College students have a choice to register at their home address or the address they live while at college. If you register in Broome County, you can vote in person at your local polling place. Students who register at home will need to return home to vote or plan ahead to vote absentee.
You can pick up your voter registration form in our office in UU-137 or print and complete one of the forms below. Completed forms may be turned in to the CCE or mailed directly to the appropriate board of elections office. We also have a secure dropbox outside our office where forms can be deposited. We will collect them regularly and submit all forms we receive to the Broome County Board of Elections.
Should I register with a political party?
It's up to you! New York has closed primary elections, which means that you can only vote in the primary if you are registered with a party that is holding a primary election. You can change your party affiliation by submitting a new voter registration form, but keep in mind that N.Y. has an early deadline to change your party affiliation.
Voter registration forms
- I live on-campus and want to vote on campus.
- (print and sign)
- I live off-campus.
- (print and sign)
- Online voter registration for NYS:
- (will register you at the address on your license/ID card)
*If you plan to vote absentee (by mail), don鈥檛 forget to also complete your absentee ballot application!
- I want to register with my home address in New York state.
- (print and sign)
- Online voter registration for NYS:
- (will register you at the address on your license/ID card)
- I want to register with my home address outside of New York state.
- I need to check my voter registration status in New York state.
Don鈥檛 forget to whenever you move to ensure you鈥檙e voting in the correct elections!
Once you鈥檙e registered, find your polling locations and hours.
*You should update your registration any time you move by completing a new voter registration form. Students who are currently registered in Broome County and are moving within the county (for example, a student who registered on campus and has now moved off campus) may submit a change of address letter rather than a new registration form.
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To register to vote in New York you must:
To register to vote in New York you must:
- be a US citizen;
- be 18 years old (you may pre-register at 16 or 17 but cannot vote until you are 18);
- not be in prison for a felony conviction;
- not claim the right to vote elsewhere;
- not found to be incompetent by a court.
Important voting dates and deadlines
See full details on dates and deadlines on the Vote and Advocate homepage.