Ellenburg Center, New York Public Records

New York State residents can register to vote online at https://voterreg.dmv.ny.gov/MotorVoter or by submitting a paper voter registration form available from the county Board of Elections, town clerks, or downloaded from the state website. To qualify, voters must be U.S. Citizens, 18 years old by election day, residents of the county for at least 30 days before the election, and not currently incarcerated for a felony conviction. Registration deadlines fall 25 days before an election for mail or in-person registration; online registration must be completed 25 days before election day. Applicants must provide their New York State driver's license number or DMV-issued ID number, or the last four digits of their Social Security number. As an unincorporated hamlet within the Town of Ellenburg, the community does not hold separate municipal elections for mayor or city council. Instead, governance comes from the Town of Ellenburg Town Board, consisting of a Town Supervisor and four Town Council members, elected in odd-numbered years each November. The next Town of Ellenburg elections will be held in November 2025. Local residents vote for these town offices, along with the Town Clerk and Highway Superintendent. They also participate in Clinton County elections for County Legislature representatives (21-member body elected from districts), Sheriff (four-year term), County Clerk, District Attorney, County Treasurer, and County Coroners. The hamlet is located in New York State Senate District 45 and New York State Assembly District 115; these state legislative seats are contested in even-numbered years. To find their assigned polling place, residents can use the New York State polling place locator at https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov or contact the Clinton County Board of Elections. Most voters from the area cast their ballots at the Northern Adirondack Central School in Ellenburg Depot. Under New York election law, voter registration lists are public records available for inspection at the Board of Elections, though personal information like birthdates and Social Security numbers are redacted. Campaign finance disclosures for state and county candidates are filed with the New York State Board of Elections and searchable at https://publicreporting.elections.ny.gov. Local candidate petitions and financial disclosures are filed with the county Board of Elections. Precinct-level election results are published on the Clinton County website following certification. In the November 2024 presidential election, Clinton County saw turnout of approximately 33,000 voters out of roughly 52,000 registered voters, representing about 63% turnout. The county has historically been politically competitive, with results often closely divided between Democratic and Republican candidates. Looking ahead to the November 3, 2026 general election, Ellenburg Center and Clinton County voters will decide several important races. New York will hold elections for Governor (four-year term), U.S. Senate (Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's seat is up in 2024, and Senator Charles Schumer's seat is up in 2028, so 2026 will not feature a U.S. Senate race unless a special election occurs), all 26 New York State Senate seats including District 45, all 150 New York State Assembly seats including District 115, and Clinton County offices including County Legislature seats (some districts on two-year cycles). Depending on district boundaries, voters may also elect a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (New York's 21st Congressional District currently covers Clinton County). New York offers absentee voting for any registered voter. Applications for absentee ballots can be requested online at https://absenteeballot.elections.ny.gov, by mail from the Clinton County Board of Elections, or in person. The application deadline is typically seven days before the election if applying by mail, or the day before the election if applying in person. Absentee ballots must be postmarked by election day and received within seven days, or delivered in person to the Board of Elections by 9:00 PM on election day. The county also offers early voting for nine days prior to election day at designated sites; locations and hours are published by the Board of Elections before each election. Voters do not need to provide an excuse to vote absentee or vote early. All voting systems in Clinton County use paper ballots with optical scan tabulators, providing a paper trail for audits and recounts.