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The Board of Elections in the City of New York, as provided under Election Law § 3-200, is responsible for conducting elections, including primary, special and general elections; handling voter registration and the maintenance of voter records; handling candidate petitions, documents, and campaign finance disclosures; and conducting voter outreach and education.
Principal source: The Encyclopedia of New York City (see Sources below), entries for "charter" and "mayoralty". See List of mayors of New York City. Mayor Strong, elected in 1894, served an extra year because no municipal election was held in 1896, in anticipation of the consolidated City's switch to odd-year elections.
New York voters did reject one of Adams’ proposals, Prop. 5, which called for creating a new City Hall position to support minority and women-owned business enterprises and giving the mayor’s ...
The 2025 New York City mayoral election will be held on November 4, 2025, to elect the mayor of New York City. Incumbent Democratic mayor Eric Adams is running for re-election to a second term in office. He was indicted on federal corruption charges in September 2024 and has faced calls to resign from office.
The 2025 New York City Council elections will be held on November 4, 2025, with primary elections occurring on June 24, 2025. [1] Party nominees will be chosen using ranked-choice voting . Incumbents not seeking re-election
The government of New York City, headquartered at New York City Hall in Lower Manhattan, is organized under the New York City Charter and provides for a mayor-council system. The mayor is elected to a four-year term and is responsible for the administration of city government.
In 2019, voters in New York City approved Ballot Question 1, which implemented ranked-choice voting in all local elections. Under the new system, voters have the option to rank up to five candidates for every local office.
Since its creation in 1898, New York City has been a stronghold of the Democratic Party. The city as a whole has only been carried by a Republican in three presidential elections that being William Howard Taft in 1908, Warren G. Harding in 1920, and President Calvin Coolidge in 1924. The boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx were only carried by a ...