Shinhopple, New York Public Records

New York residents can register to vote online at https://voterreg.dmv.ny.gov/MotorVoter or by completing a paper application available from the Board of Elections, county clerk offices, or various state agencies. Registration deadlines are 25 days before an election for in-person registration and 10 days before for online registration. The state requires identification when registering but does not require photo ID to vote if already registered. As an unincorporated hamlet, the community has no municipal government and therefore no local mayoral or council elections. Instead, residents vote for Town of Middletown officials including Town Supervisor, Town Council members, Town Clerk, and Town Justice, typically elected in odd-numbered years with the next town elections scheduled for November 2025. To find their assigned polling place, voters can use the New York State Board of Elections polling place locator at https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov or contact the Delaware County Board directly. Residents typically vote at the Margaretville Emergency Squad building or other locations in the Town of Middletown depending on election district. Under New York Election Law, certain election records are public including voter registration lists (available to candidates and political committees with restrictions on use), campaign finance disclosure reports filed with the State Board of Elections at www.elections.ny.gov/CampaignFinance.html, candidate petitions and filings, and certified election results by election district. Individual voter histories, whether a person voted, though not how they voted, are public records available through FOIL requests. In the November 2024 presidential election, Delaware County reported approximately 56-58% voter turnout with about 18,000 ballots cast from approximately 31,000 registered voters. The county leaned Republican with margins varying by town. On November 3, 2026, voters will decide New York's gubernatorial election (Governor Kathy Hochul's term expires), all 213 seats in the New York State Legislature (63 Senate seats and 150 Assembly seats with Delaware County represented in the 51st Senate District and 122nd Assembly District), one U.S. Senate seat (Charles Schumer's seat is up for election in 2028, so no Senate race in 2026), all U.S. House seats including New York's 19th Congressional District which includes Delaware County, Delaware County offices including District Attorney, County Clerk, Sheriff (elected to four-year terms), and potentially Town of Middletown positions if scheduled. New York allows absentee voting for voters who will be absent from the county on Election Day, unable to vote due to illness or disability, or who have a permanent illness or physical disability. Absentee ballot applications are available from the Delaware County Board of Elections and must be received by the Board at least seven days before the election, or the day before if applying due to sudden illness or emergency. Early voting is available at designated sites in Delaware County for nine days before Election Day.