Lockwood, New York Public Records

Registration must be completed 25 days before any election, though early voting now begins nine days before Election Day. Every applicant needs to provide either their New York State driver's license number, DMV non-driver ID, or the last four digits of their Social Security number. As an unincorporated hamlet, the community holds no municipal elections of its own. Instead, residents cast ballots in Town of Barton elections for Town Supervisor, Town Board members, Town Clerk, and Town Justice, typically held in November of odd-numbered years. Specific polling locations for local residents can be found through the New York State Voter Registration Lookup at voterlookup.elections.ny.gov, which displays assigned polling places, hours, and sample ballots based on home address. 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 searchable at www.elections.ny.gov, candidate petitions filed with the Board of Elections, and certified election results by district. Absentee ballots can be requested online at absenteeballot.elections.ny.gov or by submitting an application to the Tioga County Board of Elections; applications must arrive by the seventh day before the election for mail delivery, or the day before for in-person pickup.