New York elections, 2023
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This page provides information on the 2023 elections in New York, including the offices on the ballot covered by Ballotpedia, election dates, and frequently asked questions.
Election dates
Statewide election dates in New York are listed below. For more dates, please see the elections calendar.
Statewide election dates
November 7, 2023: General election
Offices on the ballot
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| Office | Elections? | More information |
| U.S. Senate | — | — |
| U.S. House | — | — |
| Congress special election | — | — |
| Governor | — | — |
| Other state executive | — | — |
| State Senate | — | — |
| State House | — | — |
| Special state legislative | ✓ | Click here |
| State Supreme Court | — | — |
| Intermediate appellate courts | — | — |
| School boards | ✓ | Click here |
| Municipal government | ✓ | Click here |
| Recalls | — | — |
| Ballot measures | ✓ | Click here |
| Local ballot measures | — | — |
Legend: ✓ election(s) / — no elections
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Noteworthy elections
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Statewide ballot measures
- See also: New York 2023 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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| Proposal 1 | Education; Budgets | Remove the debt limitations in the New York Constitution from small city school districts |
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1,504,083 (64%) |
833,758 (36%) |
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| Proposal 2 | Budgets; Utilities | Exclude indebtedness for the construction or reconstruction of sewage facilities contracted prior to 2034 |
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1,582,382 (68%) |
744,696 (32%) |
Frequently asked questions
When are the polls open?
6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (for general elections)[1]
See State Poll Opening and Closing Times (2023) for more information
Where can I find election results?
Election results are posted on Ballotpedia's election overview pages, as well as the relevant candidate pages. You can find links to the current election overview pages in the "Offices on the ballot" section of this page.
How do primaries work in New York?
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New York utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[2][3]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
How do I register to vote?
- Check your voter registration status here.
To vote in New York, one must be a United States citizen, a resident of the county, city, or village for at least 30 days prior to the election, and at least 18 years old by the date of the election. People who are in prison for a felony conviction and those who have been declared mentally incompetent by a court are ineligible to register to vote. One cannot register to vote in New York while claiming the right to vote elsewhere. Pre-registration is available beginning at the age of 16.[4]
Registration applications are available at the county board of elections or any agency-based voter registration center. Forms are also available online, or prospective voters can request the form by mail.[4] Completed forms returned by mail must be postmarked at least 25 days prior to the election.
The form must then be received by election officials at least 10 days before the election. A registration done in person must be completed at least 10 days prior to the election.[5] Residents may also register to vote online through the DMV Electronic Voter Registration Application. These applications are forwarded to the board of elections; applicants should allow up to six weeks for processing.[6]
Is there an early voting period?
- See also: Early voting
New York permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.
Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.
As of February 2024, 47 states and the District of Columbia permitted no-excuse early voting.
Who is eligible for absentee voting?
- See also: Absentee/mail-in voting
The table below displays absentee voting information specific to New York's 2024 election cycle.
New York offers early mail voting and absentee voting.[7]
Any registered voter may vote an early mail ballot. To vote an absentee ballot, a voter must be: [7]
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Applications for early mail ballots and absentee ballots must be received by the county board of elections at least ten days before an election, unless the application is submitted in person by the day before the election.[7]
Early mail ballots and absentee ballots returned by mail must be postmarked by Election Day and received by the county board of elections by the seventh day after the election. Ballots may be returned in person to the county board of elections by the close of polls on Election Day or to a polling place during the early voting period or on Election Day.[7]
What are the voter ID laws in New York?
See Voter identification laws by state.
How do I file to run for office?
See Ballot access requirements for political candidates in New York for information on how to run for state or federal office.
What does Ballotpedia cover?
Ballotpedia's coverage extends to all elections on the federal level, all gubernatorial, state legislative, statewide ballot measure, and statewide judicial elections, as well as many other types of state executive offices. Ballotpedia also covers all elections in the U.S. territories, but not elections in other countries.
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Please note that Ballotpedia's election coverage does not encompass all local offices. Election information is not published in a timely manner for many local offices, which makes it infeasible to gather the necessary data given our limited resources. However, Ballotpedia's coverage scope for local elections continues to grow, and you can use Ballotpedia's sample ballot tool to see what local elections we are covering in your area.
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Local election officials
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Redistricting following the 2020 census
This section lists major events in the post-2020 census redistricting cycle in reverse chronological order. Major events include the release of apportionment data, the release of census population data, the introduction of formal map proposals, the enactment of new maps, and noteworthy court challenges. Click the dates below for additional information.
