Plainville, New York Public Records

New York residents can register to vote online at the New York State Board of Elections website, www.elections.ny.gov/votingregister.html, or by submitting a paper application to the Onondaga County Board; the deadline sits at 25 days before any election. Voters must provide their name, address, date of birth, and either a New York DMV ID number or the last four digits of their Social Security number. Because this community is an unincorporated hamlet within the Town of Lysander, it holds no separate municipal elections for mayor or city council. Instead, residents vote for Town of Lysander Supervisor, Town Council members, and Town Clerk in odd-numbered years during November general elections; Local voters also participate in county, state, and federal contests. To find their assigned polling place, residents can use the New York State Board of Elections polling place locator at voterlookup.elections.ny.gov or call the Onondaga County Board directly. Polling places are typically located at schools, fire stations, or community centers within the town. Under New York election law, certain election records are public including voter registration lists (available to candidates and political committees), campaign finance disclosure reports filed with the state Board of Elections at www.elections.ny.gov/CFViewReports.html, candidate petition filings, and certified election results by district. New York offers absentee voting by mail; applications for absentee ballots are available at www.elections.ny.gov or from the Onondaga County Board of Elections and must be received at least 7 days before the election. Qualified reasons for absentee voting include being out of the county on election day, illness, disability, or being a student away at college. Early voting is available at designated sites in Onondaga County for 9 days before election day including weekends, with locations listed at www.ongov.net/elections during election periods.