2025 General Election Timeline and Deadlines

Early Voting: Saturday, October 25, 2025 through Sunday, November 2, 2025
Election Day: Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Scarsdale residents will vote in races for NYS Supreme Court Justice 9th Judicial District (four seats), Westchester County Executive, Westchester County Clerk, Westchester County Court Judge (one seat), Westchester County Family Court Judge (one seat), Westchester County Surrogate’s Court Judge (one seat), Westchester County Board of Legislators District 5, as well as one ballot proposal (NYS Ballot Proposition 1) to amend the NYS Constitution to allow for the the construction of Nordic ski and biathlon trails on State-owned forest preserve land located in North Elba, Essex County as part of the Olympic Sports Complex in exchange for incorporating at least 2,500 acres of forest land in the Adirondack Park into the State-owned forest preserve lands protected from development by the “Forever Wild” clause of the NYS Constitution, Article 14, Section 1.

Candidate Forum Information

Information about planned candidate forums will be posted when available. Additional details concerning the candidates, the ballot proposal, and your voting locations can be found at Vote411.org, a website maintained by the League of Women Voters to provide nonpartisan, election-related information.

Voter Registration

Saturday, October 25, 2025 (Golden Day, ten days before the election): Last day NYS voter registration application form must be received by the Board of Election by mail or in person. Those with a NY.Gov ID may register using the new NYS Board of Elections Online Voter Registration portal. Check your voter registration status at the NYS Board of Elections Voter Lookup Service. For more information, view the NYS Board of Elections Voter Registration Process webpage.

Early Mail and Absentee Ballot Information

Saturday, October 25, 2025 (ten days before the election): Last day for an application for a mailed early mail or absentee ballot to be received by the Board of Elections. Applications may be made via email, fax, or electronically through the New York State Early Mail Ballot Application Portal or the New York State Absentee Ballot Application Portal. See the Westchester County Board of Elections Request a Ballot webpage and the New York State Board of Elections Request a Ballot webpage for additional details.

Sunday, November 2, 2025: Last day of Early Voting. 

Monday, November 3, 2025 (one day before the election):  Last day to apply in person at the Westchester County Board of Elections (25 Quarropas Street 445 Hamilton Avenue, 8th Floor, White Plains, NY 10601 — please note new address, effective Monday, September 22, 2025) for an early mail or absentee ballot.

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 (Election Day): Last day to postmark a completed early mail or absentee ballot (must be received by Wednesday, November 12, 2025 since Tuesday, November 11, 2025 is a holiday) or to submit an early mail or absentee ballot in person to the Westchester County Board of Elections or any polling site throughout Westchester County by the close of the polls.

Please note the following changes to the ballot procedures:
New York State voters are no longer permitted to cast a ballot on a voting machine if they have already been issued an early mail, accessible, or absentee ballot for that election. Voters who have already been issued a ballot may cast an affidavit ballot in person, to be counted only if the voter’s early mail, accessible, or absentee ballot has not been received.

If a voter requests a second early mail, accessible, or absentee ballot, any previously issued absentee ballot that is returned by the voter will be set aside. If both ballots are received before the return deadline, the ballot with the later postmark date will be accepted unless the first ballot has already been opened. If a voter submits more than one timely ballot and also casts an affidavit ballot, the last received ballot, either submitted in person during the election or by mail within the absentee return deadline, will be canvassed.

Qualifications to vote by Early Mail Ballot

Any registered voter may apply for an early mail ballot. Making a false statement in an application for an early mail ballot, attempting to cast an illegal ballot, and helping anyone cast an illegal ballot are felonies.

Qualifications to vote by Absentee Ballot

  1. Absent from your county on Election Day.
  2. Unable to appear at the polls due to temporary or permanent illness or disability.
  3. Unable to appear because you are the primary care giver of one or more individuals who are ill or physically disabled.
  4. A resident or patient of a Veterans Health Administration Hospital.
  5. Detained in jail awaiting Grand Jury action or confined in prison after conviction for an offense other than a felony.

In Person Voting

Saturday, October 25, 2025 through Sunday, November 2, 2025: Early voting at any of the early voting polling locations and times in Westchester County.

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 (General Election Day): In person voting only at your assigned polling location, that may be found using the Westchester County Board of Elections Find a Polling Place webpage.

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