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Here’s how you can cast your absentee ballot in NYC
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
EDAVENPORT@QNS.COM
@QNS
On April 8, Governor Cuomo announced that
all New Yorkers will be allowed to absentee vote
for the June 23 Democratic primary in an effort to
maintain social distancing throughout the state.
All New York City residents who want to vote
absentee for the primary can download an application
at vote.nyc. Applications can also be
obtained in a Board of Elections office or by calling
1-866-VOTE-NYC (1-866-868-3692).
After filling out the application in blue or black
ink, they can be dropped off at or mailed to your
borough’s BOE office. Click here to find your BOE
office.
All applications sent by mail must be postmarked
no later than the seventh day before the
election, and all dropped off applications must be
handed in no later than one day before the election.
The absentee ballot will be sent to you at least
32 days before the election. If you applied after
that date, the ballot will be sent as soon as your
application is processed.
Once you have your absentee ballot and have
filled in your votes, there are two ways to had it in:
by mail or in-person. To submit the vote by mail,
fold the ballot and place it inside a smaller envelope.
Sign and date the envelope, and then place
that sealed envelope into a larger envelope that
is addressed to your local BOE office. All mailed
ballots must be postmarked by the day before the
election and must reach the BOE office no more
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than seven days after the election to be counted.
All in-person absentee voting will begin at least
32 days before the election. To deliver your vote in
person, you can visit the BOE office between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m. in the days leading up to the election.
On the day of the primary, votes can be dropped
off until 9 p.m.
For more information, visit vote.nyc.
65-50 GRAND AVE. MASPETH NY 11378
718-894-0360
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