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The 2010 edition of They Represent You will be available in February 2010 for $8.00 plus tax. To reserve a copy send an email to office@lwvnyc.org.
They Represent You 2009: Directory of Elected Officials with Supplement is now available for only $4.00. Click here to order or pick up copies at the League office (4 West 43rd Street, Suite 615, New York, NY 10036 ). To print only the Supplement Click here.
To find the names, addresses and telephone numbers of your representatives on line Click here.
This 40 page publication provides basic information about city, state, and national governments; an alphabetized directory of New York City's elected officials; and maps of congressional districts as well as state senate, assembly, and city council districts.
REGISTRATION,
ENROLLMENT, VOTING
You can register to vote at any time during the year.
To vote you must be a U. S. citizen, a resident of New York City for 30 days by Election Day, 18 years of age by Election Day, and you must be registered.
You can register in person, or mail your completed Registration Form. Your registration is permanent unless you move, change your name, or have not voted for 5 years. You may register at your borough Board of Elections (or any agency participating in the National Voter Registration Act) on any business day throughout the year. Forms are available from your borough Board of Elections (see addresses below), town and city hall, post office, political parties, various state offices, and the League of Women Voters. Click here to print a blank Registration Form. If you are registering for the first time you must provide a valid photo ID.
HOW TO VOTE (Click here to see illustration of voting procedure.)
Separate the voting machine curtains and enter the booth.
Pull the large red handle to the right. (Do not move the large red handle again until you have chosen all the candidates you want to vote for.)
Push down the lever next to each candidate you want. An "X" will appear in the box next to your choice. If you make a mistake, push the lever back and choose the correct lever.
When you finish choosing your candidates, leave the levers down and pull the large red handle all the way to the left. The levers will return to their original positions, and your vote will be counted. Leave the booth through the closed curtains.
WRITE-IN VOTING
For most offices, you may vote for a candidate whose name does not appear on the ballot (a "write-in" candidate). First, ask the election workers at your polling place if you are allowed to write in a candidate. If so, there is a button above the column of the numbered slots all the way to the left of the voting machine.
Push that button and hold it while you open the slot opposite the office for which you wish to write in a candidate's name. In the slot, write the name of the candidate you want. A pencil should be provided inside the voting machine on the left. Cast your vote for other offices in the usual way. For further information, call 866-VOTE-NYC.
BALLOT-MARKING DEVICES
This election, Ballot Marking Devices (BMDs) are also available at polling sites to assist voters, especially those with disabilities, to vote. BMD ballots will be counted with paper ballots. For more information about BMDs, call 866-VOTE-NYC (212-487-5496 for the hearing impaired) or visit www.vote.nyc.ny.us/bmdenglishfaqtxt.html.
POLITICAL PARTIES IN NEW YORK
If you are a registered voter and are enrolled in a political party (Conservative, Democratic, Independence, Republican, Working Families) you can vote in your party's primary. (You can still vote for any party's candidate in the general election.).
What if You Move
Under the provisions of the National Voter Registration Act, if you move within your county and have not had the opportunity to notify the Board of Elections, you can go to the polling place in your new location and vote by Affidavit Ballot. This ballot will be sent to the Board of Elections, which verifies the new address. Once verified, the vote will be counted and the change of address noted.
Click here for Absentee Voting Deadlines
VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT
Getting an Absentee Ballot APPLICATION
In order to vote with an absentee ballot you must first get an absentee ballot APPLICATION. Click here to print a blank APPLICATION form. After completing the absentee ballot APPLICATION return it to your borough board of elections (the addresses are at the bottom of the form), you will be sent an absentee ballot form to complete.
Voting by Absentee Ballot
Mark your votes on the absentee ballot you receive from the Board of Elections by filling in the boxes near your choices, fold the ballot and put it in a smaller envelope. Sign and date the back of the envelope. Seal the envelope and put it in the larger envelope that is addressed to the Board of Elections. Make sure you mail or deliver your ballot by the deadlines listed below.
BOROUGH BOARDS OF ELECTION:
Bronx - 1780 Grand Concourse (10457) 718/299-9017
Brooklyn - 345 Adams Street (11201) 718/797-8800
Manhattan - 200 Varick Street (10014) 212/886-2100
Queens - 126-06 Queens Blvd (11415) 718/730-6730
Staten Island - 1 Edgewater Plaza (10305) 718/876-0079
The General Office of the Board of Elections at 32 Broadway (10004) 7th Fl., is open for extra hours on the days before elections to accept last minute registrations. 212-VOTE-NYC (212-868-3692). Website: http://vote.nyc.ny.us. On this site, you can print out Registration forms and Absentee Ballot Application Forms in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean by clicking on Publications and Forms in the left column.
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