Binghamton, New York Public Records

New York residents can register to vote online at www.ny.gov/services/register-vote or DMV.ny.gov/more-info/electronic-voter-registration-application, by mail using a paper form, or in person at the Board of Elections or DMV offices. Registration must be completed 25 days before any election. Voters need to provide their New York driver license or non-driver ID number, or the last four digits of their Social Security number. Municipal elections in the city determine the Mayor and City Council positions. The Binghamton Common Council consists of seven members elected from districts, also serving four-year staggered terms with elections in odd-numbered years. Information about local candidates, ballot measures, and city election results is available through both the Board of Elections and the City Clerk's office at City Hall. Residents can find their assigned polling place using the New York State Board of Elections polling place locator at voterlookup.elections.ny.gov or by contacting the Broome County office directly. No U.S. New York maintains extensive public election records: the state keeps a voter registration list available for purchase for political purposes under Election Law §5-210, campaign finance disclosure reports are searchable online through the New York State Board of Elections at publicreporting.elections.ny.gov, candidate petitions and committee filings are public records, and detailed precinct-level election results are published after each election. To obtain an absentee ballot, voters must submit an application to the Broome County office, applications are available online at www.elections.ny.gov, by calling 607-778-2172, or in person. The state allows absentee voting for specific reasons including absence from county on Election Day, temporary or permanent illness or disability, duties related to primary care of individuals who are ill or disabled, incarceration for non-felony offenses, or risk of contracting or spreading communicable disease. Applications must be received no later than the day before the election (for in-person delivery) or postmarked no later than seven days before the election (if by mail). Early voting is available at designated locations during the nine-day period before Election Day, with sites posted at www.gobroomecounty.com/boe.