2020 Election Information

2020 EARLY VOTING

Putnam County will be participating in Early Voting for the 2020 Presidential Primary Election, 2020 Primary Election and 2020 General Election. There will be nine days when registered voters will be able to cast their ballot prior to each Election Day:

• Saturday, October 24, 2020:                           9 am to 2 pm
• Sunday, October 25, 2020:                              9 am to 2 pm
• Monday, October 26, 2020:                            9 am to 5 pm
• Tuesday, October 27, 2020:                            9 am to 8 pm
• Wednesday, October 28, 2020:                      9 am to 5 pm
• Thursday, October 29, 2020:                          9 am to 8 pm
• Friday, October 30, 2020:                               9 am to 5 pm
• Saturday, October 31, 2020:                           9 am to 2 pm
• Sunday, November 1, 2020:                            9 am to 2 pm

The early voting process is the same as on Election Day. When you arrive at the early voting location, you will sign the e-poll book, mark your ballot, and cast it on the voting machine. There will be sample ballots available at the early voting center to familiarize you with the ballot. You may ask an election inspector to explain how to vote, or if you need any assistance.

The Putnam County Board of Elections is accessible to voters with physical disabilities for early voting. Voting by an absentee ballot is still an option if you are out of Putnam County on Election Day or if you are permanently or temporarily disabled.

For more information, please visit www.putnamboe.com or contact the Putnam County Board of Elections at (845) 808-1300 or boe@putnamcountyny.gov. For further information, please contact the State Board of Elections at (518) 474-1953 or http://www.elections.ny.gov/.

ABSENTEE VOTING

Each year on Election Day, US citizens around the globe find themselves unable to reach the polls. Fortunately this inability to be physically present at their polling place does not exclude these people from the ranks of potential voters, but instead makes them eligible to cast their votes by absentee ballot. Absentee voting is an essential part of our political system and ensures that the elected officials of our nation can be selected by all of our citizens, not just those located conveniently to the polls on Election Day. Voters who are unavoidably absent from Putnam County on Election Day for any of the reasons below are encouraged to vote absentee:

• Business
• Vacation
• Education
• Illness or Disability (Temporary or Permanent)
• Accompanying a spouse, child or parent
• Primary Caregiver
• Detained pending criminal proceeding other than felony

An Absentee Ballot Application must be completed before a voter can receive an absentee ballot. The application may be obtained by visiting the Putnam County Board of Elections office, by calling the Putnam County Board of Elections at (845) 808-1300, or by downloading the form.

Click here for a form in English.

Haga clic aquí para una forma en Español.

Click here for the NY Accessible Electronic Absentee Ballot Application

Upon completion of the Absentee Ballot Application, please mail it to the Putnam County Board of Elections at 25 Old Route 6, Carmel, NY 10512. Ballots will be mailed as soon as they are printed; this typically occurs approximately two weeks to one month before the election. Please note that an application for an absentee ballot is only valid for the elections you have requested of that year. Applications may be submitted at any time during the year.

To check the status of your absentee application and/or ballot click here.