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Commissioners
Ann Marie Kelly
Joan M. Silvestri
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Deputy Commissioners
Kathleen M. Pietanza
Ruth A. Vezzetti |
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VOTING RULES
To
Register to Vote in New York State You Must:
- 18 years or older,
- a United States citizen,
- a resident of Rockland County
for 30 days by the date of the election,
- not in jail or on parole for a
felony conviction,
- and has not claimed the right
to vote elsewhere is eligible to register
and vote.
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You
May Be An Absentee If You Will Be: |
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Unavoidably absent from your county on election day, unable to appear at the polls due to
illness or disability, a patient in a veteran's administration hospital, detained in jail
awaiting grand jury action or confined in prison after conviction for an offense other
than a felony. Applications for absentee ballots are available at your county board of
elections. Upon completion, applications must be mailed to your county board no later than
the seventh day before the election or delivered in person no later than the day before
the election. You may also request an absentee ballot by sending a letter to your county
board of elections. The letter must be received by your county board no earlier than 30
days and no later than seven days before the election. The letter must contain the
following information: the address where you are registered, an address where the ballot
is to be sent, the reason for the request, and the signature of the voter. An application
form will be mailed with your ballot. The application form must be completed and returned
with your ballot. If you cannot pick up your ballot, or will not be able to receive it
through the mail, you have the right to designate someone to pick it up for you. Only that
person designated on your application may pick up and deliver your ballot. If you are
permanently ill or disabled, you have the right to receive an absentee ballot for each
subsequent election without further application. Simply file an application with your
board of elections containing a statement which describes the particulars of your illness
or disability. The board will review the facts stated and, if satisfied, will mark your
registration record. You will then automatically receive an absentee ballot for every
election until your registration is canceled. |
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