On midterm Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, polling places in New York City will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Voters can cast ballots only at their assigned polling site, and early voting ends on Sunday, Nov. 1.
On midterm Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, polling places in New York City will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. According to the New York City Board of Elections (BOE), voters can vote only at the polling site assigned to their registered address, and cannot cast a ballot if the polling site does not match their election district (E.D.). Early voting in New York City begins Saturday, Oct. 24, and ends Sunday, Nov. 1.
Voters can find their polling site by entering their address in the poll site locator on the Board of Elections website (vote.nyc). Information is also available by phone at 1-866-VOTE-NYC (1-866-868-3692), and 99% of polling sites citywide are accessible to people with disabilities. For sites that are difficult to access, voters can contact their borough Board of Elections office.
At the polling site, voters sign the poll book, receive a ballot and a privacy sleeve, and mark their choices at a voting booth or a ballot marking device (BMD). Voters who cannot read or see candidates' names, or who need an interpreter because they are not comfortable with English, may get help from a person of their choice, other than an employer or union representative, or from trained poll workers.
In addition to candidate races, this year's New York City ballot includes five proposed amendments to the City Charter. In New Jersey, early and mail-in votes have already topped 700,000, and polls on Election Day are generally open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. New Jersey voters can check their polling site with their county board of elections.