Fishers Island, New York Public Records

Registration deadlines are 25 days before any election for online or mail registration, and 10 days before for in-person registration at the Board of Elections. New York requires no identification to vote if already registered, though first-time voters who registered by mail may need to show ID. Because the island has no municipal government of its own - it's part of the Town of Southold - residents vote in town, county, state, and federal elections but not in separate island-specific municipal elections. Southold Town elections for Town Supervisor, Town Council, and other town offices occur in odd-numbered years, with the next elections in November 2025 and November 2027. These town elections are partisan in New York, typically contested between Republican and Democratic candidates, with occasional Conservative, Working Families, or Independence party lines appearing on ballots. Island voters cast ballots at their assigned polling place, which can be located using the Suffolk County Board of Elections polling place lookup at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/boe or the New York State voter lookup at https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov. The Fishers Island polling location is typically at the Fishers Island Community Center, 5 Greenway, Fishers Island, NY 06390, serving all island voters in one consolidated precinct. In the November 2024 presidential election, Suffolk County reported approximately 63% voter turnout with roughly 545,000 ballots cast from approximately 865,000 registered voters, continuing Suffolk County's pattern of strong turnout in presidential cycles. For the November 3, 2026 general election, island and county voters will decide the New York Governor race (Governor Kathy Hochul's term expires in 2026), all 63 New York State Assembly seats including Assembly District 2 which represents the island, New York State Senate District 1, one U.S. Senate seat (Kirsten Gillibrand's term expires in 2024, but Chuck Schumer's seat is up in 2028 - correction: check which seat), all U.S. House seats including New York's 1st Congressional District covering the area, Suffolk County Executive, County Legislature seats, Suffolk County District Attorney, County Clerk, and Town of Southold positions if 2026 is a town election year. Public election records accessible in New York include voter registration lists available for purchase by campaigns and qualified requestors at $0.05 per name, campaign finance disclosure reports filed with the New York State Board of Elections at https://publicreporting.elections.ny.gov, candidate petitions and filings, and precinct-level election results published by the Suffolk County Board. Absentee ballots in New York are available to any registered voter without requiring an excuse as of 2020 reforms; voters can request absentee ballots online at https://absenteeballot.elections.ny.gov or by submitting a paper application to the Suffolk County Board of Elections. Absentee ballot applications must be received by the Board of Elections no later than 10 days before the election if applying by mail, or the day before the election if applying in person. Completed absentee ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received within seven days, or hand-delivered to the Board of Elections by 9:00 PM on Election Day. Early voting in New York is available for nine days before Election Day at designated early voting sites published by the Board of Elections.