What is a Primary Election?

It’s the election before the election. In primary elections, you decide which candidate will be your party’s nominee for the general election. You must be a member of a political party to vote in a primary. Learn more about types of elections

Do I have to join a political party when I register?

No. You do not have to join a political party when you register to vote. However, only members of political parties are eligible to vote in primary elections. So if you’d like to vote in primary elections for a particular party, you should join that party when you register. Learn more about primary elections

How does Ranked Choice Voting work?

You can rank up to five candidates in order of preference, instead of choosing just one. If a candidate receives more than 50% of 1st-choice votes, they are the winner. If no candidate earns more than 50% of 1st-choice votes, then counting will continue in rounds. At the end of each round, the candidate with the fewest votes will be eliminated. If you ranked that candidate 1st, your vote will go to the next highest ranked candidate on your ballot. This process will continue until there are two candidates left. The candidate with the most votes wins. Learn more about Ranked Choice Voting

2025 June Primary Election

Vote like a New Yorker

2025 is a citywide election year, which means New Yorkers belonging to a party will be heading to the polls in June to choose (and rank) candidates for local offices.

*Online Voter Guide Coming Soon

Citywide offices on the ballot

市長
City Comptroller
公共議政員
行政區區長
市議會

Additional offices that may appear on your ballot

司法會議代表
Alternate Delegate to the Judicial Convention
District Attorney (Manhattan)
Judge of Civil Court
Surrogate
男性區領袖
女性區領袖

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This is a Ranked Choice Voting election

NYC uses Ranked Choice Voting in primary and special elections for city offices. You can rank 5 candidates in order of preference instead of choosing just 1!

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FAQs about June's Primary Election

什麼是初選？

我可以在哪裡找到有關選票上的候選人的資訊？

To learn more about the candidates on your ballot, you can get information in our online voter guide. Before the election, you can enter in your address in our 'Meet the Candidates' section to find which offices will be on your ballot and a list of candidates running for each office. You can also find profiles submitted by candidates, including videos and more.

我登記時是否需要加入政黨？

排名選擇投票如何運作？

您可以不再只選擇一名候選人，而是選擇最多五名候選人，並按照自己的優先順序進行排名。如果候選人獲得超過 50% 的第 1 選擇投票，那麼此人將成為勝出者。如果沒有候選人獲得超過 50% 的第 1 選擇投票，那麼將繼續進行新一輪計票。每輪計票結束時，票數最少的候選人將被淘汰。如果您將該候選人排在第 1 位，那麼您的選票將轉投給下一位排名最高的候選人。這一流程將持續進行，直至剩下兩名候選人。票數最多的候選人將勝出。

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