Absentee Voting

A voter may qualify to vote by absentee ballot if their duties, occupation, business or vacation requires them to be absent from their county of residence on election day or if they will be confined by illness, physical disability or for some other reason either on a temporary or permanent basis.

Qualifications to Vote by Absentee Ballot
  • Unavoidably absent from St. Lawrence County, or
  • Unable to appear at the polls due to illness or disability, or
  • A patient in a Veterans’ Administration Hospital, or
  • Detained in jail awaiting Grand Jury action or confined in prison after conviction for an offense other than a felony.

Regular Absentee Ballot Application

 
Qualifications to receive a Permanently Disabled Absentee Ballot
  • Permanent Illness
  • Physical Disability
  • These voters are on a permanent list and receive a ballot for each election.
 
 

Qualifications to Vote by Military or Federal Absentee Ballot
 
 
 

Qualifications to Vote by Special Federal Ballot
  •   U.S. citizens living abroad whose last U.S. address was in St. Lawrence County.
  • They may only vote for Federal Offices.
 
 
 
Absentee ballot applications can be obtained by:
  • Writing the Board of Elections (48 Court St., Canton, NY  13617)
  • Calling 315 379-2202
  • E-mailing your request or print one of the forms that corresponds with your needs

 

 





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