They Represent You 2009: Directory of Elected Officials is now available with updated Supplement. Click here to order or pick up copies at the League office (150 Broadway, 14th Floor). To print only the updated Supplement Click here. This 40 page publication provides basic information about city, state, and national governments; an alphabetized directory of New York City's elected officials; and maps of congressional districts as well as state senate, assembly, and city council districts. REGISTRATION, ENROLLMENT, VOTING You can register to vote at any time during the year, but the last day to register for the September 15, 2009 PRIMARY ELECTION is August 21, 2009; and the last day to register for the November 3, 2009 GENERAL ELECTION is October 9, 2009. To vote you must be a U. S. citizen, a resident of New York City for 30 days by Election Day, 18 years of age by Election Day, and you must be registered. You can register in person, or mail your completed Registration Form. Your registration is permanent unless you move, change your name, or have not voted for 5 years. You may register at your borough Board of Elections (or any agency participating in the National Voter Registration Act) on any business day throughout the year. Forms are available from your borough Board of Elections (see addresses below), town and city hall, post office, political parties, various state offices, and the League of Women Voters. Click here to print a blank Registration Form. If you are registering for the first time you must provide a valid photo ID. POLITICAL PARTIES IN NEW YORK If you are a registered voter and are enrolled in a political party (Conservative, Democratic, Independence, Republican, Working Families) you can vote in your party's primary. (You can still vote for any party's candidate in the general election.). Last day for New York voters to enroll in a political party or change party enrollment in order to vote in the September 2009 primary was October 10, 2008. What if You Move Under the provisions of the National Voter Registration Act, if you move within your county and have not had the opportunity to notify the Board of Elections, you can go to the polling place in your new location and vote by Affidavit Ballot. This ballot will be sent to the Board of Elections, which verifies the new address. Once verified, the vote will be counted and the change of address noted. VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT Getting an Absentee Ballot APPLICATION for the September 15, 2009 PRIMARY ELECTION. In order to vote with an absentee ballot you must first get an absentee ballot APPLICATION. Click here to print a blank APPLICATION form. After completing the absentee ballot APPLICATION return it to your borough board of elections (the addresses are at the bottom of the form), you will be sent an absentee ballot form to complete. Deadline for Submitting an Absentee Ballot APPLICATION A written request for an absentee ballot APPLICATION for the September Primary Election must be postmarked by September 8, 2009. The last day to personally deliver an absentee ballot APPLICATION for the September Primary Election to your borough office is September 14, 2009. Voting by Absentee Ballot Mark your votes on the absentee ballot you receive from the Board of Elections by filling in the boxes near your choices, fold the ballot and put it in a smaller envelope. Sign and date the back of the envelope. Seal the envelope and put it in the larger envelope that is addressed to the Board of Elections. Make sure you mail or deliver your ballot by the deadlines listed below. Deadlines for Submitting an Absentee Ballot An Absentee Ballot for the September Primary must be postmarked by September 14, 2009. An Absentee Ballot delivered to the borough office for a person who cannot go to the polls must be received by 9:00 p.m. on September 15, 2009. Getting an Absentee Ballot APPLICATION for the November 3, 2009 GENERAL ELECTION In order to vote with an absentee ballot you must first get an absentee ballot APPLICATION. Click here to print a blank APPLICATION form. After completing the absentee ballot APPLICATION return it to your borough board of elections (the addresses are at the bottom of the form), you will be sent an absentee ballot form to complete. Deadlines for Submitting an Absentee Ballot APPLICATION A written request for an absentee ballot APPLICATION for the November 3, 2009 General Election must be postmarked by October 27, 2009. The last day to personally deliver an absentee ballot APPLICATION for the November General Election to your borough office is November 2, 2009. Voting by Absentee Ballot Mark your votes on the absentee ballot you receive from the Board of Elections by filling in the boxes near your choices, fold the ballot and put it in a smaller envelope. Sign and date the back of the envelope. Seal the envelope and put it in the larger envelope that is addressed to the Board of Elections. Make sure you mail or deliver your ballot by the deadlines listed below. Deadlines for Submitting an Absentee Ballot An absentee ballot for the November 3, 2009 General Election must be postmarked by November 2, 2009. An absentee ballot delivered to the borough office for a person who cannot go to the polls must be received by 9:00 p.m. on November 3, 2009. BOROUGH BOARDS OF ELECTION: Bronx - 1780 Grand Concourse (10457) 718/299-9017 Brooklyn - 345 Adams Street (11201) 718/797-8800 Manhattan - 200 Varick Street (10014) 212/886-2100 Queens - 126-06 Queens Blvd (11415) 718/730-6730 Staten Island - 1 Edgewater Plaza (10305) 718/876-0079 The General Office of the Board of Elections at 32 Broadway (10004) 7th Fl., is open for extra hours on the days before elections to accept last minute registrations. 212-VOTE-NYC (212-868-3692). Website: http://vote.nyc.ny.us. On this site, you can print out Registration forms and Absentee Ballot Application Forms in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean by clicking on Publications and Forms in the left column.