NYC Votes

What you need to know about voting by mail in New York’s upcoming November 3 general election:

TL;DR: There have been no changes to how New Yorkers vote by mail.

There are no special requirements, and you don’t need an excuse. You just need to be registered and ready to vote.

Only request a mail ballot if you plan to use it. By law, you must vote with an affidavit ballot at your poll site if you request a mail ballot but choose to vote in person instead.

If you requested a mail ballot and prefer not to mail it, you can drop it off in person in a drop box at an open poll site.

For the latest information on mail-in voting, visit vote.nyc/RequestBallot or contact the NYC Board of Elections.

Happy Primary Election Day, NYC! Polls are OPEN from 6am to 9pm. Vote for New York's State & Federal leaders today.

Meet the candidates and look up your assigned poll site a nycvotes.org.

If you are on line before polls close, you have the right to vote.

Last year's elections bucked expectations, and we have the data to prove it: NYC's 2025 Voter Analysis Report is out now.

Keep reading for a sneak preview into the report's key findings 🧵

How to spend an extra hour of ☀️ daylight ☀️

🧑🏽‍💻 Check your voter registration (2 minutes)
👯 Remind a friend to check theirs (1 minute)
📬 Sign up for our newsletter (1 minute)
📲 Share this post (5 seconds)
💁🏽‍♀️ Give yourself a pat on the back (5 seconds)

That leaves 56 minutes and 50 seconds to enjoy the return of longer, sunnier days.

Start here: nycvotes.org

We're training the next generation of leaders before they’re even old enough to vote.

So, what does that look like in practice?

Our Youth Ambassador program. Read all about it: nycvotes.org/news-and-press…