Voter Resources: Home
Voting at UB
- UB VotesUB Votes fosters a civic engagement environment where students can register to vote before and after National Voter Registration Day, and learn about voter education in content-neutral, non-partisan formats during National Voter Education Week.
Registering to Vote
- How to Register to VoteLearn how to register to vote and find the deadlines for voter registration in your state.
- Find My State or Local Election Office WebsiteEnter your state or territory to be directed to the elections main page.
To qualify for voter registration in New York State, you must:
- be a United States Citizen;
- be 18 years old (you may pre-register at 16 or 17 but cannot vote until you are 18);
- be a resident of this state and the county, city or village for at least 30 days before the election;
- not be in prison for a felony conviction;
- not be adjudged mentally incompetent by a court;
- not claim the right to vote elsewhere
Voting
- How, Where, and When to VoteInformation on where to vote in person on Election Day or earlier, and what form of ID to bring. Learn how to vote by mail-in absentee ballot.
- Absentee & Early VotingSelect your state to get directed to the corresponding absentee voting page. From National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS): the nation's oldest, nonpartisan professional organization for public officials.
- Voter Accessibility LawsVoter accessibility laws ensure that people with disabilities or language barriers are able to vote.
- BallotReady"BallotReady aggregates content from candidates’ websites, social media, press, endorsers and board of elections for comprehensive, nonpartisan information about the candidates and referendums on your ballot. We link everything back to its original source so voters can verify any piece of information, and we make every effort to confirm details with the candidates themselves, giving them the opportunity to share even more information."
BallotReady's website is recommended by usa.gov.
Additional Resources
While not all resources below are government entities or officially recommended by a government website, these organizations are committed to neutrality and accurate reporting.
- Vote.org"Vote.org is the largest 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan voting registration and get-out-the-vote (GOTV) technology platform in America. It has registered more than 4.5 million new voters, verified 10.5 million voters’ registration status, and has helped over 39 million website users by providing registration links and deadlines, polling location details, and other essential voting information for each state."
- C-spanWatch all debates, congressional proceedings, and more.
- Ballotpedia"Ballotpedia is the digital encyclopedia of American politics and elections. Our goal is to inform people about politics by providing accurate and objective information about politics at all levels of government. We are firmly committed to neutrality in our content."
To read more about Ballotpedia, visit their About Us page.
- Vote SmartVote Smart's mission is to provide free, factual, unbiased information on candidates and elected officials to all Americans.
New York State Election Resources
- NYS Election Night ResultsNYS official site. This page will continue to be updated.
- Voter Registration and Poll Site SearchLook up if you are registered to vote in NYS, along with polling location.
- New York ElectionsInformation for NY residents on election sates, absentee ballots, voting machines, etc.
- Election ResultsResults from past NYS elections by county.
- Voting MachinesInformation about the election process and the voting machines available in your specific polling place.
- Campaign FinanceBasic guide to NYS campaign finance laws and regulation.
Just For Fun
- How Do Astronauts Vote From Space?Originally posted on Mon, November 5, 2018 from the National Air and Space Museum.
