If you are registering to vote in Jefferson County for the first time, you must submit your voter registration at least 25 days before an election in order to vote in that election.

✅Click here to access the Online Voter Registration Portal or to download a NYS Voter Registration Form.

Register in Person

• at your county board of elections

• at any New York State Agency-Based voter registration center

• at the Department of Motor Vehicles, either in person or on their web site if you already have DMV-issued identification

Register by Mail

Download and complete the NYS Voter Registration Form, which can be found here.

Once complete, print and sign the form using a pen (digital or Adobe-generated signatures are NOT accepted).

Mail the form to:

Jefferson County Board of Elections

175 Arsenal Street

Watertown, NY 13601

To register to vote in New York State, you must:

• Be a United States citizen

• Be at least 18 years old by Election Day (you may pre-register at 16 or 17)

• Reside in the county or city for at least 30 days before the election

• Not be currently incarcerated for a felony conviction

• Not be adjudged mentally incompetent by a court

• Not claim the right to vote elsewhere

Use this link to check your voter registration status:

https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/

If you are already registered in Jefferson County and move to a new address within the county, you may update your address with the Board of Elections and remain eligible to vote.

Address updates can generally be made up through Election Day.

Absentee ballots must be requested directly from the Jefferson County Board of Elections.

The Town Clerk’s Office does not issue absentee ballots but can help direct residents to the proper office.

To vote in a primary election, you must be registered with the political party that is holding the primary. Only voters enrolled in that party are eligible to participate.

Jefferson County Board of Elections

175 Arsenal Street

Watertown, NY 13601

Phone: (315) 785-3027

Yes, all registered voters in Jefferson County are eligible to vote during the Early Voting period.

Early Voting provides voters with the opportunity to cast their ballot in person during a nine-day period prior to Election Day.

You may cast your ballot at any one of the designated Early Voting Centers located throughout the county, regardless of your residential address within Jefferson County.

Voting during the Early Voting period is the same as voting on Election Day, your vote will be counted. All ballots cast during Early Voting will be securely stored and canvassed after 9:00 PM on Election Day.