However, if you already are registered, but have not enrolled before, or if you wish to change your party enrollment, you must do so by filling out a new registration form before the November General Election in order to vote in party primaries the following calendar year. For instance, if you did not enroll as a Republican when you first registered, you must have enrolled as a Republican before the 2000 General Election in order to vote in a Republican primary in 2001. If you will be away from the county, or will be unable to get to the polls because of illness or disability on Election Day, you may apply for an absentee ballot. Or , after the ballots have been printed, you may go to the County Board of Elections, at 134 Court Street in White Plains, in person, fill out the applications and then vote there right away. All absentee ballots must be postmarked by the day before Election Day in order to be counted among the ballot totals.
Absentee voting is also possible for party primaries.
A similar procedure should be used. School District Elections School district elections can be for members of the Board of Education, or on financial referendums, such as school budgets or bond issues. If you are registered for the General Election, that registration is picked up for school district elections. If you are not, you must register specially in order to vote on school-related issues. Changing Parties To change party affiliation, a new registration form should be filled out, and the new party affiliation won't take effect until after the next General Election.