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Early Voting Opens Ahead of New York City’s Ranked-Choice Mayoral Primary

Ranked-choice ballots let voters select up to five candidates in the 11-person primary with staged tabulation continuing until a majority winner emerges

A poll clerk assists a voter to register at a polling station set up inside The Metropolitan Museum of Art on New York's Primary Election Day, in New York, NY, June 22, 2021.
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Residents vote during the New York City mayoral primary election at the Brooklyn Museum polling station on June 22, 2021.

Overview

  • Early voting begins June 14 and continues through June 22 ahead of the June 24 Democratic primary.
  • Eleven candidates are on the Democratic ballot, with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo leading current polls.
  • Ranked-choice voting allows up to five ranked preferences and reallocates votes from eliminated candidates until one exceeds 50 percent.
  • The Board of Elections will issue first-round counts on primary night and finalize additional rounds by July 1.
  • Following a 2021 counting error that added 135,000 test ballots, officials have updated protocols to ensure smoother tabulation.