How to Vote by Absentee Ballot

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• Absent from your county on Election Day.
• Unable to appear at the polls due to temporary or permanent illness or disability (temporary illness includes being unable to appear due to risk of contracting or spreading a communicable disease like COVID-19).
• Unable to appear because you are the primary care giver of one or more individuals who are ill or physically disabled.
• A resident or patient of a Veterans Health Administration Hospital.
• Detained in jail awaiting Grand Jury action or confined in prison after conviction for an offense other than a felony.

How to apply for an Absentee Ballot

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

• Electronically through the New York State Absentee Ballot Application Portal
• By sending an email request to BOE-WestAbsentee@westchestergov.com
• By sending a fax request to (914) 995-7753 or (914) 995-3190
• By going in-person to the Westchester County Board of Elections, 25 Quarropas St., White Plains, NY 10601
• By mailing a paper application to the Westchester County Board of Elections, 25 Quarropas St., White Plains, NY 10601

You can download a pdf version of the New York State Absentee Ballot Application Form:

• Download English Form 
• Download Spanish Form 
• Download Military/Federal/UOCAVA Form

After completing your form, please mail it to:
         Westchester County Board of Elections
         25 Quarropas St.

          White Plains, NY 10601
 

If you have any questions, please contact Westchester County Board of Elections at 914-995-5700