Deregister from Voting in NYC

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To deregister from voting in New York City (NYC) and NY State, you must send a signed written request to the local borough office of the NYC Board of Elections. This cannot be done online or via email, as the board requires an original signature. 

Steps to Deregister

1. Write a letter. Your request to cancel your voter registration must be in writing. The letter should include:

   • Your full name

   • Your date of birth

   • The address where you are currently registered to vote

   • A clear statement that you no longer wish to be registered to vote

2. Sign the letter. Your handwritten signature is required for the request to be valid.

3. Mail the letter. Send your signed letter to the borough office of the Board of Elections where you live. 

Board of Elections borough offices

The office you send your request to depends on your borough of residence. 

Bronx

• 1780 Grand Concourse, 5th Floor, Bronx, NY 10457
  
  Brooklyn

• 345 Adams Street, 4th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
  
  Manhattan

• 200 Varick Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10014
  
  Queens

• 118-35 Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills, NY 11375
  
  Staten Island

• 1 Edgewater Plaza, 4th Floor, Staten Island, NY 10305 

Other ways registration is canceled

A voter's registration may also be canceled for other reasons, such as: 

• Moving outside of New York State

• Not voting in two consecutive federal elections, which causes a voter to be moved to "inactive" status and eventually removed from the rolls after five years

• Being convicted of a felony and sentenced to imprisonment

• Being legally adjudicated as mentally incompetent