mail”.) The return envelope does not require any additional postage.
6. Seal the return envelope.

See below for how to return your early mail ballot

For the April 2, 2024 Presidential Primary Election:

1. Put it in the mail ensuring it receives a postmark no later than April 2, 2024.
2. Bring it to your County Board of Elections Office no later than April 2, 2024 by 9:00PM.
3. Bring it to an early voting poll site in your county between March 23, 2024 and March 30, 2024.
4. Bring it to a poll site in your county on April 2nd by 9pm.

For the June 25, 2024 State and Federal Primary Election:

1. Put it in the mail ensuring it receives a postmark no later than June 25, 2024.
2. Bring it to your County Board of Elections Office no later than June 25, 2024 by 9:00PM.
3. Bring it to an early voting poll site in your county between June 15, 2024 and June 23, 2024.
4. Bring it to a poll site in your county on June 25, 2024 by 9:00PM.

For the November General Election:

1. Put it in the mail ensuring it receives a postmark no later than November 5, 2024.
2. Bring it to your County Board of Elections Office no later than November 5, 2024 by 9:00PM.
3. Bring it to an early voting poll site in your county between October 26, 2024 and November 3, 2024.
4. Bring it to a poll site in your county on November 5, 2024 by 9:00PM.

Due to a recent change in law, New York State voters are no longer permitted to cast a ballot on a voting machine if they have already been issued an absentee ballot for that election. Voters who have already been issued an absentee ballot and appear at the polling place to vote in person, will be issued an affidavit ballot instead of a machine ballot. The affidavit ballot will be kept separate until the election is completed. Election officials will verify whether the voter’s absentee ballot has been received. If the voter’s absentee ballot has been received, the affidavit ballot will not be counted. If the voter’s absentee ballot has not been received, the affidavit ballot will be counted.

If a voter requests a second absentee ballot, any previously issued absentee ballot that is returned by the voter will be set aside unopened to provide the voter a chance to return the second ballot, unless the first ballot has already been opened. If both ballots are received before the return deadline, the ballot with the later postmark date is accepted and any other ballots that have been received are rejected, unless the first ballot has already been opened. If a voter submits more than one timely absentee ballot and cast an affidavit ballot, the last received ballot, either submitted in person during the election or by mail within the absentee return deadline, will be canvassed.

If you would like to change your status as an Absentee voter so that you may vote in person on a voting machine, the Board of Elections requires that you fill out the “Request to Cancel My Absentee Ballot Application” form below and return it to our office.

Request to Cancel My Absentee Ballot Application

You may vote by absentee ballot in Albany County if you are an Albany County registered voter who will be:

• Absent from Albany County on Election Day.
• Unable to appear at the polls due to temporary or permanent illness or disability.
• Unable to appear because you are the primary care giver of one or more individuals who are ill or physically disabled.
• A resident or patient of a Veterans Health Administration Hospital.
• Detained in jail awaiting Grand Jury action or confined in prison after conviction for an offense other than a felony.

Visual Impairment

Voters with a visual impairment that require a ballot with accessible features may apply using the online Accessible Absentee Ballot Application portal: absenteeballot.elections.ny.gov/home/accessible

Printing Services

Voters using the accessible absentee ballot system in need of printing services to print their ballot can access such services at certain public printing resources, including but not limited to:

• Albany County Board of Elections;
• Libraries;
• Print stores;
• Shipping stores; and
• Office supply stores.

Voters should contact their local printing resources for details on the printing services offered.

In-Person Voting

In-person voting using an accessible Ballot Marking Device (“BMD”) during early voting or on Election Day is still available to voters with a disability who do not want to vote by absentee ballot using the accessible absentee ballot system.

Additional Links

• New York State Board of Elections Releases New  Electronic Accessible Ballot Delivery System  [.pdf 148KB]
• Hernandez Settlement Agreement Summary [.pdf 116KB]
• Hernandez Settlement Agreement and Order [.pdf 417KB]

You may apply online, by mail, email or fax.

For the April 2, 2024 Presidential Primary Election:

• March 23, 2024 is the last day for the BoE to receive applications or letter of application by mail or online portal for Presidential Primary Ballot
• April 1, 2024 is the last day to apply IN PERSON for Presidential Primary Ballot.

For the June 25, 2024 Federal, State & Local Primary Election:

• June 15, 2024 2024 is the last day for the BoE to receive applications or letter of application by mail or online portal for Primary Ballot.
• June 24, 2024 is the last day to apply IN PERSON for Primary Ballot.

For the November 5, 2024 General Election:

• October 26, 2024 is the last day for the BoE to receive applications or letter of application by mail or online portal for General Election Ballot.
• November 4, 2024 is the last day to apply IN PERSON for General Election Ballot.

You may file an application at any time before the deadlines.

For the April 2, 2024 Presidential Primary Election:

• By mail: Must be postmarked no later than April 2, 2024.
• In person drop-off:
  • County Board of Elections Office no later than April 2, 2024 by 9:00PM.
  • An early voting poll site between March 23, 2024 and March 30, 2024.
  • A poll site on April 2, 2024 by 9:00PM.

For the June 25, 2024 Federal, State & Local  Primary Election:

• By mail: Must be postmarked no later than June 25, 2024.
• In person drop-off:
  • County Board of Elections Office no later than June 25, 2024 by 9pm.
  • An early voting poll site between June 15, 2024 and June 23, 2024.
  • A poll site on June 25, 2024 by 9.:00PM

For the November 5, 2024 General Election:

• By mail: Must be postmarked no later than November 5, 2024.
• In person drop-off:
• County Board of Elections Office no later than November 5, 2024 by 9:.00PM
• An early voting poll site between October 26, 2024 and November 3, 2024.
• A poll site on November 5, 2024 by 9:00PM.

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