Election Center
Vote in the April Primary Election
About this process
Poll Site Interpretation Services
The NYC Civic Engagement Commission (CEC) provides language interpretation services in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin), French, Haitian Creole, Italian, Korean, Polish, Russian, Urdu, and Yiddish at select poll sites.
For the upcoming April Primary Election, the CEC will provide interpretation services on Friday, March 29th and on Saturday, March 30th for Early voting and on Election Day, Tuesday, April 2nd.
*Yiddish interpretation services for Early Voting poll sites will begin on Thursday, March, 28th.
For a map of CEC interpretation services in the upcoming election, visit the Poll Site Locations page. Visit the Find My Poll Site (External link) to find your designated voting location.
Please note your early voting location may be different from your election day poll site location, and your poll site might have changed since you last voted.The CEC's poll site interpretation services supplement but do not replace nor duplicate the NYC Board of Elections' interpretation services.
You have the right to vote in your language.
You may bring an interpreter to the voting booth. It can be a friend, family member or poll worker. It can't be your employer or union representative. This April, NYC will vote on candidates for local offices including City Council, District Attorney (Bronx, Queens, Staten Island), Civil Court, and more. To learn more, visit the Voter Language Assistance page.
Watch this public service announcement in 13 languages: Arabic | العربية, Bengali | বাঙালি, Chinese (Mandarin) | 简化字, Chinese (Cantonese) | 正體字, French | français, Haitian Creole | kreyòl ayisyen, Italian | Italiano, Korean | 한국어, Polish | Polskie, Russian | русский, Spanish | Español, Urdu | اردو, Yiddish | יידיש
The CEC's poll site interpretation services supplement but do not replace nor duplicate the NYC Board of Elections' interpretation services.
The NYC Board of Elections currently provides language assistance in the following counties and languages:
- New York: Spanish, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin)
- Kings: Spanish, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin)
- Queens: Spanish, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin), Korean, Bengali, Hindi, and Punjabi
- Bronx: Spanish
- Richmond: Spanish
General Election Important Dates
Saturday, March 23th, 2024
Absentee Ballot request deadline (online or by mail) Request your absentee ballot (External link).
Saturday, March 23rd, 2024
Voter Registration Deadline. Register to Vote (External link).
Saturday, March 23rd, 2024 - March 30th, 2024
Early Voting
Monday, April 1st, 2024
Absentee ballot request deadline (in-person).
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024
Election Day
Deadline to postmark or drop off your absentee ballot at a poll site.
Related groups
Advises on CEC's poll site language assistance program
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