- February 28, 2024: Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed a new congressional map into law.[9]
- December 12, 2023: On December 12, 2023, the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, ruled in a 4-3 decision that the independent redistricting commission did not follow the state's congressional redistricting process and ordered the commission to reconvene and re-draw congressional district boundaries by February 28 for use in the 2024 elections.[10]
- July 13, 2023: An appellate division of the New York Supreme Court ruled in Hoffman, et al. v. New York State Independent Redistricting Commission, et al. that the state's congressional redistricting process was not followed when the independent redistricting commission failed to submit a second set of maps to the legislature and ordered the commission to reconvene and re-draw congressional district boundaries for use by the 2024 elections.[11]
- April 24, 2023: Both chambers of the legislature approve and Gov. Hochul signs legislation establishing new Assembly district boundaries for use starting with the 2024 elections.[12]
- April 20, 2023: The New York State Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) voted 9-1 to advance a revised plan for state Assembly district boundaries and submit it to the legislature.[13]
- September 29, 2022: The New York division of the state supreme court directed the IRC to "initiate the constitutional process for amending the assembly district map based on the 2020 census data by formulating a proposed assembly map" and submit such a plan to the legislature by April 28, 2023.[14]
- June 20, 2022: Justice Patrick McAllister issued an order approving technical corrections to New York's enacted congressional district boundaries.[15]
- June 10, 2022: An appellate division of the New York Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that declared the state's Assembly district boundaries invalid but determined that they should still be used for the 2022 legislative elections since the lawsuit challenging them was filed too late to make changes. The appellate division ruling determined that the Assembly district map was enacted in violation of the state's constitutional redistricting process.[16]
- May 20, 2022: Justice Patrick McAllister issued an order adopting new state senate and congressional maps.
- May 4, 2022: A federal judge denied plaintiffs' request for an emergency injunction in De Gaudemar v. Kosinski.
- May 2, 2022: A lawsuit was filed in federal court requesting a ruling that the congressional map approved on Feb. 3, 2022, be used for the 2022 congressional elections in New York (De Gaudemar v. Kosinski).
- April 27, 2022: The New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, ruled to overturn the congressional and state Senate maps.
- April 21, 2022: The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court upheld the Supreme Court's ruling that the enacted legislative and constitutional maps constituted a partisan gerrymander and ordered the legislature to submit new maps to a redistricting special master appointed by the court.[17]
- April 8, 2022: An appellate court issued a second temporary stay through April 20 of the lower court's ruling overturning the enacted legislative and congressional maps.
- April 4, 2022: An appellate court issued a temporary stay of the lower court's ruling overturning the enacted legislative and congressional maps.
- March 31, 2022: A lower court judge struck down the enacted congressional and legislative maps and ordered the state legislature to draw new maps.
- February 3, 2022: A lawsuit was filed challenging the enacted congressional map (Harkenrider v. Hochul).
- February 3, 2022:
- Both chambers of the New York State Legislature voted to approve the legislative maps bill.
- Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed the congressional and legislative maps into law.
- February 2, 2022: Both chambers of the New York State Legislature voted to approve the congressional map bill.
- January 31, 2022: The New York State Legislature released draft state House and Senate maps.
- January 30, 2022: The New York State Legislature released a draft congressional map.
- January 24, 2022: The New York Independent Redistricting Commission announced it would not be submitting another set of legislative and congressional maps to the state legislature.
- January 10, 2022: The New York State Legislature voted down the commission's congressional and legislative map proposals.
- January 3, 2022: The New York Independent Redistricting Commission vote to decide which maps to submit to the New York State Legislature ended in a 5-5 tie, meaning the commission submitted both sets of map proposals to the legislature.
- September 16, 2021: The U.S. Census Bureau released data from the 2020 census in an easier-to-use format to state redistricting authorities and the public.
- September 15, 2021: The New York Independent Redistricting Commission released draft maps for congressional and legislative redistricting.
- August 12, 2021: The U.S. Census Bureau delivered redistricting data to states in a legacy format.
- April 26, 2021: The U.S. Census Bureau delivered apportionment counts.
Footnotes
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Frequently Asked Questions: What hours are polling places open?", accessed December 2, 2022
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 8, 2024
- ↑ New York State Senate, "Consolidated Laws of New York § 17-17-102," accessed October 8, 2024
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New York State Board of Elections, “Voter Registration Process,” accessed October 8, 2024
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, “Registration and Voting Deadlines,” accessed October 8, 2024
- ↑ New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, “Register to Vote Online - Electronic Voter Registration Application,” accessed April 28, 2023
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 New York State Board of Elections, "Request a Ballot," accessed August 16, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The New York Times, "Democrats Pass a N.Y. House Map That Modestly Benefits Them," February 28, 2024
- ↑ New York Daily News, "New York’s top court orders House map redrawn," December 12, 2023
- ↑ Politico, "Mid-level court hands Democrats victory in New York redistricting case," July 13,, 2023
- ↑ New York State Assembly, "Bill No. A06586 Summary," accessed April 27, 2023
- ↑ New York State Independent Redistricting Commission, "Assembly Plan 2023-Vote Tally," accessed April 27, 2023
- ↑ Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, "Nichols, et al. v. Hochul, et al.," September 29, 2022
- ↑ Harkenrider, et al v. Hochul, et al, State of New York Supreme Court: Steuben County," June 2, 2022
- ↑ Gothamist, "Court tosses New York’s new Assembly district maps –but not for this year," June 10, 2022
- ↑ Election Law Blog, "Breaking: New York Appellate Court Holds NY’s Congressional Redistricting is a Partisan Gerrymander Violating the State Constitution, Gives Legislature Until April 30 to Draw a New Map," April 21, 2022
