However, if you are already registered to vote and you want to change your party affiliation in New York State so you can take part in the 2020 primaries, you have to do so by this October 11. That’s their right: There’s absolutely no obligation to enroll in any party, let alone a particular one.
One in five voters in New York State do not belong to any party. To register to vote in the City of New York, you must: Be a citizen of the United States (Includes those persons born in Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. While the Green, Working Families, Conservative and Reform parties do hold primaries occasionally to determine who gets their ballot lines in November, their voters cannot vote in the Democratic or Republican primaries (or vice versa). While the voter registration deadline for the 2019 election has already passed, its never to early to register for the next election. Right now, it is likely that 22 percent of voters in the city and 27 percent of voters in the state will not be able to participate in the those major-party primaries because New York State primaries are “closed,” meaning exclusively for members of the parties holding the primary. Those results will shape the general election, where the outcome could affect the balance of power in Albany and Washington. In June of 2020, primaries will be held for state legislative offices (Assembly and State Senate) and Congress. That’s late in the primary season but given the large field on the Democratic side and the never-ending questions about President Trump’s ability to withstand a possible impeachment effort, it could still be an important day. New York State will hold a presidential primary on April 28.
The big wrinkle for registered voters concerns the 2020 elections. If you are a registered voter and your address has changed, you have until October 16 to get that fixed-and you do that by filing a new voter registration form. There are also deadlines in late October and early November for absentee ballots. To participate in the general election this November 5-when voters will decide on charter-revision proposals as well as the public advocate race, among other contests-your registration form has to be postmarked by October 11 and received by your local board of elections by October 16.
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