NASSAU ELECTION DAY CHECKLIST
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. Polls in Nassau County will open at 6 a.m. and close at 9 p.m.
ELIGIBLE VOTERS. Residents who are active registered voters with the Nassau County Board of Elections are eligible to cast ballots. The registration deadline to be able to vote in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election is Oct. 24, 2026. Note: Registration applications must be received on or before this date.
If voters arrive at the polls and find they are not on the list of active voters, they will not be permitted to cast a ballot on the voting machines but may still vote by affidavit ballot, the validity of which will be subsequently determined by the Board of Elections. Alternatively, voters may seek a court order from the Nassau County Supreme Court allowing them to vote on the voting machines at the polls. During the nine-day early voting period (Oct. 24-Nov. 1), those seeking court orders can start the process by visiting the Board of Elections in Mineola. On Election Day, Nov. 3, those seeking court orders should go directly to the Nassau County Supreme Court, at 100 Supreme Court Dr. in Mineola.
Voters can verify their registration status and polling place at voterlookup.elections.ny.gov or by calling 516-571-2411. Voters who have moved within Nassau County since the last time they voted and have not re-registered under their new address can call 516-571-2411 to find their new voting place.
DISABLED VOTERS. Each polling place will have a disabled-accessible ballot marking device. These machines, which can accommodate wheelchairs, have headphones and tactile voting devices for the blind and sip-and-puff or rocker panels for quadriplegics.
VOTING PROCESS. Voting instructions and a sample ballot will be posted at all Election Day polling places. Election officials are available. Judges also will be available at Supreme Court in Mineola for election-related rulings. While all ballots issued in Nassau County appear in both English and Spanish, ballots issued for voters registered in certain election districts will appear in English, Spanish and Chinese. Spanish-language translators will be available to assist voters in person at polling places determined by the State Board of Elections to be serving a threshold number of Spanish-speaking voters (based on Census numbers and other relevant factors). In addition, there will be Spanish-, Chinese- and Malayalam-language translators available to assist voters in person or by phone at the Board of Elections in Mineola. Poll workers can help voters at the poll sites obtain translation services by phone.
EARLY VOTING. Early voting allows voters registered in Nassau County to vote in person at any of the 27 early voting poll sites within Nassau County during the early-voting period from Saturday, Oct. 24, to Sunday, Nov. 1. Those who vote early cannot vote again on Election Day.
The locations and operating hours of the 27 early voting poll sites in Nassau County can be found on the Board of Elections (BOE) website: https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/54408/Nassau-Early-Voting-Flyer-General-Election-2026-.
Ballots cast on a voting machine at an early voting poll site will be counted along with the ballots cast on Nov. 3, Election Day.
POLLING SITES. The Nassau County Board of Elections has mailed out postcards to all Nassau County households with registered voters providing their Election Day poll site location. Voters also may call 516-571-2411 with questions about their registration status and polling places or go to voterlookup.elections.ny.gov.
ABSENTEE & MAIL-IN BALLOTS. Completed Absentee or Early Vote by Mail ballot applications submitted by mail or online must be received by the Board of Elections by Oct. 24, but applications can still be obtained and submitted in-person at the Board until Nov. 2. The last day to mail completed general election ballots is Nov. 3 (i.e., ballots must be postmarked no later than this date); however, voters are strongly encouraged to place their ballots in the mail at their earliest opportunity. Completed ballots may also be returned to any early voting poll site (from Oct. 24-Nov. 1) or to any polling location on Election Day (Nov. 3) while the polls are open.
Due to a change in law in 2022, New York State voters are no longer permitted to cast a ballot on a voting machine if they have already applied for an absentee or early vote by mail ballot for that election. Voters who have already applied for a mail-in ballot may still vote in person at the polls, but only by using an affidavit ballot. Such affidavit ballots will be reviewed after the polls are closed by election officials at the Board, who will verify that the voter was otherwise qualified to vote. If the voter’s mail-in ballot has been received, it will be counted, and the affidavit ballot will not be counted. If the voter’s mail-in ballot has not been received, the affidavit ballot will be counted. Voters will be notified after the election if — and the reason why — their affidavit ballot was not counted.
WRITE-IN VOTING. To vote for someone whose name is not on the ballot, voters can fill in the oval and write the write-in candidate’s name directly on the ballots in the space provided for write ins. Election officials are available to help. Be sure to spell the name correctly and to add no extra marks.
