Smithboro, New York Public Records

Registrants must provide either a New York driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number. Photo identification isn't required to vote in New York, though first-time voters who registered by mail may need to show identification. As an unincorporated hamlet, Smithboro has no municipal government structure, meaning there are no mayoral or council elections specific to the community. Instead, residents participate in Town of Berkshire elections for Town Supervisor, Town Council members, Town Clerk, Highway Superintendent, and Town Justice positions. These town contests take place in odd-numbered years on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November - the next Town of Berkshire elections will occur on November 4, 2025. Residents also vote in Tioga County elections for County Legislature representatives and county-wide offices, along with state and federal races. Voters can locate their assigned polling place using the New York State Board of Elections polling place locator at www.elections.ny.gov/pollingplaces.html by entering their home address, or by calling the Tioga County Board directly at (607) 687-8261. New York provides public access to various election records. Voter registration lists are available for purchase by qualified requesters under Election Law §5-210, primarily for political purposes and election related mailings. Campaign finance disclosure reports can be viewed through the New York State Board of Elections website at www.elections.ny.gov/CFViewReports.html for state-level candidates, while local candidate reports are available through county boards. Candidate filings, petition signatures (with certain restrictions), and certified election results by district and precinct are public records accessible through the county Board of Elections. At the federal level, New York voters will elect members of the U.S. House of Representatives, with the community located in New York's 23rd Congressional District. State-level races include Governor and Lieutenant Governor, since New York holds gubernatorial elections in even-numbered non-presidential years - along with state Attorney General, state Comptroller, and all 213 seats in the New York State Assembly and approximately half of the 63 New York State Senate seats in even-numbered districts. Locally, Tioga County will hold elections for County Legislature seats and potentially other county offices depending on term schedules. The New York U.S. Senate seats are not up in 2026, as those contests next occur in 2028. New York offers absentee voting for registered voters meeting specific criteria under Election Law §8-400, including absence from the county on Election Day, illness or disability, duties as a poll worker in a different election district, incarceration for a non-felony offense, and COVID-related concerns during applicable periods. Absentee ballot applications go to the Tioga County Board of Elections at 56 Main Street, Owego, NY 13827, either by mail, in person, or through the online portal at www.elections.ny.gov/VotingAbsentee.html. The application deadline typically falls ten days before the election for mail delivery of ballots, or the day before the election for in-person pickup. New York also provides early voting at designated locations during the nine days preceding Election Day, with at least one early voting site in Tioga County, typically at the Board of Elections office in Owego. Voters can find their early voting location and hours through the county Board of Elections website or by calling (607) 687-8261.