Deadline For Voters To Change Your Party Affiliation is February 14th - In Order To Vote In Primaries

New York state voters who want to participate in the upcoming midterm primary elections have until Valentine’s Day, Monday, Feb. 14th, to change their party status in person.

Those deadlines are for currently registered voters to either switch to a different party, or move from being registered as a so-called “blank” or non-affiliated voter, to being a party member.

New York State runs a closed primary system so participation is limited to voters who are registered members of a political party.

By joining a party, a registered New York voter can secure access to the June primary elections.

The primary election this year will be held on June 28th, preceded by nine days of early voting from June 18th through June 26th.

Federal and state contests will be on the ballot this year, beginning with the primary contests.

This deadline is only to change party affiliation. People who are not registered to vote can register up until June 3rd if they want to participate in the primary election.