Central Square, New York Public Records

New York residents can register to vote online through the state Board of Elections website at voterreg.dmv.ny.gov, by mail using a voter registration form, or in person at the county Board of Elections, DMV offices, or various state agencies. The registration deadline falls 25 days before any election for new registrations, though voters can update their address or name up to 25 days before an election. Eligibility requires U.S. Citizenship, age 18 by election day, residency in New York and the county for at least 30 days before the election, and no current incarceration or parole for a felony conviction. As an unincorporated hamlet, Central Square does not hold separate municipal elections for hamlet-specific offices. Instead, residents vote in Town of Hastings elections for town supervisor, town council members, town clerk, and other town offices, typically held in odd-numbered years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The next Town of Hastings elections will be held in November 2025. 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 county Board of Elections directly. During the November 2024 presidential election, Oswego County reported voter turnout of approximately 63-65% of registered voters, with roughly 45,000-48,000 ballots cast out of approximately 73,000 registered voters county-wide. Looking ahead to November 3, 2026, voters in the area will decide several significant races: the New York gubernatorial election (Governor Kathy Hochul's current term expires, though candidates for 2026 have not yet been determined), all 150 seats in the New York State Assembly including the district representing the community, approximately half of the 63 New York State Senate seats depending on the district cycle, Oswego County executive and legislative races, and potentially the Town of Hastings supervisor position depending on the term cycle. New York does not have a U.S. Senate race in 2026 as both current senators (Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer) are not up for election that year. The 2026 ballot may also include state or local ballot propositions or referenda. Public election records in New York include voter registration lists (available to candidates and certain authorized users under Election Law Section 5-508), campaign finance disclosure reports filed through the state Board of Elections and searchable at publicreporting.elections.ny.gov, candidate petitions and filings maintained by the Board of Elections, and detailed precinct-level election results published after each election on both county and state Board of Elections websites. New York offers absentee voting for voters who will be out of the county on election day, unable to appear due to illness or disability, or have other qualifying reasons. Applications are available through the county Board of Elections and must be received at least seven days before the election (or the day before for medical emergencies). Early voting is available at designated sites in Oswego County during the nine days before election day, typically including one or more locations accessible to local residents, with specific sites and hours published by the Board of Elections before each election.