In NYC, you have multiple voting options, including voting early, voting by absentee ballot, and voting on Election Day. Keep the following dates in mind as you create your voting plan.

Voter Registration Deadline

Saturday, October 25, 2025
This is the last day your voter registration application must be received by the Board of Elections by mail, in person, or online to be eligible to vote in the November general election. To register online, visit vote.nyc. To register in person, find your borough Board of Elections office.

Apply for an Absentee Ballot

• Saturday, October 25, 2025
  Request an absentee ballot online by this date.
• Monday, November 3, 2025
  Apply for an absentee ballot in person at your local Board of Elections Office by this date. View your Board of Elections Offices here.

Early Voting

Saturday, October 25, 2025 - Sunday, November 2, 2025
Vote early in person before General Election Day! Find your early voting site and hours.

Return Absentee Ballot

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

• Mail in your ballot to the NYC Board of Elections. Return postage is prepaid. You do not need to add a stamp. Must be postmarked by November 4.
• Return your ballot to any poll site, either early voting or on Election Day before 9:00 p.m.

General Election Day

• Tuesday, November 4, 2025
  Polls are open 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Find your poll site.

NYC Campaign Finance Board Scheduled Debates

Starting in October, WNBC, NY1, and PIX11 will broadcast the citywide mayoral, comptroller, and public advocate debates ahead of the general election on November 4. Participation in these debates is required for candidates who opted into the city’s Matching Funds Program and who meet the debate stage criteria.

General Debate Schedule

• Public Advocate –1st General Election Debate (NY1)
  Thursday, October 9, 2025, 7:00 p.m. | Rebroadcast on Sunday, October 12, 2025
• Comptroller – 1st General Election Debate (NY1)
  Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
• Mayoral – 1st General Election Debate (WNBC)
  Thursday, October 16, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
• Public Advocate – Leading Contender General Election Debate (PIX11)
  Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
• Mayoral – Leading Contender General Election Debate (NY1)
  Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
• Comptroller – Leading Contender General Election Debate (PIX11)
  Thursday, October 23, 2025, 7:00 p.m.

Source: NYC Campaign Finance Board Announces Schedule for Official 2025 General Election Debates 08-26 | New York City Campaign Finance Board

You are eligible to register to vote if you are:

• a U.S. citizen
• a New York City resident for at least 30 days
• at least 16 years old (you can pre-register to vote at 16 or 17, but you must be 18 to vote)

The deadline to register for the November 4 general election is October 25.

Check Registration Status

Check your voter registration status with the voter look up tool from the NYC Board of Elections.

How to Register

• You can register to vote within the NYC Board of Elections website.
• You can complete a voter registration form and mail it to the Board of Elections. You can also visit your Borough Board of Elections office to register in person.

Pre-register

If you are 16 or 17 years old, you can pre-register to vote! After pre-registering, you will automatically become registered on your 18th birthday. Follow the steps above to preregister.

Update Registration

You can update your voter registration by submitting a new voter registration form to the Board of Elections. Reasons to update your registration include:

• You changed your name
• You moved within NYC
• You want to update your party affiliation

The appearance of your ballot will depend on the district where you are located. Some offices are citywide, so they will appear on all ballots. Others are district-specific and will only appear on some ballots. Preview your ballot based on your address. Please note that early voting and Election Day poll sites may be different.

Citywide offices on the ballot

• Mayor
• City Comptroller
• Public Advocate
• Borough President
• City Council

Additional offices that may appear on your ballot

• Delegate to Judicial Convention
• Alternate Delegate to the Judicial Convention
• District Attorney (Manhattan)
• Judge of Civil Court
• Surrogate
• Male District Leader
• Female District Leader

Proposal 1: Fast Track Affordable Housing to Build More Affordable Housing Across the City 

This proposal would create new fast track public processes for affordable housing. First, it would create a new action at the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) that could grant zoning relief for publicly financed affordable housing projects. Second, it would establish a new, streamlined public review procedure for applications that deliver affordable housing in the community districts that have permitted the least affordable housing. This proposal builds on the New York City Council’s Fair Housing Framework, which was passed unanimously in 2023. 

Proposal 2: Simplify Review of Modest Housing and Infrastructure Projects 

This proposal would create ELURP, a new, simplified review process for certain land use changes, including modest increases in how much housing is allowed, acquisition and disposition of land to facilitate affordable housing, and urgently-needed climate resiliency projects. 

Proposal 3: Establish an Affordable Housing Appeals Board with Council, Borough, and Citywide Representation  

This proposal would create a new Affordable Housing Appeals Board, made up of the relevant Borough President, the Speaker of the City Council, and the Mayor, that would replace the Mayor’s veto at the end of the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) for projects that would create affordable housing. The Appeals Board would have the ability to reverse City Council decisions on certain land use matters only if two out of three officials agree. Responding to public input, this proposal was modified to only be available to projects that would create affordable housing, rather than all land use applications. 

Proposal 4: Create a Digital City Map to Modernize City Operations 

This proposal would consolidate the official City Map, which plays a little-known but critical role in the approval of housing and infrastructure projects, into a single map and digitize it. Today, the City Map consists of five different sets of maps, one for each borough, totaling over 8,000 individual paper maps. 

Proposal 5: Move Local Elections to Presidential Election Years to Increase Voter Participation 

This proposal would move the City’s primary and general election dates to even-numbered years, when presidential elections are held, to improve voter turnout, make local democracy more inclusive, and save taxpayer money. This change would also require a further change to the New York State Constitution before it could go into effect. 

Source: 2025 NYC Charter Revision Commission Adopts Five Ballot Proposals - New York City Charter Revision Commission