Elections

The 2008 New York State presidential primary took place on February 5. The Primary Election is September 9, 2008. General Election is Tuesday, November 4, 2008.

To register to vote in New York State You Must:

be a U.S. citizen;
be 18 years old by December 31 of the year in which you file this form (note: you must be 18 years old by the date of the general, primary or other election in which you want to vote);
live at your present address at least 30 days before an election;
not be in jail or on parole for a felony conviction and;
not claim the right to vote elsewhere.

How to Register

You can register in person at the Rensselaer County Board of Elections
or at any New York State Agency-Based voter registration center
You can enter your name directly into the New York State Board of Elections (NYSBOE) mailing list database
You can call NYSBOE's 1-800-FOR-VOTE (367-8683) hotline to request a voter application
You can download a PDF version of the New York State Voter Registration Form
- Download English Form
- Download Spanish Form
- You can complete the form on-line by typing the neccessary information and selecting the appropriate boxes. Then you need to print the form and sign it. Alternately, you can print the form, complete it by hand, and sign it. Once the form is completed and signed, mail it to your county board of elections

Absentee Balloting

For more information on absentee balloting, see NYSBOE's Absentee Ballots page.

2008 Registration Dates¹

Primary Election
- Mail Registration - Applications must be postmarked not later than September 2 to be eligible to vote in the Primary Election.
- In Person Registration - You may register at your local board of elections or any state agency participating in the National Voter Registration Act, on any business day throughout the year but, to be eligible to vote in the Fall primary, your application must be received no later than September 8.
- Change of Address - Notices of change of address from registered voters received by August 20 by a county board of elections must be processed and entered in the records in time for the primary.
General Election
- Mail Registration - Applications must be postmarked not later than October 28 to be eligible to vote in the General Election.
- In Person Registration - You may register at your local board of elections or any state agency participating in the National Voter Registration Act, on any business day throughout the year but, to be eligible to vote in the November general election, your application must be received no later than October 10th except, if you have been honorably discharged from the military or have become a naturalized citizen since October 10th, you may register in person at the board of elections up until November 3.
- Change of Address - Notices of change of address from registered voters received by October 15 by a county board of elections must be processed and entered in the records in time for the general election.

¹ Taken from New York State Board of Elections website; 2008 Political Calendar (PDF, 116K) is available from the State Board of Elections

Polling places in Brunswick are as follows:

District	Location	Address
1	Tamarac School	3992 NY Route 2
2	Mountain View Fire House	4 Shafter Avenue
3	Eagle Mills Fire House	627 Brunswick Road
4	Eagle Mills Fire House	627 Brunswick Road
5	Sycaway Fire House	566 Hoosick Road
6	Sycaway Fire House	566 Hoosick Road
7	Keyes Lane Community Center	18 Keyes Lane
8	Center Brunswick Fire House	1045 Hoosick Road
9	Tamarac School	3992 NY Route 2
10	Keyes Lane Community Center	18 Keyes Lane

Click on the address to be taken to a Mapquest map of the location.
Polling hours are 6 am to 9 pm.
Map of voting districts in the Town of Brunswick from the Rensselaer County Board of Elections (PDF, 320K)

Links and other information

Rensselaer County Board of Elections

Website
Phone: 518/270-2990
Fax: 518/270-2909
Location: Ned Pattison Government Center (Rensselaer County Office Building), Troy, NY 12180 - 1st Floor

New York State Board of Elections

Website
Phone: 518/474-6220
Location: 40 Steuben Street, Albany, NY 12207-2109

League of Women Voters - nonpartisan voter information

National website
State website
- Phone: 518/465-4162
- Fax: 518/465-0812
- Location: 35 Maiden Lane, Albany, NY 12207

Project VoteSmart - nonpartisan voter information

Website
Phone: 888/VOTE-SMART (888/868-3762) M-F 7-5 Mountain time
List of presidential candidates for 2008

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