Kattskill Bay, New York Public Records

Registration must be completed 25 days before Election Day; the state does not offer same-day registration. Voters must be U.S. Citizens, at least 18 years old by Election Day, New York residents for at least 30 days before the election, and not currently incarcerated or on parole for a felony conviction. As an unincorporated hamlet without municipal government, there are no mayoral or city council elections here. Local governance happens at the Town of Bolton level, where residents elect a town supervisor, town board members, town clerk, and town justices in odd-numbered years during general elections held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The next Town of Bolton elections will be in November 2025 and 2027. Residents vote at their assigned polling place within the Town of Bolton; specific polling locations, sample ballots, and registration status are available at voterlookup.elections.ny.gov or by calling the Warren County Board of Elections at (518) 761-6456. Public election records in New York include voter registration rolls (accessible by FOIL request, though individual voting history is not disclosed to the general public), campaign finance disclosures filed with the New York State Board of Elections (www.elections.ny.gov) for state-level candidates, and precinct-level election results published by the county Board of Elections after certification. In the November 2024 presidential election, Warren County reported approximately 29,000 total votes cast with turnout around 68% of registered voters, reflecting strong participation in a competitive election cycle. For the November 3, 2026 general election, voters here and throughout Warren County will decide several significant races: the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Kirsten Gillibrand is not up in 2026 (she was re-elected in 2024), and New York's other U.S. Senate seat held by Chuck Schumer is not up until 2028. However, New York voters will elect a Governor and Lieutenant Governor (four-year terms, last elected 2022, next in 2026), all 150 seats in the New York State Assembly, and approximately half of the 63 State Senate seats depending on district cycle. The hamlet is in New York's 114th Assembly District and 45th State Senate District; both seats will be on the 2026 ballot. Warren County will elect a County Clerk, County Sheriff (if the term aligns), and potentially county supervisors depending on the district rotation. Town of Bolton offices may also appear on the ballot in 2025 or 2027 depending on term schedules. New York State offers absentee voting by mail for voters who meet specific criteria: illness or physical disability, absence from county on Election Day, detention in jail awaiting trial, or being a resident or spouse of a resident of a Veterans Health Administration Hospital. Absentee ballot applications must be received by the Warren County Board of Elections no later than the day before the election if applying in person, or postmarked no later than 15 days before Election Day if by mail. Voters can request applications and submit them online at absenteeballot.elections.ny.gov. Early voting is also available in New York; Warren County designates early voting sites where any registered voter in Warren County can cast a ballot during the nine-day early voting period before Election Day.