Voters forged their ballots at Riverside Church in Harlem on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024.
Photograph by Dean Moses
With early voting already underway and Main Day approaching on Tuesday, June 24, New Yorkers have an necessary alternative to form the town’s future by casting their ballots in vital native races. Right here’s what voters have to know earlier than heading to the polls.
Who can vote?
New York is a closed major state, that means solely voters registered with a political occasion can vote in that occasion’s major. To examine your registration standing and occasion affiliation, go to voterlookup.elections.ny.gov.
Key dates
Early voting runs by Sunday, June 22. To search out your early voting website, go to vote.nyc.
Election Day is Tuesday, June 24, with polls open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. You need to vote at your assigned polling location. To search out your polling website, go to vote.nyc.
If voting by early mail or absentee poll, your poll should be returned by 9 p.m. on June 24 to your native ballot website or Board of Elections workplace.
Who’s on the poll?
Voters will weigh in on races for:
Mayor
Metropolis Comptroller
Public Advocate
Borough Presidents
Metropolis Council Members
Some ballots may additionally embody contests for civil court docket judges, district legal professional (in Manhattan), judicial delegates, and occasion district leaders.
To preview your customized poll, go to the NYC Board of Elections or vote411.org.
How ranked-choice voting works
This yr’s major continues the town’s ranked-choice voting (RCV) system for metropolis places of work. Voters can rank as much as 5 candidates so as of desire. You might rank only one, however rating extra doesn’t damage your best choice.
If a candidate receives over 50% of first-choice votes, they win. If not, the candidate with the fewest votes is eradicated, and their votes go to the next-ranked candidate on these ballots. This course of repeats till a candidate surpasses 50%.
Notice: RCV solely applies to races for Mayor, Public Advocate, Comptroller, Borough President and Metropolis Council. It doesn’t apply to state positions like judges or district attorneys.
Closing outcomes could take time. The Board of Elections gained’t start RCV tabulations till not less than one week after Election Day to permit all eligible ballots to be counted.
Learn how to put together for voting
Whether or not you’re voting early, by mail, or on June 24, knowledgeable participation is essential to constructing the management that displays your priorities. Go vote!
