Morrisonville, New York Public Records

Mail and in-person registration must be completed 25 days before an election, while online registration closes 10 days out. The state requires a valid driver's license number or the last four digits of a Social Security number during registration. As an unincorporated hamlet within the Town of Plattsburgh, this community doesn't hold separate municipal elections. Instead, residents participate in Town of Plattsburgh elections for Town Supervisor, Town Council members, and other town offices. These elections take place in odd-numbered years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The next town elections arrive in November 2025, with officials serving either two-year or four-year terms depending on the position. Residents can find their polling location by calling the Board of Elections at (518) 565-4740 or checking https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov, which also provides election district information and sample ballots. New York makes various election records available to the public, including voter registration lists (distributed to candidates and political committees under specific regulations), campaign finance disclosure reports accessible at www.elections.ny.gov/CFViewReports.html, candidate petition filings and nominating documents maintained by the Board of Elections, and precinct-level election results published after each contest. Individual voters can request their own voting history showing which elections they participated in, though not how they voted. During the November 2024 presidential election, Clinton County saw approximately 55-60% turnout, with roughly 35,000-38,000 ballots cast from about 60,000 registered voters, typical participation for a presidential year in the North Country. On November 3, 2026, voters in the area will weigh in on several significant races. At the federal level, New York's U.S. Senate seat held by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will be on the ballot (Class 1 seat, next election 2024, then 2030, correction: Senator Chuck Schumer's Class 3 seat will actually be up in 2028). State-level contests include all 150 seats in the New York State Assembly, which are elected every two years, meaning Assembly District 115 covering the hamlet will have a race. New York State Senate District 45 will also appear on the ballot, as all 63 State Senate seats face election every two years. County races likely include Clinton County Legislature seats, which operate on staggered three-year terms, and potentially other county offices depending on the cycle. Town of Plattsburgh elections won't occur in 2026 since those happen in odd years, but school board elections for Plattsburgh Central School District may appear during the May 2026 annual budget vote. New York provides absentee voting for registered voters meeting specific criteria: being absent from the county on Election Day, illness or physical disability, being a patient or inmate in a Veterans Administration hospital, being detained in jail awaiting trial or for a misdemeanor conviction, or being unable to vote due to duties related to the primary care of one or more individuals who are ill or physically disabled. The state also implemented early voting, allowing registered voters to cast ballots in person during a nine-day period before Election Day at designated early voting sites throughout Clinton County. Absentee ballot applications (available at www.elections.ny.gov or from the Clinton County Board of Elections) must be submitted by mail or in person. The Board of Elections must receive mail applications no later than seven days before the election, or the day before if applying in person. Military and overseas voters have special provisions under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) and can register and request ballots through www.fvap.gov.