Board of Elections ♦ 2696 Hamburg Street, Schenectady, NY 12303 ♦ (518) 377-2469 ♦ (518) 377-2716 (fax)
Hours of Operation ♦ Monday - Friday ♦ 9am - 5pm
Commissioners Amy Hild (D) ♦ Darlene Harris (R)
Welcome to the Schenectady County Board of Elections website. We are a bipartisan agency responsible for all aspects of the electoral process, from voter registration to election results. We are dedicated to providing the information and education needed by our residents to become effective and empowered voters.
2020 Election Calendar
| Presidential Primary Election | June 23, 2020 |
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| Primary Election | June 23, 2020: 6am-9pm |
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General Election |
Tuesday, November 3, 2020: 6am-9pm |
2020 Presidential Primary Sample Ballots
2020 Assembly District 111 Primary Sample Ballot
2020 Senate District 49 Primary Sample Ballot
2020 Schenectady District 19 County Committee Primary Sample Ballot
NEW Requirement for Ballot Access Related Filings by Mail or Overnight Delivery Service
Request an Absentee Ballot
Executive Order 202.15 allows voters who are affected by COVID-19 pandemic and wish to apply to vote by absentee ballot to utilize the absentee ballot forms and check the box for “Temporary illness or physical disability” with no requirement for in-person signature or appearance to be able to access an absentee ballot. The Order contains no change in the application deadlines. Applications for absentee ballots may be made by online submission, mail, email, fax or in person.
Print Forms:
Accessible Absentee Ballot Application
For the first time, New Yorkers with disabilities can vote in the privacy of their own homes with assistive technologies that will enable them to cast their ballots without the help of a family member or other person intruding on their right to a secret ballot. New York joins only a handful of states that offer accessible absentee ballots, including Michigan and Maryland.
A new, fully accessible absentee ballot application and absentee ballot delivery system is now available on the NYS Board of Elections website (www.elections.ny.gov) and can be accessed from the homepage, the "Absentee Voting" page and the "Meeting Voter Access Needs" page or at the direct link below.
Voters are required to file the new application as soon as possible, but no later than June 16th for the June 23rd Primary. The accessible ballot would be emailed to the voter who would use their own assistive technologies, such as a screen reader, a software program that enables a blind or visually impaired user to read and interact with the text that is displayed on their computer screen with a speech synthesizer, to independently mark their ballot. Learn more.
NYS Board of Elections website
Accessible Absentee Ballot Application Link
Voting Accessibility
There is a ballot marking device available for voters at the Schenectady County Board of Elections.
2696 Hamburg St.
Schenectady, NY 12303
The Board of Elections is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
News & Announcements
Voter Registration Is Easy!
To register you must:
- be a US citizen;
- be 18 years old by the end of this year;
- not be in prison or on parole for a felony conviction (unless parolee pardoned or restored rights of citizenship);
- not claim the right to vote elsewhere.
Register Online using the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles website.
To request a Voter Registration Form be mailed to you via email use our Information Request Form to the right or call 518-377-2469.
To obtain a Voter Registration Form in person, visit the Schenectady County Board of Elections at 2696 Hamburg Street, Schenectady New York.
Download a copy of the form and mail it to Schenectady County Board of Elections, 2696 Hamburg Street, Schenectady, NY 12303
2020 Election Calendar
| Primary Election Early Voting Information |
Tuesday, June 23, 2020 | 6AM - 9PM |
| General Election Early Voting Information |
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 | 6AM - 9PM |
Political Calendar
The political calendar provides essential dates and deadlines applicable to election dates, designations, nominations, voter registration, absentee voting and campaign finance.
Political Geography of Schenectady County:
Congressional District
20th Congressional District: All Election Districts located within Schenectady County
Town of Duanesburg: Election Districts 01-05, Town of Glenville: Election Districts 01-22, Town of Niskayuna: Election Districts 01-17, Town of Princetown: Election Districts 01 & 02, Town of Rotterdam: Election Districts 01-21, City of Schenectady: Election Districts 01-35
State Districts
46th Senatorial District
Town of Duanesburg: Election Districts 01-05, Town of Princetown: Election Districts 01 & 02, Town of Rotterdam: Election Districts 01-21, City of Schenectady: Election District 10
49th Senatorial District
Town of Glenville: Election Districts 01-22, Town of Niskayuna: Election Districts 01-17, City of Schenectady: Election Districts 01-09, 11-35
110th Assembly District
Town of Niskayuna: Election Districts 01-17, City of Schenectady: Election Districts 02, 04, 06, 07, 09, 11-14, 16-20, 29, 34
111th Assembly District
Town of Duanesburg: Election Districts 01-05, Town of Princetown: Election Districts 01 & 02, Town of Rotterdam: Election Districts 01-21, City of Schenectady: Election Districts 01, 03, 05, 08, 10, 15, 21-28, 30-33, 35
112th Assembly District
Town of Glenville: Election Districts 01-22
County Districts
County Legislative District 1
City of Schenectady: Election Districts 01, 02, 04-10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 25, 28, 35
County Legislative District 2
City of Schenectady: Election Districts 03, 11, 14, 17-20, 22-24, 26, 27, 29-34
County Legislative District 3
Town of Glenville: Election Districts 01-22 and Town of Niskayuna: Election Districts 01-17
County Legislative District 4
Town of Duanesburg: Election Districts 01-05, Town of Princetown: Election Districts 01 & 02, Town of Rotterdam: Election Districts 01-21
Local Districts
Village of Scotia
Town of Glenville: Election Districts 08-12
Duanesburg - Election District Map
Glenville - Election District Map
Niskayuna - Election District Map
Princetown - Election District Map
Rotterdam - Election District Map
Schenectady (City) - Election District Map
