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2014 Elections

2014 Election Overview


In 2014, New Yorkers will decide among candidates to fill elected offices in the United States Congress, and in the executive and legislative branches of New York State government: Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Comptroller, Attorney General, and representatives to the NYS Senate and Assembly.

As 2014 is a mid-term election year, the elections for New York State's two United States Senators and the President will not take place this year, rather will be held in 2016.

To review information about the 2014 elections, scroll through this page and the other pages in the Gotham Gazette Election Center, and read our Guide to the Last Minute Voter.

To find your polling place, visit the NYC Board of Elections' Poll Site Locator.

To learn about your current representatives, visit Who Represents Me? NYC.

Offices on the Ballot

Ballot Proposals

Important Dates

 

Offices on the Ballot

NYS Governor

NYS Lieutenant Governor

NYS Comptroller

NYS Attorney General

NYS Senators

  • All 63 districts of the New York State Senate are up for election in 2014, including the 27 districts which represent parts of New York City.

NYS Assembly Members

  • All 150 districts of the New York State Assembly are up for election in 2014, including the 66 districts which represent parts of New York City.

US Congressional Representatives

  • All 27 New York districts of the United States House of Representatives are up for election in 2014, including the 13 districts which represent parts of New York City.

NYS Judicial Candidates

* For more information about the most contested seats in the election, visit Gotham Gazette's Races to Watch page.

 

Ballot Proposals

In addition to voting for candidates, New Yorkers may also have the opportunity to vote on whether to amend specific provisions of the New York State Constitution via referenda, otherwise known as ballot proposals.

The NYS legislature (both the State Senate and Assembly) must vote for the proposals to appear on the ballot two years in a row. Then, the NYS Board of Elections must certify the language of the proposals - and their abstracts, or official summaries - by early August, 3 months before the General Election.

* For more information about this process and the specific proposals which will appear on the General Election ballot, visit Gotham Gazette's Ballot Proposals page.

 

Important Dates

Last Day to...

Federal Primary Election

June 24, 2014

(vote for candidate within your party for US Congress)

State Primary Election

September 9, 2014

(vote for candidates within your party for all NYS executive and legislative elected offices)

General Election

November 4, 2014

(vote for candidates across parties for US Congress AND all NYS offices)

Change party enrollment

October 11, 2013

October 11, 2013

October 11, 2013

Register to vote - in person, by mail (postmark), or online with valid NYS driver's license

May 30, 2014

August 15, 2014

October 10, 2014

Apply for Military Ballot by mail - if not previously registered (receipt by BoE)

May 30, 2014

August 15, 2014

October 25, 2014

Re-register to vote after moving within NYC

June 4, 2014

August 20, 2014

October 15, 2014

Apply for Military Ballot by mail - if previously registered (receipt by BoE)

June 17, 2014

September 2, 2014

October 28, 2014

Apply for Absentee Ballot by mail (postmark)

June 17, 2014

September 2, 2014

October 28, 2014

Apply for Military Ballot in person - if previously registered

June 23, 2014

September 8, 2014

November 3, 2014

Apply for Absentee Ballot in person

June 23, 2014

September 8, 2014

November 3, 2014

Vote via Military Ballot by mail

June 23, 2104 (postmark) &

July 1, 2014 (receipt by BoE)

September 8, 2014 (postmark) &

September 16, 2014 (receipt by BoE)

November 3, 2104 (postmark) &

November 17, 2014 (receipt by BoE)

Vote via Absentee Ballot by mail

June 23, 2104 (postmark) &

July 1, 2014 (receipt by BoE)

September 8, 2014 (postmark) &

September 16, 2014 (receipt by BoE)

November 3, 2104 (postmark) &

November 11, 2014 (receipt by BoE)

Vote via Absentee Ballot in person

June 24, 2014

September 9, 2014

November 4, 2014

Vote at Polling Site

June 24, 2014

September 9, 2014

November 4, 2014

 

* For more information about registering to vote and getting involved in the political process, visit Gotham Gazette's Voter Registration page.


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