Register to vote

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 appropriate 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.
    • (fill out form, print, and sign)
    • On your New York State Voter Registration form, complete sections 8 and 9 as follows:

    Section 8 (The address where you live)

    Address (not P.O. Box) 91社区, [your living community]
    Zip Code 13902
    City/Town/Village 91社区
    New York State County Broome

    Section 9 (The address where you receive mail)
    Address or P.O. Box BU Box # [your BU Box number], 511 West Dr. 
    Zip Code 13902
    City/Town/Village 91社区

    Voter registration forms pre-filled with campus living information are available at the CCE office in UU-137. 

  • 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) 
    *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 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. 

  • 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

Oct
20
Tue
All Day
UU-137

The CCE will accept paper voter registration forms for New York counties other than Broome County until 12pm on October 20.
Oct
24
Sat
All Day

The CCE will be open from 10am to 2pm on Saturday, October 24 to take voter registrations for Broome County only and answer questions about voting. You can register and vote early on October 24 by going to any early voting site in Broome County; visit for details.
All Day
痴颈蝉颈迟听聽to request your New York mail ballot online.
All Day
Oct
27
Tue
All Day
If you use Campus Mail Services to return your mail ballot, it is recommended that you deliver your completed, sealed ballot to them at least a week before the New York ballot postmark deadline (November 3). 聽 Voting by mail in another state? Ballot return rules vary by state. Visit vote.gov for state-specific election information.
Nov
3
Tue
All Day
If you are returning your New York mail ballot within a week of the November 3 deadline, please bring it in-person to a and request a postmark on your election mail. The #5 and #47 BC Transit routes travel directly from campus to nearby post offices. (Campus Mail Services in the Union cannot apply postmarks to mail.)
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Get out and vote! New York polls are open from 6am to 9pm. If voting on Election Day, you must vote at your assigned poll site for your current address: visit voterlookup.elections.ny.gov to find your poll site. If you live on campus and are registered to vote on campus, your poll site is in the Mandela Room in the University Union.

See full details on dates and deadlines on the Vote and Advocate homepage.