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Voter Language Assistance Services

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About Voter Language Assistance:The NYC Civic Engagement Commission (CEC) 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:

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

Key Dates for November 2026 General Election

Voting Dates

  • October 24 - November 1: Early Voting
  • November 3: Election Day

Deadlines

  • October 24: Voter registration form must be received by BOE (both online and by mail)
  • October 24: Mail or online absentee ballot request must be received by BOE
  • November 2: Request for a mail ballot must be made in person at your local Board of Elections office
  • November 3: Last day to postmark or drop off in person an absentee ballot

To check your voter registration status, visit BOE's website or call 866-868-3692.

Interpretation Services for the November 2026 General Election:

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

  • Early Voting: Friday, October 30 (Yiddish only), Saturday, October  31, and Sunday, November 1
  • Election Day: Tuesday, November 3

To find out if your poll site will receive VLA interpretation services in the November 2026 General Election, visit this page at a later date.

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 and languages:

  • New York: Spanish, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin)
  • Kings: Spanish, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin), Korean, Bengali, Urdu
  • Queens: Spanish, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin), Korean, Bengali, Tagalog, Hindi, and Punjabi
  • Bronx: Spanish
  • Richmond: Spanish, Chinese

Our interpretation services supplement but do not replace nor duplicate the BOE's interpretation services.



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