Make Your Voice Heard on November 5

Make Your Voice Heard on November 5

Be sure your voice is heard in all elections. Register to vote!

Under New York State law, college students who meet all other eligibility requirements can vote at their college address or at their home address. But, that does not mean you can just show up and vote on election day–you need to register in the place you intend to vote.

• To vote in New York in the November 5, 2024, election, you must be registered to vote by October 26, 2024, and you must be 18 years old by November 5, 2024.
• If you are not able to vote in person at the location where you choose to vote, you must request an absentee ballot in advance of the election to cast your vote.

Make a plan

I want to vote at my home address (in New York):

1. Check your current voter registration: https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/.
2. Make sure you are registered to vote at your home address by October 26, 2024. You can register or change your registration at https://www.ny.gov/services/register-vote.
3. Make a travel plan to vote in person on election day November 5, 2024.

OR

Request an absentee ballot so that your request will arrive 10 days before the election. You can request an absentee ballot at https://ballotapplication.elections.ny.gov/home/absentee.  

I want to vote at my college address:  

1. Check your current voter registration: https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/. 
2. Make sure you are registered to vote at your college address by October 26, 2024. You can register or change your registration at: https://www.ny.gov/services/register-vote.

Make a plan to vote in person on election day November 5, 2024, at a nearby polling place. Check your polling place: https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/. 

If your home address is outside of New York State and you plan to vote in your home community, please check your local voting requirements for in-person and/or absentee voting: https://allinchallenge.org/wp-content/uploads/ALL-IN-Out-of-State-College-Student-Voting-Guide.pdf

For more information, visit suny.edu/vote