Click here to order They Represent You 2007: Directory of Elected Officials (Includes 2008 Supplement). Now only $4.00 This 40 page publication provides basic information about city, state, and national governments; an alphabetized directory of New York City's elected officials; and maps of congressional, state senate, assembly, and city council districts. Click here to print out the Supplement. REGISTRATION, ENROLLMENT, VOTING To vote you must be a U. S. citizen, a resident of New York City for 30 days by Election Day, 18 years of age by Election Day, and you must be registered. You can register in person, or mail your completed Registration Form. Your registration is permanent unless you move, change your name, or have not voted for 5 years. You may register at your borough Board of Elections (or any agency participating in the National Voter Registration Act) on any business day throughout the year. Forms are available from your borough Board of Elections (see addresses below), town and city hall, post office, political parties, various state offices, and the League of Women Voters. Click here to print a blank Registration Form. If you are registering for the first time you must provide a valid photo ID. If you are a registered voter and are enrolled in a political party (Conservative, Democratic, Independence, Republican, Working Families) you can vote in your party's primary. (You can still vote for any party's candidate in the general election.). PLEASE NOTE: The last day for New York voters to enroll in a political party or change party enrollment for the 2008 primary elections was October 12, 2007 What if You Move Under the provisions of the National Voter Registration Act, if you move within your county and have not had the opportunity to notify the Board of Elections, you can go to the polling place in your new location and vote by Affidavit Ballot. This ballot will be sent to the Board of Elections, which verifies the new address. Once verified, the vote will be counted and the change of address noted. ABSENTEE VOTING DEADLINES Getting an Absentee Ballot APPLICATION for the September 9, 2008 Primary Election In order to vote with an absentee ballot you must first get an absentee ballot APPLICATION. Click here to print a blank APPLICATION Form. After completing the absentee ballot APPLICATION and returning it to the borough board of elections, you will be sent a ballot form to complete (see Voting by Absentee Ballot below). A written request for an absentee ballot APPLICATION for the September 9, 2008 Primary Election must be postmarked by September 2, 2008. The last day to personally deliver an absentee ballot APPLICATION for the September 9, 2008 Primary Election to the borough office is September 8, 2008. Voting by Absentee Ballot for the September 9, 2008 Primary Election An absentee ballot for the September 9, 2008 Primary Election must be postmarked by September 8, 2008. An absentee ballot delivered to the borough office for a person who cannot go to the polls must be received by 9:00 p.m. on September 9, 2008. Click here to read/print HOW WE ELECT OUR PRESIDENT-- WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE? BOROUGH BOARDS OF ELECTION: Bronx - 1780 Grand Concourse (10457) 718/299-9017 Brooklyn - 345 Adams Street (11201) 718/797-8800 Manhattan - 200 Varick Street (10014) 212/886-2100 Queens - 126-06 Queens Blvd (11415) 718/730-6730 Staten Island - 1 Edgewater Plaza (10305) 718/876-0079 The General Office of the Board of Elections at 32 Broadway (10004) 7th Fl., is open for extra hours on the days before elections to accept last minute registrations. 212-VOTE-NYC (212-868-3692). Website: http://vote.nyc.ny.us. On this site, you can print out Registration forms and Absentee Ballot Application Forms in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean by clicking on Publications and Forms in the left column.