Qualifications to Register to Vote

• be a United States citizen;
• be 18 years old by December 31 of the year in which you file this form (note: you must be 18 years old by the date of the general, primary or other election in which you want to vote);
• live at your present address at least 30 days before an election;
• not be in jail or on parole for a felony conviction and;
• not claim the right to vote elsewhere.

How and Where to register to Vote

• You can register in person at the Albany County Board of Elections.
• or at any New York State Agency-Based voter registration center.
• You can call our 1-800-FOR-VOTE hotline to request a voter application.
• You can download a PDF version of the New York State Voter Registration Form.
  
  • Download English Form (PDF)
  • Download Spanish Form (PDF)
    Print the form, complete and sign it, and mail it to the Albany County Board of Elections.
• Alternately, you can complete a PDF version of the New York State Voter Registration Form on-line by clicking on the link below, typing the necessary information and selecting the appropriate boxes. However, the file size of these forms are substantially larger than the above forms, so it may take quite a while for them to load on computers with slower Internet connections.
  • Complete English Form On-line (PDF)
  • Complete Spanish Form On-LIne (PDF)
  • Once the form is completed, you need to print the form and sign it. Then, mail the form to the Albany County Board of Elections.
    
    The address and contact information for the
    Albany County Board of Elections is:
    32 North Russell Road
    Albany, NY 12206
    Phone: 518-487-5060
    Fax: 518-487-5077

For additional information, see the New York State Board of Elections or the Albany County Board of Elections websites.