In New York, anyone can vote by mail by following this guide
If you’ve requested a mail ballot, you can check its status here
The Onondaga County Board of Elections is aware that recent US Postal Service changes are causing mail ballot delays, including people not receiving ballots almost a month after being mailed out.
You can choose to bypass the USPS, using one of these options:
- If you need a mail ballot, you can visit the Onondaga County Board of Elections, 1000 Erie Blvd W, Syracuse, Monday through Friday, 8:30AM-4PM. You can complete and return the ballot right there, or take it home to be filled out later.
- If you already have a mail ballot, you can complete it, put it in its signed envelope as if it was going to be mailed, and bring it to any polling location during Early Voting or on Election Day. All locations will have special bins for these ballots.
- If you can’t return the mail ballot yourself, you can have someone else do it for you, as long as it’s in the signed return envelope.
- You can also change your mind and vote in person during Early Voting or on Election Day.
If you have requested, but not yet received, a mail ballot, you can still bypass the USPS as outlined above. However, since the first request is still considered “in progress”, your ballot will be handled differently:
- Multiple mail ballots from the same voter are held until the deadline for receiving mail ballots. At that time, the ballot with the latest receipt date/time will be processed, and any “older” ones discarded.
- If you choose to vote in person, you will be given an “Affidavit” ballot. These ballots are also held until the deadline for receiving mail ballots. If a mail ballot has been received by the deadline, it will be counted and the Affidavit ballot discarded; if no mail ballot has been received, the Affidavit ballot will be counted.
Please contact the Onondaga County Board of Elections with any questions.
See you at the Polls!