--- title: Donald Trump's Kids Can't Vote in New York GOP Primary description: There are two votes Donald Trump won't be getting in the New York Republican primary—the votes of his two children Eric and Ivanka canonical: https://time.com/4288516/donald-trump-new-york-republican-primary-ivanka/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-11T14:44:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T16:37:32.111Z article:section: Politics og:title: Donald Trump's Kids Can't Vote for Him in New York og:description: They missed a deadline to register as Republicans og:url: https://time.com/4288516/donald-trump-new-york-republican-primary-ivanka/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0b002efd9253730/69888e84196cf424af03b1d2/520272878.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: 520272878 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Donald Trump's Kids Can't Vote for Him in New York twitter:description: They missed a deadline to register as Republicans twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd0b002efd9253730/69888e84196cf424af03b1d2/520272878.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Donald Trump's Kids Can't Vote for Him in New York > Sponsored content. 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Brett Carlsen—2016 Getty Images Presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks before a capacity crowd at a rally for his campaign on April 10, 2016 in Rochester, New York. Brett Carlsen—2016 Getty Images Brett Carlsen—2016 Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Apr 11, 2016 2:44 PM UTC There are two votes [Donald Trump](http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/fox-and-friends/) won’t be getting in the New York Republican primary this month—the votes of [his two children Eric and Ivanka.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/04/11/donald-trumps-sloppy-voter-outreach-extends-even-to-his-own-children/) The Republican candidate told [Fox News](http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/fox-and-friends/) on Monday his two adult children missed the deadline to register to vote in the upcoming Republican primary. Both Eric, 32, and Ivanka, 34, are registered to vote but are currently unaffiliated, according to public records. Because the Republican primary is closed to only registered GOP voters, the two will be unable to cast ballots for their father on April 19. “They were unaware of the rules and they didn’t register in time,” Trump said Monday. “So Eric and Ivanka, I guess, won’t be voting.” Trump told the anchors his kids feel “very guilty” about not being able to vote, but the candidate says he understands. Trump’s son Donald J. 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