As part of our mission to strengthen community, the Y promotes civic engagement in various forms. Each year we partner with community organizations for National Voter Registration Day and to host voter registration and education at events like Healthy Kids Day. In addition to ongoing teen programming such as Teens Take the City, we have hosted special civic engagement forums for teens. Our New Americans Initiative provides citizenship preparation and has hosted citizenship drives. The Y has also worked with partners to host multilingual webinars on Ranked Choice Voting, and we engaged in extensive outreach around the 2020 Census.
Key Primary Election Dates for NYC Voters
- June 15, 2024: Absentee ballot online request deadline (apply for an absentee ballot)
- June 15, 2024: Deadline to register to vote in the primary election (register)
- June 15, 2024: Early voting starts (find your Early Voting and Election Day polling sites)
- June 23, 2024: Early voting ends
- June 25, 2024: Absentee ballot postmark deadline
- June 25, 2024: Primary Election Day! (find your Early Voting and Election Day polling sites)
Several YMCA of Greater New York branches will host early voting or Election Day voting. See below for more information on polling sites, dates, and hours.
Primary Early Voting
Several YMCAs will host early voting. Please check back in June for an updated list. The anticipated early voting schedule is as follows:
- Saturday, June 15, 2024: 9 AM - 6 PM
- Sunday, June 16, 2024: 9 AM - 6 PM
- Monday, June 17, 2024: 9 AM - 6 PM
- Tuesday, June 18, 2024: 7 AM - 4 PM
- Wednesday, June 19, 2024: 10 AM - 8 PM
- Thursday, June 20, 2024: 10 AM - 8 PM
- Friday, June 21, 2024: 7 AM - 4 PM
- Saturday, June 22, 2024: 9 AM - 6 PM
- Sunday, June 23, 2024: 9 AM - 6 PM
Primary Election Day Voting
Some YMCA branches will host voting on Tuesday, June 25, from 6 AM - 9 PM. Please check back in June for an updated list.
Make your voice heard and vote! Find your Early Voting and Election Day polling site.
Other Resources for Voters / Voter Education
- Check if your district has changed
- Register to Vote
- Apply for an Absentee Ballot (Due to the pandemic, anyone in NY can request an absentee ballot by checking off “temporary illness.”)
- Absentee Tracker for NYC
- Poll Site Locator for NYC
- Know Your Rights