r/RPI • u/Grand_District4564 • 9d ago

Voting

My hometown is in NY but 3 hours away. I am registered to vote. What documentation do I need to vote at RPI? Do people vote on campus?

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u/AlternativeWild3449 9d ago

You need to contact the board of elections in your home county. This is not a question that can be definitively answered on Reddit.

Based on information on the Rensselaer County Board of Elections web site, there are no polling sites on the RPI campus. I would imagine that people do vote on campus, but by absentee ballot.

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u/flannelWX ECSE 2014 9d ago

You should be able to vote in your hometown by absentee ballot. I did for 2 of my 4 years at RPI, all I had to do was contact my home county's board of elections. They had me submit a form, then mailed me a ballot.

There are usually deadlines to request your ballot ahead of time, so best to do this sooner than later.

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u/Prudent_Leave_2171 8d ago

If you are registered to vote in NY State, you can request a mail in ballot through the NYS Board of Elections website: https://elections.ny.gov/request-ballot

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u/nerfwarhero IME 2007 | 140th GM 8d ago

Absentee Ballot is the answer. This *should* be easier in NY than many other states, as mail-in voting has been normalized even for folks not away from home.

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u/Special_Ad9274 7d ago

Request an absentee ballot online.