Board of Elections Extends Deadlines for Absentee Ballots

As New Yorkers continue to recover Hurricane Sandy, the New York State Board of Elections said this morning that it has extended the deadline for voters to apply for absentee ballots via mail or fax.

At an emergency meeting on Wednesday, the SBOE agreed to continue accepting applications through Friday, Nov. 2 (the deadline had been this past Tuesday).  SBOE also extended the deadline for county boards of elections to receive absentee ballots after the election, from Nov. 13 until Nov. 19.  Absentee ballots being returned by mail still must be postmarked by Monday.

Here is the SBOE announcement:

Attention All New York State Voters:

Extension of Absentee Ballot Application Deadline. The State Board of Elections has approved an extension of the Absentee Ballot deadline for all voters in the state from October 30th to November 2nd. Therefore, for all absentee ballot applications sent by MAIL or FAX, they now must be received no later than Friday, November 2nd. The IN PERSON deadline remains Monday, November 5th.

Extension of Absentee Ballot Receipt Deadline. The State Board of Elections has approved an extension of the deadline for absentee ballots to be received and counted from 7 days after Election Day to 13 days after Election Day. Ballots must still be postmarked no later than Monday, November 5th, however they now have until November 19th to arrive at the local Board of Elections.

For the latest information concerning the Board of Elections in the City of New York please follow this link:
http://vote.nyc.ny.us/html/temp_hours/temp_hours.shtml

Also, SBOE has posted a list of changed polling places resulting from the storm.  Click through this link to read them.