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Request a Ballot – Voting by Early Mail Ballot

Apply for an Early Mail Ballot

Who May Apply for an Early Mail Ballot

Any registered voter may apply for an early mail ballot. Each person must apply for themselves. It is a felony to make a false statement in an application for an early mail ballot, to attempt to cast an illegal ballot, or to help anyone to cast an illegal ballot.

How to Apply for an Early Mail Ballot

You may apply for an early mail ballot in any of the following ways:
  • Apply online.

Early Mail Ballot Request Application

  • If you have a print disability, which means any disability that interferes with the effective reading, writing, or use of printed material, and require a ballot with accessible features you may apply using the online Accessible Ballot Application portal. Print disabilities include blindness, low vision, dyslexia, dysgraphia, learning disabilities, and physical disabilities that limit writing abilities. For more information, see the Accessible Ballot section below.
  • Apply in-person at:

Lewis County Board of Elections 7513 East State Street, Lowville, New York 13367

  • By designating another person to deliver your application in-person to Lewis County Board of Elections – 7513 East State Street, Lowville, New York and receive your ballot.
  • You can download a PDF version of the New York State Early Mail Ballot Application Form using the link below:

Early Mail Ballot Application

When is it Due?

Applications requesting to receive an early mail ballot must be received by the Lewis County Board of Elections no later than ten days before the election. For early mail ballots to be received in-person, applications must be received by the Lewis County Board of Elections no later than the day before the election.

When your ballot will be sent?

Your early mail ballot materials will be sent to you beginning 46 days before federal, state, county, city or town elections in which you are eligible to vote. If you applied after this date, your ballot will be sent immediately after your completed and signed application is received and processed by the Lewis County Board of Elections.