Board of Elections

How the Mold in a Senior Center Spoiled Primary Votes in Throggs Neck

June 29, 2023, 8:39 p.m.June 29, 2023, 8:39 p.m.

Some elderly Bronxites at NYCHA’s Throggs Neck Houses chose not to cast ballots as their longtime polling site moved across the neighborhood as a beloved senior center remains closed.

FAQ NYC

LISTEN: Big-Time Upsets in a Low Turnout Election

June 28, 2023, 3:19 p.m.Oct. 15, 2023, 12:39 p.m.

Ben Max s Christina Greer, Katie Honan and Harry Siegel to break down everything that happened in a contest that most New Yorkers missed. Subscribe to the FAQ NYC podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever podcasts are found.

Voting

Voting in Other Languages: Registration Hindered By Lack of Translation

April 7, 2023, 5:03 a.m.April 7, 2023, 6:22 p.m.

New York City allows voters to use voter registration forms written in 15 languages — but they can only be filled out in English. A state law ed to expand translation for voters has not yet been rolled out in the five boroughs.

How to New York

How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?

March 23, 2023, 8:45 p.m.Feb. 5, 2025, 11:36 a.m.

The voting method is used in primaries for municipal offices only, not in state or federal races or general elections.

An Upper West Side voter casts a ballot in the Congressional District 12 race.

How to New York

What Voters Should Know About 2023 Elections in NYC

Feb. 16, 2023, 5:05 a.m.Oct. 11, 2023, 1:42 p.m.

What’s on the ballot, when are the key deadlines, and can non-citizens vote this year? Here’s everything you need to know.

Elections

New Yorkers Make Final Choices in Second Summer Primary After Early Turnout Flop

Aug. 23, 2022, 5:07 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

Just over 3% of eligible voters cast ballots in the five boroughs during the first nine days of voting for new representatives in Congress and the State Senate.

Voting

Polling Sites Have Changed for 86,500 Voters Between June and August Primaries

July 26, 2022, 12:59 p.m.July 26, 2022, 1:54 p.m.

The switch-up in poll sites between the two summer primaries could add to voter confusion in a low-turnout election season.

Campaign 2022

Poll Workers Become Pawns in Battle for Brooklyn’s Democratic Party

June 16, 2022, 5:15 p.m.May 1, 2023, 11:01 a.m.

Weeks-long gigs worth as much as $8,250 are getting reserved for campaign ers and leadership allies — others need not apply.

Elections

Corporate Campaign Donors Identify Themselves Thanks to New York Focus Nudge

May 12, 2022, 12:29 p.m.May 12, 2022, 12:29 p.m.

Following an article that found the Board of Elections failed to enforce a 2019 transparency law, the board sent donors a letter requesting that they comply with the law’s requirements. Thousands did within weeks.

How to New York

What Is a District Leader? Your Guide to New York’s ‘Micro Elected Officials’

April 21, 2022, 11:53 a.m.June 11, 2024, 2:47 p.m.

They’re volunteer positions with a history in patronage politics. Today, district leaders influence who can be judges, poll workers and of each borough’s county committee.

Board of Elections

How the Mold in a Senior Center Spoiled Primary Votes in Throggs Neck

LISTEN: Big-Time Upsets in a Low Turnout Election

Voting in Other Languages: Registration Hindered By Lack of Translation

How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?

What Voters Should Know About 2023 Elections in NYC

New Yorkers Make Final Choices in Second Summer Primary After Early Turnout Flop

Polling Sites Have Changed for 86,500 Voters Between June and August Primaries

Poll Workers Become Pawns in Battle for Brooklyn’s Democratic Party

Corporate Campaign Donors Identify Themselves Thanks to New York Focus Nudge

What Is a District Leader? Your Guide to New York’s ‘Micro Elected Officials’

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