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Person sits at orange table with NYC Civic Engagement Commission banner in various languages waiting to assist voters with interpretation services

About Voter Language Assistance: The NYC Civic Engagement Commission (NYCCEC) provides language services to voters with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) during elections. The Voter Language Assistance (VLA) Program provides interpretation services at select poll sites in the following languages:

Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin), French, Haitian Creole, Italian, Korean, Polish, Russian, Urdu, Yiddish


Key Dates for November 2025 General Election:

Voting Dates:

  1. October 25- November 2: Early Voting
  2. November 4: Election Day

Deadlines:

  1. October 25: Voter registration form must be received by BOE.
  2. October 25: Mail or online absentee ballot request must be received by BOE.
  3. November 4: Last day to postmark or drop off in person an absentee ballot.

If you are unsure of your voter registration status, check on BOE's website or call 1-866-868-3692.


Interpretation Services for November 2025 General Election

For the November General Election, VLA will provide interpretation services on the following dates:

  • Early Voting: Friday, October 31, Saturday, November 1, and Sunday, November 2
  • Election Day: Tuesday, November 4

To find out if your poll site will receive VLA interpretation services in the next election, please check back on this page at a later date for a list of poll sites that will receive VLA services. To find your poll site, visit Find My Poll Site and enter your address to find your voting location. Please note that your Early Voting location may be different from your Election Day location, and the location might have changed since you last voted.

NYC Board of Elections provides services in the following counties:

  • 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

The VLA's interpretation services supplement but do not replace nor duplicate the BOE’s interpretation services.