The next 60 days of New York City’s civic calendar are dominated by one event: the Primary Election on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. Early voting opens Saturday, June 13 and runs through Sunday, June 21. Election Day polls operate 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. across all five boroughs. If you intend to vote in the primary, the action window is roughly three weeks away — registration and ballot-request deadlines both fall on June 13, the same day early voting begins. For the official source of every date below, see the NYC Board of Elections at vote.nyc/elections.

This explainer lays out every date the NYC Board of Elections has formally published for the May 24 – July 23, 2026 window, sourced directly from vote.nyc/elections and the BOE’s All Important Dates and Registration Deadlines pages.

The 60-Day Snapshot

There is one citywide election on the calendar in the next 60 days: the June 23 Primary Election. The General Election follows on November 3, 2026, but that is outside this 60-day window and will be covered in future calendars as it approaches.

Here is the chronological calendar from today through July 23, 2026:

• Saturday, June 13, 2026 — Last day to register to vote in person for the primary. Last day to submit a mail or online voter-registration application (must be received by this date). Last day to apply online or by mail for an early mail or absentee ballot. First day of early voting (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.).
• Sunday, June 14, 2026 — Early voting (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.).
• Monday, June 15, 2026 — Early voting (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.).
• Tuesday, June 16, 2026 — Early voting (10 a.m. – 8 p.m.).
• Wednesday, June 17, 2026 — Early voting (10 a.m. – 8 p.m.).
• Thursday, June 18, 2026 — Early voting (8 a.m. – 4 p.m.).
• Friday, June 19, 2026 — Early voting (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.).
• Saturday, June 20, 2026 — Early voting (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.).
• Sunday, June 21, 2026 — Final day of early voting (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.).
• Monday, June 22, 2026 — Last day to apply in person at your county Board of Elections for an early mail or absentee ballot.
• Tuesday, June 23, 2026 — Primary Election Day. Polls open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. across the five boroughs. Mailed ballots must be postmarked no later than this date. Ballots dropped off at a county BOE office or an Election Day poll site must be received by 9 p.m.

After Election Day on June 23, no additional citywide elections are scheduled within the 60-day window. The next event of citywide significance is the General Election on November 3, 2026.

Registration: The June 13 Cutoff

For New Yorkers who are not yet registered — or who need to update their registration because they moved, changed their name, or want to change party enrollment in time to vote in a party primary — June 13, 2026 is the operative deadline. According to the NYC Board of Elections’ Registration Deadlines page, the last day to register in person is June 13, and applications submitted by mail must be received by the same date.

A few practical notes on registration in New York: New York requires party enrollment in advance to vote in a closed party primary — party affiliation rules and the process for changing enrollment are explained on the BOE’s party affiliation page. You can confirm whether you are currently registered and check the registered address, party, and assembly district on the BOE’s Am I Registered tool. Online registration is available through the New York State DMV and through the New York State Board of Elections registration portal, in addition to in-person and mail options through your county BOE office. If you are unsure whether your registration is current, the safest course is to check well before June 13 so any corrections can be processed in time.

Ballot Requests: The Two Tracks

New York City voters have two ways to vote with a paper ballot mailed to them: an early mail ballot, available to any registered voter, and an absentee ballot, available to voters who meet one of the statutory qualifications (illness, disability, primary caregiving duty, residence in a VA hospital, jail or prison for reasons other than a felony conviction, or being absent from the county on Election Day). Both are described on the BOE’s Request a Ballot page.

For the June 23 Primary, the deadlines are:

• June 13, 2026 — Last day to apply online or by mail for an early mail or absentee ballot.
• June 22, 2026 — Last day to apply in person at your county Board of Elections office.

Voters can apply through the online portal at requestballot.vote.nyc, in person at a county BOE office, or by submitting a downloaded paper application. An accessible online ballot application is available for voters with print disabilities.

Returning a completed ballot has four options: (1) mail it back with a postmark no later than June 23, 2026; (2) drop it at your county BOE office by 9 p.m. on June 23; (3) drop it at an early voting poll site in your county between June 13 and June 21; or (4) drop it at an Election Day poll site on June 23 by 9 p.m. Ballot envelopes provided by the Board of Elections include prepaid postage; no additional stamps are required.

A change in state law means voters who have been issued an early mail or absentee ballot can no longer cast a vote on a voting machine in the same election. A voter who has already been issued a mail ballot but appears at a poll site may still vote in person using an affidavit ballot, which is held aside and counted only if the mail ballot has not been received.

