Lima, New York Public Records

New York residents can register to vote online at www.ny.gov/services/register-vote through the NYS Board of Elections portal, which requires a New York State driver's license, permit, or non-driver ID card. Registration deadlines require signing up at least 25 days before an election, and residents must be U.S. Citizens, 18 years old by election day, and county residents for at least 30 days. As a town government rather than an incorporated city or village, Lima holds town elections for Town Supervisor, Town Council members, Town Clerk, Town Justice, and Highway Superintendent. Political party primaries, when contested, typically take place in June. Residents vote at their assigned polling place, which can be located using the NYS Board of Elections polling place lookup tool at findmypollingplace.ny.gov or by contacting the county Board of Elections. Public election records in New York include voter registration lists (available to candidates and political committees under Election Law §5-210), campaign finance disclosure reports filed with the NYS Board of Elections (searchable at www.elections.ny.gov/CampaignFinance. New York does not have a U.S. Absentee ballots can be requested for specific reasons including absence from the county on election day, illness, disability, or primary care of ill or disabled individuals. Applications are available at www.livingstoncounty.us/137/Board-of-Elections or by contacting the Livingston County Board of Elections, and must be received by the Board at least seven days before the election (or the day before for military and overseas voters). Early voting is available at designated sites announced before each election, typically nine days before Election Day.