This year’s mayoral race saw the highest early in-person turnout ever for a nonpresidential election in New York. Source: New York Times
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Can a New York City Mayoral Candidate Be Taken Off the Ballot?
By Gotham Rex on September 11, 2025
A judge affirmed a Board of Elections decision that it was too late for Jim Walden to be taken off the New York City mayoral ballot. The same would be true for other candidates. Source: New York Times
NYC Elections Board Rejects Council’s Push to Keep Housing Measures Off Ballot
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2025
The City Council, which would lose some power if the measures were approved, had argued that the ballot language was not clear enough to put before voters. Source: New York Times
He Ordered Celebrities’ Absentee Ballots. Now He’s Under Arrest.
By Gotham Rex on July 27, 2022
A criminal complaint filed in Federal District Court claimed that Louis Koch obtained the absentee ballots of public figures, calling the practice a “hobby.” Source: New York Times
New York's Five Ballot Measures: Explained
By Gotham Rex on October 30, 2021
Breaking down the five proposals New York voters will see on their ballots, all involving potential amendments to the state constitution. Source: New York Times
How to Vote Early in New York City
By Gotham Rex on October 25, 2021
Nine days of early voting begin tomorrow in New York City. Source: New York Times
After New York Tests a New Way of Voting, Other Cities May Do the Same
By Gotham Rex on July 24, 2021
Elected leaders and voters in New York remain split over the ranked-choice system, but officials in Washington and elsewhere like the results. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Wins Democratic Primary for NYC Mayor
By Gotham Rex on July 6, 2021
Mr. Adams held off Kathryn Garcia after a count of 118,000 absentee ballots saw his substantial lead on primary night narrow to a single percentage point. Source: New York Times
Why New York’s Election Debacle Is Likely to Fuel Conspiracy Theories
By Gotham Rex on July 6, 2021
Republicans have seized on the botched release of results from the mayor’s race — but the overall effect on public trust goes deeper. Source: New York Times
Democratic Turnout in N.Y.C.'s Feisty Mayoral Primary? 26%
By Gotham Rex on July 6, 2021
A number of bitterly fought races in the 1970s and 1980s saw greater turnout. Source: New York Times
What to Expect From Tuesday’s Vote Tally in the N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race
By Gotham Rex on July 6, 2021
The new results should include most of the roughly 125,000 Democratic absentee ballots that were not included in last week’s count. Source: New York Times
In Chaotic Mayor’s Race, It’s All Down to the Absentee Ballots
By Gotham Rex on July 2, 2021
The Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, now a tight race among Eric Adams, Kathryn Garcia and Maya Wiley, will be decided by absentee ballots. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race Remains Tight With Adams Leading in Revised Tally
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2021
Eric Adams kept his lead in a new tally of ranked-choice preferences, after the Board of Elections scrapped the results of an earlier count. Source: New York Times
Inside the Turmoil at the Agency That Is Running Ranked-Choice Voting
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2021
The Board of Elections, which has a history of mishaps, is now under intense fire for its error in releasing mayoral primary results. Source: New York Times
Dry Run for Ranked-Choice Count May Hint at How N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race Ends
By Gotham Rex on June 29, 2021
Absentee ballots won’t be included, but data to be released Tuesday could signal the way vote totals shift as the field is officially winnowed. Source: New York Times