Be Vote Ready
Alerts!
- FIRST VOTE: A Guide for New Voters in New York StateWritten and distributed by the LWV of NYS.
- Your Right to Vote in New York State: College StudentsTrifold brochure from the League of Women Voters and the NY Bar Association.
Tompkins County, NY: How do I register?
Register in NY. Links to the NYS website
Register: LWV Vote 411 - this portal will assist you for all states
New York Equal Protection of Law Amendment (2024) (from Ballotpedia). The League of Women Voters mentioned there will be a NYS Constitutional Amendment on the ballot this November. Note that this amendment should not be confused with the push for a federal Equal Rights Amendment (informaition on that from the Brennan Center).
Registration Deadlines for primaries for select states of interest to Ithaca College students. Some states clearly state voter registration deadlines. Others just give you the number of days before the election you need to be registered; you must find the election day of that date and count back. Please verify this information for yourself by clicking on the state's board of election page.
VT: Mar 5 "Beginning January 1, 2017, eligible persons may register to vote on any day up to and including the day of the election."
CT: Mar 15. (PDF)
NY: Mar 23. "An application to change one’s party enrollment for any primary election in 2024 must be received by the board of elections no later than February 14, 2024."
Presidential Primary Schedule 2024. (from Ballotpedia; cross-checked to NCSL)
| State | Democratic | Type | Republican | Type |
| Maine | March 5th | Primary | March 5th | Primary |
| Massachusetts | March 5th | Primary | March 5th | Primary |
| Vermont | March 5th | Primary | March 5th | Primary |
| Connecticut | April 2nd | Primary | April 2nd | Primary |
| New York | April 2nd | Primary | April 2nd | Primary |
| Rhode Island | April 2nd | Primary | April 2nd | Primary |
| Pennsylvania | April 23rd | Primary | April 23rd | Primary |
| New Jersey | June 4th | Primary | June 4th | Primary |
Be Vote Ready
The following were resources mentioned in the Be Vote Ready SLI (Student Leadership Institute) workshop in October 2023. Thanks to Dr. Tolbert (Cornell University) and Nancy Skipper, members of the League of Women Voters, for the handouts and forms.
- New York Board of ElectionsIncludes voting information and election results.
- Tompkins County Board of ElectionsFind out where to vote and check your registration status.
- League of Women Voters of New York StateThe League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. They provide voting guides.
- Ballotpedia.org Presidential Election 2024Find information about candidates, issues, etc.
- National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)Gathers policy information state-by-state.
- Vote.orgVote.org uses technology to simplify political engagement, increase voter turnout, and strengthen American democracy. --About page
- StudentVote.org"StudentVote.org is a project of the Student PIRGs’ New Voters Project, which is America’s oldest and largest field-based nonpartisan youth voter mobilization program. "- website
