Find your polling place
Polling places can, and do occasionally shift between cycles. Here's how to confirm yours, and what early voting looks like in New York.
Polling places are not as fixed as people think. Counties consolidate sites, churches and fire halls move in and out of the rotation, and your assigned location can change even when you haven’t moved. Worth a thirty-second check every cycle.
Look up your assigned polling place
The state’s voter lookup tool tells you not just whether you’re registered, but exactly where to vote on Election Day:
Type in your name, date of birth, and county. The result page shows your polling place address, your assigned election district, and the hours.
If anything looks wrong—wrong address, wrong district, name spelled incorrectly—your county Board of Elections is the office to call. They can correct it before Election Day if you contact them early enough.
Early voting
New York has nine days of early voting before every general election, including weekends. Early voting sites are usually different from your Election Day polling place, and you can use any early voting site in your county—not just the one assigned to your address.
The state lists early voting locations and hours by county here:
Election Day basics
- Polls in New York are open 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM on Election Day.
- Bring an ID if it’s your first time voting at that polling place. Otherwise no ID is required in New York.
- If you’re in line when polls close, stay in line. You’re entitled to vote.
Save the link
Bookmark the lookup tool now and pull it up the morning of any election. Two minutes of prep beats the frustration of driving to the wrong place.