Only 19 days remain until the presidential election on Nov. 5. If you are reading this and aren't yet registered to vote, we urge you to do it now.
You are eligible to vote here if you are a United States citizen, 18 or older, a resident of New York State since at least Oct. 6 of this year, not currently incarcerated for a felony conviction, and not claiming the right to vote elsewhere.
It's already too late to register by mail, but until Oct. 26 you can register online, and today is a good day to get that done.
There are two online portals. First is the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles site, voterreg.dmv.ny.gov/MotorVoter. It is for you if you have a New York driver's license, permit, or non-driver ID card, a New York State residential ZIP code now on record with the D.M.V., and a Social Security number.
The second online option is for you if you have previously used the "NY.Gov ID" online service (to access things like state taxes, disability benefits, or unemployment). If that's the case, you can use your existing log-in at nyovr.elections.ny.gov.
If you would rather register in person, you'll have to go to the D.M.V. in Riverhead or to the Suffolk County Board of Elections in Yaphank.
The state has a hotline if any of the above is confusing or you run into a problem: 1-800-FOR-VOTE (1-800-367-8683).
To reaffirm the facts, voting in New York State, as elsewhere across the country, has been tested, tried, investigated, and affirmed to be free from any large-scale voter fraud. No one can vote in a federal election if they aren't a citizen, period. Even the Trump administration's own voter-fraud commission could find no evidence of large-scale lawbreaking.
The only obstacle to healthy elections is citizen participation.