Early Voting in New York City Ends Today: Final Day Hours After More Than 468,000 Ballots Cast
Sunday is the last day of early voting in New York City — sites are open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at assigned locations only, after a week in which more than 468,000 New Yorkers had already voted by Friday night, according to the Board of Elections.
New York City's early voting period closes Sunday, and it closes big. More than 468,000 New Yorkers had cast early ballots as of Friday night, according to figures from the city Board of Elections reported this weekend, with Brooklyn leading the city at about 142,000 voters, followed by Manhattan and Queens. The pace started fast — 224,894 check-ins in the first three days alone, Brooklyn highest at 64,556, according to NYC Votes — and never slowed.
Sunday's hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the assigned-site rule still applies: early voters must use the early voting site assigned to their address, which can differ from their Election Day poll site. The Board of Elections poll-site locator has the address before anyone leaves home — the one errand that decides whether a vote today takes ten minutes or two trips.
After 5 p.m. Sunday, the calendar narrows to two dates. Monday, November 2 is the last day to apply in person at a borough Board of Elections office for an absentee or early mail ballot — there is no early voting on Monday. Election Day itself is Tuesday, November 3, with polls open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.; anyone in line by 9 p.m. can still cast a ballot.
The ballot waiting at those sites is the full November 3 general election — state and federal contests, and the five city charter questions on the back of the ballot that this station explained Saturday. Voters who have not yet read the questions can do it in line; voters who have can be in and out before the marathon crowds take the avenues.
