Want to Vote in the 2018 Primary? You Have a Week to Register

The general election is next month (WNYC is carrying the next mayoral debate live on the evening of Tuesday, October 10). If you haven't registered to vote in it, you have until Friday, October 13. Which is also the deadline to register to vote...in the 2018 New York  primary. 

Yes, you read that right.

New York currently has the earliest party-switch deadline of any state. Since the presidential primary in 2016, which saw frustration over party affiliation rules and purged voter rolls, there have been a number of proposals to change New York's voter laws...but they went nowhere.

So for now: to sign up for a party affiliation, fill out a new voter registration form. Pick one up in person at a post office, at your county's board of elections, or download the form online. It has to be turned in by Friday, October 13th. (And if you don't remember if you are registered, you can check that online, too.)

One more thing. We know voter booth selfies are verboten in New York, but you CAN take registration form selfies. So, please do. (But don't take a picture of your form with all of your personal information.) Take a photo of yourself with your closed envelope and tweet it at @WNYC, using the hashtag #PartyOn2018. And tag a friend who you think could use a reminder to register before next Friday's deadline. Let's make sure everyone who wants to can vote in November — and the June 2018 primary.