Reminder from earlier this year: change registration NOW to vote in NYCs primary next year

[brooklynite]

If you're an independent voter and you want to cast a ballot in next year's mayoral primaries, act now.

Friday Oct. 14 is your last chance to register to vote in the 2016 general election on Nov. 8 and to declare your political party affiliation in time to vote in the 2017 primaries.

There are three ways to register to vote in New York state — online, by mail or in person — as we outlined in our handy guide.

If you're already registered, you may still want to submit a new voter registration form to join a political party or switch affiliations. However be aware that you won't be voting as a member of that party in the upcoming general election because your change in party enrollment will go into effect one week after the country elects the new president.

If you're a registered voter without a party affiliation, you won't be able to cast a ballot in the primary elections next September. That's because New York processes party enrollment changes only once a year, and the states' change-of-party deadline is the earliest among those of the 11 states in America with a closed primary system, which allows only Republicans to vote in the Republican Primary and Democrats to vote in the Democratic Primary.

https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20161010/morningside-heights/voter-registration-party-republican-democrat-election-primaries-nyc