Kenoza Lake, New York Public Records

Local residents register to vote through the New York State Board of Elections online system at https://voterreg.dmv.ny.gov/MotorVoter/, which requires a New York State driver's license or non-driver ID. Paper registration forms are available at the Sullivan County Board of Elections, town clerks, public libraries, and state agencies. The voter registration deadline in New York is 25 days before any election (postmarked if by mail, completed online by 11:59 PM). To vote in New York, applicants must be U.S. Citizens, 18 years old by election day, residents of Sullivan County for at least 30 days before the election, and not currently incarcerated for a felony conviction. As an unincorporated hamlet within the Town of Callicoon, Kenoza Lake doesn't hold separate municipal elections for mayor or village board. Instead, residents vote for Town of Callicoon offices including Town Supervisor, Town Council members (four seats), Town Clerk, Highway Superintendent, and Town Justice positions. Voters can find their assigned polling place using the New York State Board of Elections polling place lookup tool at https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov or by contacting the Sullivan County Board directly. Most residents in the area vote at the Callicoon Town Hall, 19 Upper Main Street, Callicoon, NY 12723, though district boundaries should be confirmed before each election. New York allows early voting during a nine-day period before Election Day at designated sites announced by the Sullivan County Board of Elections; Sullivan County typically operates early voting locations in Monticello, Liberty, and Fallsburg. Election records that are public in New York include voter registration lists (available to candidates and political committees with restrictions on use), campaign finance disclosure reports filed with the New York State Board of Elections at www.elections.ny.gov and searchable through the Public Campaign Finance system, candidate petition filings and designating petitions, and precinct-level election results. The Sullivan County Board of Elections posts unofficial election results on election night at www.sullivancountyny.gov with certified results published after canvassing is complete, typically within two weeks. New York will hold gubernatorial elections in 2026, with Governor Kathy Hochul's current term expiring; voters will select the Governor and Lieutenant Governor on a joint ticket. Sullivan County will elect a County Executive (chief executive position created in 2021), County Clerk, County Sheriff (four-year term), and several County Legislature seats representing multi-town districts. At the federal level, New York's Absentee ballots in New York can be requested by any voter without providing a reason; applications are available at www.sullivancountyny.gov/Departments/BoardofElections or by calling (845) 807-0400. Absentee ballot applications must be received by the Board of Elections at least seven days before the election (postmarked) or in person up to the day before the election. Military and overseas voters use the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) system and receive extended deadlines under federal law.