Vote and advocate

Fall 2023 Voter Registration Class Presentation Requests

Learn about how the CCE engaged student voters in the 2022 general election.

Campus Voter Engagement Report

Make your voice heard in local, state and national elections

You have the right to make your voice heard through local, state and national elections. In partnership with the Andrew Goodman Foundation Vote Everywhere initiative and the Broome County Board of Elections, the Center for Civic Engagement’s nonpartisan voting program is committed to helping students be engaged and informed voters. Stop by the CCE in UU-137 for help registering to vote or requesting an absentee ballot, to drop off your completed form or to ask questions about voting or registering to vote.

Register to vote	Request absentee ballot
What's on the ballot	Get out the vote

Be sure to review important dates and deadlines, below.

---

You have a choice!

You can register at your home address (typically a parent's address) or at your on-campus or off-campus address. Students who register at home will need to request an absentee ballot if they cannot return home to vote. If you register with your on-campus address, you will vote in the University Union for general elections. Off-campus students will vote at a polling site near their residence. 

Out-of-state students can register using their Broome County address. Registering locally will not impact your residency status for tuition purposes or impact your federal financial aid. In rare cases, certain scholarships could be impacted by changing your voter registration (for example, a scholarship based on your home-state residency that uses voter registration as part of a residency determination).

You must be 18 in order to vote, but if you are 16 or 17 you can submit your voter registration form and it will become active once you turn 18.

You can change your registration at any time by filling out a new voter registration form (note Important Dates and Deadlines listed below). You can only be registered  in one location. Completing a new voter registration form will update your voter registration address. Not sure if you're registered? Check your registration status.

Voter registration records are one of several ways that individuals may be identified for jury duty. Students should respond promptly to any jury summons and provide the required information if they are unable to serve.

---

Important dates and deadlines

November 7 General Election: Polls Open 6a.m.-9p.m.

October 23	Last day for board of elections to receive absentee ballot application by letter, telefax, or through the absentee request portal.
October 28	Last day for the board of elections to receive voter registration.
October 28 - November 5	Early voting
November 6	Last day to apply IN-PERSON for absentee ballot.
November 7	Last day to postmark ballot. Must be received by the local board of elections no later than Nov. 14th. Military Voter Ballots must be received no later than Nov. 20th.
November 7	Last day to deliver ballot IN-PERSON to the local board of elections or to any poll site in your county.

---

Have additional questions or need assistance with the voting process?

• Contact the Broome County Board of Elections at 607-778-2172 or in their offices at 60 Hawley St, Binghamton. 
• Find contact information for your local election office.
• Visit the New York State Board of Elections website.
• Visit the CCE in UU-137 or email the CCE at cce@binghamton.edu or 607-777-4287.
• Check out the Andrew Goodman Foundation's one-stop-shop voting portal to make sure you're ready to vote!

---

Partnerships and awards

If you or your student organization would like to partner with the CCE's nonpartisan voter engagement and education initiatives, email cce@binghamton.edu.

The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge awarded Binghamton University the 2020 Highest Voter Registration Rate Award in the America East Votes Challenge.

Read more