Democratic Commissioner Oswego County Board of Elections

03/12/2024

Early Voting for the upcoming Presidential Primary Election will take place between Saturday, March 23, 2024, and Saturday, March 30, 2024. There will be no Early Voting on Sunday, March 31, 2024. For the Presidential Primary, Early Voting poll sites will now be open for at least 9 hours on each of the 8 days.

03/01/2024

EARLY VOTING in person on the machines begins March 23 and ends on March 30.
Absentee ballots and Early Vote By Mail are available now.
Click on the link for more information.

Home   Government   Board of Elections   Early Voting Early Voting New York State offers nine early voting days for any registered voter starting  the tenth day prior to all elections.  Questions about Early Voting?  Check out our Early Voting FAQ.Two Early Voting Poll Sites:Oswego Count...

11/02/2022

News flash!

10/10/2022

Last day to register to vote in the General Election on November 8th is October 14th.

01/25/2022

If you are going to change your party affiliation, do it sooner rather than later. Deadline is February 14th.

10/06/2021

Voter Registration Deadline This Friday, October 8th

ALBANY, N.Y. (10/6/2021) – The State Board of Elections today reminds all state residents to register to vote for the November 2nd, 2021 general election, the deadline is this Friday, October 8th.

There are three ways to register:
in person at your local county board of elections and most state agency offices by close of business Friday, October 8th;
by mail with the voter registration form postmarked by midnight Friday, October 8th; or
online if you have a Department of Motors Vehicles-issued identification by midnight Friday, October 8th.

Mail-in voter registration forms must be postmarked by midnight on Friday, October 8th and received by a board of elections no later than October 13th to be valid for the upcoming general election.

You can check the State Board of Elections' website (www.elections.ny.gov) or contact your local board of elections for more information on what contests will be on your ballot, including 5 statewide constitutional amendments.

A NYS voter registration form can be found at most US Post Offices, your local public library or downloaded from our website: www.elections.ny.gov. Alternatively, if you have a NYS Department of Motor Vehicles-issued identification you may register online at their MyDMV site. You can also register or find forms at most state and federal government offices.

Persons who are unsure whether they are registered, wish to verify their current address, or find out where to vote, may look-up this information at the State Board of Elections’ website: www.elections.ny.gov.

New Yorkers wanting to register in-person may do so at their county boards of elections and at many state agency offices throughout the state, but must do so no later than close of business Friday, October 8th, to be eligible to vote in the general election.

For more information on registering to vote in New York State, call your county board of elections or 518-474-1953 or visit our website: www.elections.ny.gov.

For more information or questions about this press release please contact John Conklin at 518-474-1953 or [email protected].

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08/17/2021

There will be propositions on the ballot in November. We will have more information soon! (Sample ballots will be posted as soon as they are created.)

Home   Government   Board of Elections   View Sample Ballots View Sample Ballots General Election - November 2, 2021Sample Ballots are not yet available.   The ballot propositions below  will appear on the indicated ballots  as they appear here.Statewide Ballot PropositionsThe followin...

08/13/2021

05/26/2021

Voter Registration Deadline Nears for 2021 Primary Election

ALBANY, NY (05/25/2021) - The State Board of Elections today reminds all state residents that the deadline to register to vote for the June 22, 2021, Primary election is Friday, May 28, 2021. Mail-in voter registration forms must be postmarked by midnight, May 28th and received by a board of elections no later than June 2, 2021 to be valid for the upcoming Primary election. There are many significant local primaries in communities around the state.

New Yorkers wanting to register in-person may do so at their local county boards of elections office but must do so no later than close-of-business Friday, May 28, 2021. Applicants can also register at the Department of Motor Vehicles website (MyDMV) no later than May 28, 2021, as long as they have a NYS Driver’s License, non-driver ID Card or Learner’s Permit.

The voter registration form can be downloaded from the State Board’s website: www.elections.ny.gov. One can also register or find forms at most state and federal government offices including the local public library and US Post Office.

Sixteen and 17-year-olds can pre-register now, they will be eligible to vote in any election on or after their 18th birthday.

Persons who are unsure whether they are registered, wish to verify their current address or party enrollment, find out where to vote or how to get an absentee ballot, may look-up that information at the State Board’s website: www.elections.ny.gov.

For more information on registering to vote in New York State, call your county board of elections or 518-474-1953 or visit the State Board’s website: www.elections.ny.gov.

If you have any questions about this press release, please contact John Conklin or Cheryl Couser at the Public Information Office, 518-474-1953; or by email at: [email protected].

Upcoming Elections, Election news, deadlines and meetings.

05/17/2021

There will be a countywide June primary for the Republican and Conservatve parties only. Early Voting begins on June 12th.

03/02/2021

It begins today. If you want to be on the ballot in November, now is the time to make sure that happens.

Candidates for major parties can start collecting petition signatures today

01/12/2021

The Oswego County Board of Elections is currently closed due to COVID. Since this was issued yesterday, there have been additional cases. The quarantine will now be in effect until the 21st.