Early Voting Hours, Day by Day

Early voting in NYC operates from June 13 through June 21. Hours vary by day because state law sets specific weekend, weekday, and evening minimums that each county board is required to meet. The schedule confirmed by the NYC Board of Elections’ Upcoming Elections 2026 page is:

• Saturday, June 13 — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Sunday, June 14 — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Monday, June 15 — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Tuesday, June 16 — 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Wednesday, June 17 — 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Thursday, June 18 — 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Friday, June 19 — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Saturday, June 20 — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Sunday, June 21 — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Early voting poll sites are not always the same as Election Day poll sites. The BOE’s poll site lookup is the authoritative tool for finding the correct site for each voter, and our separate explainer at helpnewyork.com/nyc-polling-site-early-voting-mail-ballot-2026 walks through the lookup step by step.

Election Day: Tuesday, June 23, 2026

On Election Day, polls across all five boroughs are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. A voter who is in line at 9 p.m. is entitled to vote.

The June primary is a partisan primary, meaning the contests appearing on the ballot are within each party’s nomination process. Voters enrolled in a political party are eligible to vote in that party’s primary for offices being contested. Voters not enrolled in any party are not eligible to participate in a closed primary unless a nonpartisan contest (such as certain ballot questions) also appears.

Because the contests, candidates, and ballot order are still being finalized through the BOE’s designating-petition process — hearings on petitions and objections for the June primary were scheduled for April 28 and 29, 2026, per the June 2026 Primary Election notices page — the certified list of candidates and ballot positions for each office and district should be confirmed against the BOE’s official List of Candidates closer to the election.

For voters who want a deeper explainer on how ranked-choice voting applies in New York City primaries (it applies to most municipal primary contests but not to federal or state offices on the same ballot), see How Ranked-Choice Voting Works in NYC.

What is Not on the Calendar in the Next 60 Days

To prevent confusion, it’s worth being explicit about what is not scheduled for the May 24 – July 23 window: no citywide General Election occurs in this window (the General Election is on November 3, 2026); no special election is currently scheduled within this window after the April 28, 2026 Manhattan Special Election for the 3rd City Council District, which has already concluded (the BOE has not posted any further special elections inside the next 60 days as of this publication); and federal primaries that fall on a different date than the state and local primary in New York are not on this calendar — for 2026, New York’s federal, state, and local primary contests are consolidated on June 23.

If the Board of Elections schedules a previously unannounced special election or sets a new ballot question inside this window, this calendar will be updated and reposted.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the next NYC election?

The next citywide election is the Primary Election on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, with early voting from June 13 through June 21. The General Election follows on November 3, 2026.

What is the deadline to register to vote in the June 23 primary?

June 13, 2026. That is the last day to register in person and the last day a mailed registration application can be received by the Board of Elections.

What is the deadline to request an early mail or absentee ballot?

Online or mail applications must be received by June 13, 2026. In-person applications at a county BOE office are accepted through June 22, 2026.

What are Election Day poll hours in NYC?

6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. Anyone in line at 9 p.m. is entitled to vote.

Where do I drop off a completed mail ballot?

You can mail it (postmarked by June 23), drop it at your county Board of Elections office by 9 p.m. on June 23, drop it at any early voting poll site in your county June 13–21, or drop it at an Election Day poll site on June 23 by 9 p.m.

Do I need additional postage to mail my ballot back?

No. Ballot return envelopes issued by the Board of Elections include prepaid postage.

Can I vote on a voting machine if I already requested a mail ballot?

Under current state law you cannot vote on the machines in the same election if a mail ballot has been issued to you. You may, however, vote in person using an affidavit ballot, which is held aside and counted only if the mail ballot has not been received.

Where can I check that I am registered?

The NYC Board of Elections’ Am I Registered tool returns your registration status, registered address, party enrollment, and assembly district.

Is there a special election scheduled between now and July 23?

None has been announced by the NYC Board of Elections within this 60-day window as of publication.

Sources

All dates, hours, and procedural details in this calendar were verified directly against pages published by the New York City Board of Elections at vote.nyc on the date of publication: Upcoming Elections 2026, All Important Dates, Registration Deadlines, Request a Ballot, and the June 2026 Primary Election notices.

This calendar covers the period May 24, 2026 through July 23, 2026. As dates approach, the Board of Elections may post additional poll-site, hours, or candidate information; for time-sensitive details immediately before voting, the BOE’s site is the authoritative source.