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Welcome to the Seneca County Board of Elections.

NOTICE:

Effective September 15th, 2021

Seneca County will require vendors and any visitors to wear a

mask while on County premises.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Our office hours are 8:30AM to 5:00 PM Monday – Friday

Thank you and be SAFE!!

Main BOE Phone: 315-539-1760

Enrollment/ Party Change Notice:

A change of enrollment received by the Board of Elections not later than Feb. 14th or after June 28th is effective immediately. Any change of enrollment made between Feb 15 Through June 28th 2021, will be effective on June 29th, 2021.

Services provided include:

The Seneca County Board of Elections is a bi-partisan public office serving the voters of Seneca County.  Our focus is to conduct fair and accurate Federal, State, County, Town, and Village elections.

• Administration of all federal, state and local elections
• Ballot preparation
• Maintenance of voting machines
• Absentee ballot coordination
• Oversee voter registration and maintain an accurate inventory of all eligible voters
• Collection of candidate financial disclosure reports
• The compilation, tallying and reporting of election results
• Providing election-related information and support to candidates, political parties and the general public

2021 General Election Sample Ballots

2021 General Election Proposals on Ballot

Announcements

• 2021 Campaign Finance
• 2021 Primary Election Sample Ballots
• 2021 General Election Offices to be Filled
• 2021 Waterloo Village Results
• 2021 Signature Requirement

2021 ELECTIONS

General Election

Tuesday, November 2nd (Early Voting October 23rd-October 31st)

The last day for mail in registrations to be post marked and to register in person for the 2021 General election is October, 8th 2021. Click Here to download a Registration form from the New York State Board of Elections.

The last day to do a Change of Address is for the 2021 General Election is October, 13th 2021.

2021 General Election Early Voting Information

General Election Day: Tuesday November 2^nd, 2021

Early Voting Period: Saturday October 23^rd, 2021 – Sunday October 31^st, 2021

• THIS GENERAL EARLY VOTING SITE SERVES ALL OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS IN SENECA COUNTY
• THIS EARLY VOTING SITE IS ACCESSIBLE TO VOTERS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES
• NOTICE: IF A VOTER CASTS A BALLOT DURING EARLY VOTING, THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE ON GENERAL ELECTION DAY

* Early Voting Poll Site *

SENECA COUNTY HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES BUILDING (HSS)

2465 BONADENT DRIVE SUITE 5, WATERLOO, NY 13165

Early Voting Period and Hours:

Saturday, October 23rd, 2021, 9am – 2pm

Sunday, October 24th, 2021, 9am – 2pm

Monday, October 25th, 2021, 9am – 5pm

Tuesday, October 26th, 2021, 9am – 8pm

Wednesday, October 27th, 2021, 9am – 8pm

Thursday, October 28th, 2021, 9am – 5pm

Friday, October 29th, 2021, 9am – 5pm

Saturday, October 30th, 2021, 9am – 2pm

Sunday, October 31st, 2021, 9am – 2pm

The last day for mail in registrations to be post marked and to register in person for the 2021 General election is October, 08th 2021.

The last day to do a Change of Address is for the 2021 Primary Election is October 13th, 2021.

Absentee Voting Information

When is the application due?

You must apply online, postmark, email or fax a completed application or letter request for the Absentee ballot no later than 15 days before the election. You may apply in-person up to the day before the election. You may file an application at any time before the deadlines, but ballots will be mailed out about 45 days prior to Election Day.

Primary Election on June 22, 2021, application must be

post marked by June 15, 2021.

General Election on November 2, 2021, application must be post marked by October 26, 2021.

How to Apply for an Absentee Ballot:

You may apply for an absentee ballot in any of the following ways:

By sending an email request to your local county board of elections

By sending a fax request to your local county board of elections

By going in-person to your local county board of elections

By mailing a paper application to your local county board of elections

You can download a PDF version of the New York State Absentee Ballot Application Form this link:

https://www.co.seneca.ny.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Absentee-Application-2020-1.pdf

Spanish Version:

https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/download/voting/AbsenteeBallot-Spanish.pdf

You can also use the New York State Absentee Ballot Portal

To access the 2021 Election Absentee Portal please click the following link.

https://absenteeballot.elections.ny.gov/

How to Cast an Absentee Ballot:

Once your receive the ballot, mark the ballot according to your choices for each office following the instructions on the ballot

Once you have completed marking your ballot fold it up and place it in the Security Envelope. (This envelope will have a place for your signature.)

Sign and date the outside of the Security Envelope.

Seal the Security Envelope.

Place the Security Envelope in the Return Envelope. (This envelope will have the return address of your county Board of Elections on the outside and should have a logo that reads, “Official Election Mail”)

Seal the Return Envelope.

You may return the ballot in any of the following ways:

Put it in the mail ensuring it receives a postmark no later than November 3rd.

Bringing it to the County Board of Elections Office no later than November 3rd.

Bringing it to an early voting poll site between October 24th and November 1st

Bringing it to a poll site on November 3rd.

Handicap Accessible Absentee Ballot Information

If you are visually impaired or otherwise disabled, such that your disability requires you to use an accessible absentee ballot application, you have two accessible options to request a ballot on this page, either using the Accessible Electronic Ballot Application Portal:

Or, Voters with special needs can use the special ADA Compliant Accessible Ballot Application, click the link below.

Handicap Accessible Electronic Absentee Ballot Application

All Absentee ballot requests must include the following information:

• Name
• Address on voter registration
• Mailing address (if different)
• Reason for voting absentee
• Signature

If you require an accessible Voter Registration please use the following link:

Accessible Voter Registration Form

Early Voting Information for Seneca County

New York State voters can vote in-person 10 days before Election Day at one or more voting sites in their county.

• THIS EARLY VOTING SITE SERVES ALL OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS IN SENECA COUNTY – THE TOWNS OF: 

Covert, Fayette, Junius, Lodi, Ovid, Romulus, Seneca Falls, Tyre, Varick & Waterloo

Note: Not all voters are eligible for all Primary Elections. Contact the Seneca County Board of Elections for eligibility.

NEW Early Voting Poll Site

SENECA COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BUILDING (HHS)

2465 BONADENT DRIVE SUITE 5, WATERLOO, NY 13165

• THIS EARLY VOTING SITE IS ACCESSIBLE TO VOTERS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES
• NOTICE: IF A VOTER CASTS A BALLOT DURING EARLY VOTING, THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE ON ELECTION DAY

2021 GENERAL ELECTION – OFFICES AND CANDIDATES

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