Voting Requirements

Voting Requirements  Hilton district residents must be registered voters with Monroe County Board of Elections or with the District [five business days before vote] in order to be eligible to vote.  All about Voting in New York State.

Qualifications to vote are:

• be a US citizen
• be 18 years old by December 31 of the year in which you file the form
• be 18 years old by the date of the election you wish to vote in
• live at your present address at least 30 days before an election
• not be in jail or on parole for a felony conviction
• not claim to right to vote elsewhere.

Absentee ballots are available at the District Clerk's office, 225 West Ave., Hilton; ballots must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days prior to the vote if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter. Completed applications are examined and reviewed by the District Clerk. Walk-in returns of completed ballots must be at the District Clerk’s office no later than 5 p.m. on the day of the vote. Absentee Voting Qualifications are: unavoidable absent from your county on day of vote; unable to appear at the polls due to illness or disability; a patient in a Veterans' Administration Hospital; detained in jail awaiting Grand Jury action or confined in prison after conviction for an offense other than a felony.  For absentee ballot forms or for more information - MUST BE RETURNED DIRECTLY TO HILTON DISTRICT CLERK, 225 West Ave., Hilton, NY 14468.  For Hilton Central School District registration and absentee ballots, call 585-392-1000 ext. 7099/7033. 

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What if I Move?--If you are already registered, your change of address must be received by the Board of Elections by October 15th to vote in the General Election. You can do this by filling out a new Voter Registration Form. If you move within your county and cannot notify your board of elections, you can go to the polling place for your new address and vote by affidavit ballot.  What is an Affidavit Ballot?  An Affidavit Ballot is a paper ballot and it is used when a voter's name has been omitted from the computer generated pollbook. The voter must swear that they are a registered voter and provide current and previous address.  For voting registration forms or for more information.