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How to RegisterYou must be a citizen of the United States, at least 18 years of age, and have established New York State as your voting residence in order to register to vote. Registration, which is by mail-in form, must be done by 30 days before the General Election, which is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. After that time, registration may be done in person at the Westchester County Board of Elections at 25 Quarropas Street in White Plains. Registration forms are available at the New Castle Town Hall or can be downloaded from the NYS Board of Elections website.Mail-in Registration Forms may be downloaded from the State Web site (www.elections.state.ny.us) or are available at the New Castle Town Hall, at the branches of the Department of Motor Vehicles, in libraries throughout Westchester County, and in other venues. For further information call the New Castle Town Clerk's Office, (914) 238-4772 or the County Board of Elections, (914) 995-5700. Voting in Primary ElectionsIn New York State, primaries are considered the voter's opportunities to help select the candidates of the party of which they are members. Therefore, in order to vote in a political party's primary, you must be enrolled in that party. You may enroll in a party when you first register to vote, and be able to vote in that party's next primary. However, if you already are registered, but have not enrolled before, or if you wish to change your party enrollment, you must do so by filling out a new registration form before the November General Election in order to vote in party primaries the following calendar year. For instance, if you did not enroll as a Republican when you first registered, you must have enrolled as a Republican before the 2003 General Election in order to vote in a Republican primary in 2004.Absentee VotingIf you will be away from the county, or will be unable to get to the polls because of illness or disability on Election Day, you may apply for an absentee ballot. You may call the County Board of Elections (914) 995-5700 to have an application mailed to you; download the Absent Ballot Application form from the State Board of Elections Web site (www.elections.state.ny.us); or get one at the Town Clerk's office at the New Castle Town Hall, 200 South Greeley Avenue in Chappaqua. When the County Board of Elections receives your application, they will automatically mail you an absentee ballot as soon as it has been printed (usually about three weeks before the election). Or, after the ballots have been printed, you may go to the County Board of Elections, at 25 Quarropas Street in White Plains, in person, fill out the applications and then vote there right away. All absentee ballots must be postmarked by the day before Election Day and received by the Board of Elections by the Tuesday following Election Day, in order to be counted among the ballot totals. School District ElectionsSchool district elections can be for members of the Board of Education, or on financial referendums, such as school budgets or bond issues. If you are registered for the General Election, that registration is picked up for school district elections. If you are not, you must register specially in order to vote on school-related issues. For regulations regarding school district elections, please contact the Chappaqua Public Schools at the Education Center, 66 Roaring Brook Road, Chappaqua, NY, (914) 238-7200.Late RegistrationMail-in registration is closed usually 30 days before the General Election in November, but registration after that time can be done either at the County Board of Elections, 25 Quarropas Street, White Plains, or in Chappaqua at Town Hall during three days in October.Changing PartiesTo change party affiliation, a new registration form should be filled out.The new party affiliation won't take effect until after the next General Election. |